1998 mitsubishi eclipse gs non turbo 2.0 no spark

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Asked by icu_22698 Apr 22, 2014 at 05:33 PM about the 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

for some reason my eclipse has no spark. recently I have changed the crank shaft position sensor, cam angle sensor, coil pack, spark plugs, plug wires, ecm and retimed it.. I need help as to why my car will not spark.. I thought ive done everything to get spark but obviously not.. what else could I possible change in order to get my spark?? please and thank you

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and also is there a ptu or ignition module on this car im not exactly sure.. ive heard there is no ignition module.. but is there a ptu then? ive come down to a few possibilities but cant find online where it is located or if there is one

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By any chance did your timing belt break or jump time before you started changing all the parts? If so do a compression check to check for bent valves. Any showing 0 psi will have bent valves. Just a thought with you saying you had to re time it.

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my timing jumped time but I have compression. there is absolutely no spark coming from coil at all.. by any chance would i need to flash my ecm? it turns over just wont fire..

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Was this problem solved I have the same exact problem with my 98 eclipse..

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Did you ever get this straight I have same problem on my 01 eclipse

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i got the same problem too on my 1998 any one get this fixed?

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