I recently changed my control arms and cv axles, so i spent a good amount of money on my camry. right after i did these repairs, my engine started stalling frm its idling. it would run, but u had too keep your foot on the gas to give it a decent amount of rmps. later, i revved it to about 4000 rmps, and the engine died and would not start anymore. i took a spark plug out, stuck it on a spark plug wire, then made it touch the block, turned the engine to see if i would get a spark. and i did not. i have a new distributor, new ignition control module, new plugs, new rotor, new ignition coil, and pulled an ecu from another 91 camry and put it on mine. the distributor is getting 12 solid volts, but would not start. At this point, after going through my entire haynes manual, i gave up and i took it to 2 shops, but they would not work on it. i took it to the dealer, but they charged me over 100 bucks to tell me what i already know, which is im getting power to the distributor, but it wont spark. can anyone offer advice. this car has a lot of new parts, so it would be a waste just to junk it.
thanks

its a 91 camry, 2.0 L 4 cyl, 5 spd manual

 

The dealership only told you what you knew but not what you didn't know? Did you tell them you wanted it fixed or just troubleshooted? Maybe that's why they withheld all the info.

As I've learned on these sudden engine failures you are bestto first make sure the timing belt has not broken orbroken some teeth. I would do that unless you already know it is good.

If you are getting12 volts to the primary of the coil and no high voltage from the secondary then I'm thinking eitherthe new coil is bad or the condenser (capacitor) is bad. When you went through your Haynes did it mention a condensor? It goes without saying that you checked your wire connections?

 

its not the ignition coil because ive tried 2 different coils. and haynes did not mention anything about a capacitor. the timing belt looks fine, plus when i crank the engine, it is turning the rotor smoothly. i dont want to go back to any shops because towing fees are killing me. and yes, ive checked most of the connections. I had a home mechanic come and diagnose, and he could not find the problem.

 

I'd still like to know if your ignition has a condensor. A 91 should have one I think even though Haynes did not mention it. Look for a small cylinder shaped part (usually silver color) in the distributor or just outside of it. If you have one it's a cheap try to replace it and see if that's the problem. Other than that I'm not sure what else it could be. Did you check the carbon pin on the inside of the distributor that contacts the center of the rotor and transmits power to the plug wires?