I have a 94 with a 2.2 that just turned over 235000 miles. It has been running great even in sub zero temps but now will not fire. It died while I was driving and now will not fire at all. Any ideas? I have replaced the fuel filter to no avail.

Thanks

 

Does the engine have ign spark?

 

I can see a spark in the plug wire when pulled and turning the ignition.

 

After trying to start the car, pull one of the plugs and see if it is wet with gas. Let's make sure the car is getting fuel.

 

Spark should be hot, as in white in color (not orange) and able to gap 1/2 inch of air.

 

So far, plugs and wires replaced, rotor button and distributer cap, fuel filter.

Still will not start.

 

Do you know if it is getting fuel? You can try spraying a little starter fluid in there to see if it fires. Just be careful doing so. If it fires up, then you know you have a fuel problem.

 

The problem ended up being the timimg belt. It was not getting enough tension. I had the belt and water pump replaces and she is running great.

 

Thanks for the update, and I'm glad that you figured it out.

 

Thanks for this post. I too had the exact same problem on a 2009. I took it to the dealer and they said the ABS Actuator needed to be replaced and wanted $2500 for the work...crazy...so I took it back home. Found this post and went to work. However, My issue was different. I found it to be in the hookup connection. I took it apart looked for different concerns, did not really see anything. I cleaned the connection points with alcohol and made sure all were straight. None of this really made a difference. So I took a mirror and placed it behind the steering wheel so I could see when the lights came on and off and began to apply pressure to different areas of the connection until I would see the abs and break light go off. I found with a slight bit of pressure between the connection and the unit the light would go off. I am sure a pro would take all this apart and repair it correctly, but I created a plug that fit between the unit and the connector that maintained the pressure and wedged it in. Everything now works great. I say why remove gnat with a hatchet?