Where can I purchase a distributor for a 2003 Dodge Neon SE? The engine is running rough, the gas mileage has degraded, and the Check-Engine light is ON. We went to an AutoParts Store to have them read the car’s computer output to tell us why the Check-Engine light is ON. The results said that th…

That thing you want to replace is not called a distributor, it’s called a coil pack or coil assembly. Your car does not have a distributor, which is why you cannot find one for it. In fact, they refer to your ignition system as being “distributorless”, as it is.

You’d also want to know that misfire codes do not tell you about spark. Your spark might be perfectly fine. The misfire code just means that combustion didn’t take place. Spark is only one thing you need for combustion. You also need compression. So pull the plugs back out and check the compres…

"“Spark is only one thing you need for combustion. You also need compression. So pull the plugs back out and check the compression.”" The OP said # 4 was not firing consistantly. Does that sound like a lack of compression??

I’m not exactly sure what you’re asking Elly. The “results” from the code reading was almost certainly the code P0304 which is a cylinder 4 misfire. This can be caused by a lack of compression - yes. Maybe for many people the code was just misnamed - mis"fire" does not mean no spark, though I gue…

The OP said "The results said that the No. 4 Cylinder was not firing consistently." I was asking if this sounds like a problem with the compression. I don’t think so.

Elly - there is no aspect of the car’s computer system that will directly tell you whether or not the spark is consistent. So there were no “results” that pointed to a spark problem. If the spark is a problem on a cylinder it WILL set a misfire code. If compression or fuel or air are a problem on…

Well if the problem was compression, wouldn’t it miss, or seem to miss all the time?? OP said it was intermittant. (Or inconsistant). I just don’t think it could be “compression”. Did the OP mean that #4 was consistantly not firing, or not firing consistantly. I didn’t realize he meant consista…

Just what do you suppose the basis for his “inconsistent spark” statement is? The OP doesn’t really know what he is talking about - or maybe you didn’t notice that he was looking for a distributor for a car that doesn’t have one? Or maybe you didn’t notice that he had his OBDII codes read but didn…

. I hope we find out what the problem is because I doubt very much that is caused by low compression. I asked you a specific question but you didn’t answer it. here it is again Did the OP mean that #4 was consistantly not firing, or not firing consistantly There is a difference!!

Lowered compression can cause a spark plug misfire that may come and go, all depending. The lowered compression is not randomly fixing itself now and then; it’s a matter of the plug fouling and then cleaning itself off now and then based on a number of things. Details about a problem always help bu…

Distributor for a 2003 Dodge Neon SE

Maintenance/Repairs

EllyEllis February 5, 2012, 3:54am 18

OK
forgive me, I am just obtuse, I have barely been able to drive a car, not to mention fixing one. I have been able to keep my own cars running for 60 years tho.

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