Greetings,
I have a 1993 Mitsubishi Mirage with the ECI 1.5 engine. I rebuilt this engine at 217K and it now has 275K on the odometer! Anyway, the car stalled on the way to work so had it towed home. In the past I had a timing belt loose some teeth and slip timing; so one of the things I checked was the belt which was OK. I replaced it anyway while I had everything apart. In the process the timing marks got a bit misaligned but no apparent valve damage as all cylinder compression tested at or above 150; all with 5 psi of each other.
I also checked for spark and found none. A mechanic told me two things that he sees frequently go out in Mitsubishi's; distributors and ECUs. Since the pickup coil is inside the distributor (could not check)I ordered a new distributor from Distributor King for $200. I put the new distributor on and was able to start the car. However, the engine is now running rough (bucks at idle - misses at any other rpm). I double checked the timing and the continuity on the plug wires, which are almost new and good quality. I'm not certain I had my analyzer set on the correct Ohm setting, but I checked it on a copper wire and got a zero reading, then checked each wire measuring at 5 each.
I set up my induction timing light and got a good pulse on #1 and #2. The firing order is 1-3-4-2. I have the proper plugs at the dist starting with #1 at the 9:00 position, then #3 etc. triple checked) However, #3 and #4 have intermittent flashes leading me to believe the distributor I purchased has a bad pickup coil.
I understand the ECU will just flat out fail but I need to check it to be sure, but I don't know how to do this. How do I check this for error code?
Long story, can anyone verify my methods or suggest what else I can test before I try to return the distributor?
Thanks