# 1996 nissan 200SX **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [February 18, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-nissan-200sx/26634 "2009-02-18T17:54:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![harris53](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b19c9b/32.png) [@harris53](https://community.cartalk.com/u/harris53)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-nissan-200sx/26634/1 "2009-02-18T17:54:49Z")
how can I verifiy if the ignition module is bad ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-nissan-200sx/26634/2 "2009-02-19T00:23:29Z")
``` Why do you think it is bad? Have you checked to see if you have any spark to the engine? ``` ---
**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 12:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-nissan-200sx/26634/3 "2009-02-19T00:50:11Z")
Your mechanic can use the repair manual, an electrical multimeter, and the wiring diagrams, to test the ignition system (a system has all of the components, including the ignition module, sensor, etc.). Changing parts, willy nilly, isn’t troubleshooting, and isn’t advised; but, hey!, if that’s the approach you want to use, it’s up to you). ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-nissan-200sx/26634/4 "2009-02-19T01:54:24Z")
You can take it to AutoZone, they have a test set for those things.