jetta 96 no spark plz need help

**jetta96gls** · 07-09-2008,01:52 PM

i bought jetta from my nabour he is an old man.last winter his car came out of road track and went in the snow. so there was no damage but inside the hood the snow came inside.after that he tryed to start the car didnt start so he change the starter ,coil pac and distrubutor and still didnt start. now i bought the car from him and i checked there are no spark comming from coil pac.i tryed to put the new one still didnt work.can any one plz help me and tell me what could be the problem what should i check to see why there is no spark comming from the coil pac?what should i check before coil pac?when i try to start the motor it turns but doesnt start.

**Crasher** · 07-09-2008,01:59 PM

You must be in Canada by the sound of this. Your cars are quite different to ours so the engine code would be a great help to us in helping you.

**jetta96gls** · 07-09-2008,02:35 PM

can you plz tell me how to check computer codes step by step or if ther is diy for that ?i have done with my nissan but dont know about vw jettas.

**Crasher** · 07-09-2008,03:53 PM

See your other post.

**jetta96gls** · 07-09-2008,03:59 PM

yes i am from canada and well i read other post people had problem with the Ecm can you tell me where is the ecm is install in the car my car is jetta 96 GLS.

**Crasher** · 07-09-2008,07:58 PM

The engine ECU is located in the plenum chamber under the windscreen but there isn't much point looking there for the problem, I doubt you will find any visible issues with it except for the outside possibility of corroded plug contacts. To help you I need the engine code.

**jetta96gls** · 07-09-2008,08:17 PM

i checked for the ecm relay it should be on fuse box number 3 but in my car on number 3 there is nothing.and for the engine code i dont know how to get that and cant take the car to the mechanic cuz car doesnt move.i asked few peoples some saying first check ecm rely which i cant find in my car and for they say could be ecu.so dont understand what should i do for the ecm relay

**Crasher** · 07-09-2008,08:43 PM

As your Jetta is a 1996, it will be a Mexican built version and either a 1.8, 2.0 or 2.8 V6 so an ACC, ABA or AAA engine code respectively. The ABA and AAA have an ECU relay numbered 109 at position 3 so from your car not having a relay we can assume your car is a 90 horsepower 1.8 with an ACC engine so there is no point worrying about an ECU (or ECM as you put it) relay as that model does not have one. If the vehicle has no spark, I would suspect the distributor hall sender as being at fault and this is especially common on cars with distributors made by Valeo. What colour plastic is the distributor cap, black or brown?

**jetta96gls** · 07-09-2008,08:58 PM

the car i have is from states and i am in canada.its 2.0L GLS JETTA
in the car there is brand new distributor cap its in brown colour.i will tell you in number 1,2,3,5,7,10 there are no realy.on number (4) there is realy 18,on number(6) is realy 21,
on number(8) realy 99,on (11) realy 53,on(12) realy 167.

and ontop on the rightside there are 3 realys one is 161 second is 147 and third is 36.