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Old 01-13-2009, 01:58 PM
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I have a 95 toyota camry with 150,000 miles. The car died out on me while driving. Once I got it home, I changed the spark plugs and I started the car and it ran for about a minute then died out. It cranks but will not start. I then changed the ignition coil and I started the car and it ran again for about a minute and then died out again. It now cranks but will not start. Any advice?
 
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Old 01-13-2009, 02:04 PM
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Verify that your timing belt has not broken or skipped a tooth or two (or three). Are you getting spark to the plugs?
 
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Old 01-13-2009, 02:11 PM
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I checked timing and its okay and there is no spark.
 
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Old 01-13-2009, 02:32 PM
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I'm assuming 4 cyl'd. You'll have to perform some checks, there is no magic to this. Go here for how to:
http://www.autozone.com/addVehicleId...00c152801cc8ef

We can help but can only suggest areas to check. Could be anything from bad coil to bad ECU. Try to resist just buying replacement parts on guesses.
 
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Old 01-15-2009, 04:20 PM
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There are several components in your ignition system which can cause a problem. If you have a Haynes manual, go through the tests for ditributor gap, etc and check out the tolerances in the distributor. In my 95 it was a problem with the ignitor...I got it from the junkyard for $30.
 
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