Wont start
Take a plug wire off hold the metal part near a good ground, and have somebody turn the key, while you hold it with something isolating you from the wire, like rubber handled pliers. observe for bright blue spark, no spark? Then you have a problem.
no, it cranks normally. I get a code 42 when making the check engine light flash. I have read every possible thread on the 42 code. My friend even got a new asd relay, no chnge. if I hold the gas pedal all the way to the floor, it will barely idle, and that is rough and shakes the car. the injectors are clicking when I hold a screwdriver to my ear and put it against the injector while the owner is holding the pedal, so it will idle. THere is spark, but I read another site and it says to buy a spark tester to ensure theres enough voltage at the plug. I mu
it sounds like the timing belt is a tooth or two off. You will have to remove the timing cover. Being a car newer than 1996 it will also have a four digit code( it will look like P0000) stored in the computer. you should find out with a scan tool what codes are in it.
Sorry, computer froze while entering comment. Yes, tomorrow I am going to buy a scanner. If my friends keep driving cars falling apart, that real mechanics won't touch, I can probably save myself lots of time. I do enjoy the challenge. I am not however going to enjoy taking the timing cover off this 99 dodge neon! the only reason I have hesitated with the timing belt, is when I put in the new fuel pump as told to him by a garage, it wouldn't start. so of course I took the line lose at the injector rail. when he cranked over the engine so I could check the flow rate, the car ran smoothly at a fast idle on just the gas remaining in the rail! I know, WHAT! I hooked the line back up, no run or even idle with the gas held to the floor. So, less pressure, runs. normal pressure, don't run. Today, it doesn't do that. I think, the scan tool will give us more info. I will post after I get it. Thank you for the help so far!
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