RB20DET Running On 4/6 Cylinders

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Niall280zx
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RB20DET Running On 4/6 Cylinders

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Okay I'm really not sure how or why, but my engine appears, (pull the plugs on cyl 2 & 4 which are the last two of the cycle and don't see a change,) to be running on 4 cylinders. I'm really stumped, so here's my .msq and a screengrab of the cas output. I think the injectors are all firing because it's running rich, but I'm really just stumped on whatever is going on. Any help is appreciated!!
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Niall280zx
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Re: RB20DET Running On 4/6 Cylinders

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I might add that all the coils do fire in test mode, it's just when the engine is actually running 4 coils go even when all 6 injectors are going strong. No clue where to go for correcting this.
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Re: RB20DET Running On 4/6 Cylinders

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Are they wired correctly so they fire in the correct order? Have you tried cranking with coils and sparkplugs out to visually check for spark?

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Re: RB20DET Running On 4/6 Cylinders

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Have you confirmed, with a timing light or similar, that the two coils are never firing when the engine is running?
Niall280zx
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Re: RB20DET Running On 4/6 Cylinders

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I've confirmed with a timing light and by unplugging the coils. I have it set up A-1 B-5 C-3 D-6 E-2 F-4. They both work in test mode and all 6 injectors fire. Is that how the composite logger should look though? or should there be spikes on the cam output for every single degree?
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Re: RB20DET Running On 4/6 Cylinders

Post by Niall280zx »

**SOLVED**

Even though they would spark it turned out those two coils were the problem. Replaced and we're firing on all 6!
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