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Xenotide · Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Posts: 26 Location: Chilliwack

Hey all

I was driving down the road in my 1980 924 and it died. For a bit the engine was running but I was getting no gas. I got the car towed home and tested both fuel pumps and they are fine. Checked all the fuses and relays and they are all fine as well.... The car has a full tank of gas so thank god I am not that stupid. All the leads to the relay are all fine and they get power to the relay. BUT the coil gets no power and I do not get a spark. Tested the Coil and it seems to be fine to. When I try and turn the car over the Fuel pump relay will not kick in. so I tried using a jump the see if it was the relay and the fuel pump turns on with the jumper so I went out and bought a new relay that also did not fix the problem. SO The relay is fine the fuel pumps are both good. and I just replaced the ignition switch so thats not it either. My brother who owns a 944 thinks it could be
an ignition module. Is there any one out the with the same problem Ever?
And what do you all think i could do to fix this?
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gohim · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 4459 Location: Rialto, CA

It is either the ignter module on the left front inner fender, or (and most probably) the breakerless magnetic sensor module inside of the distributor.

The module cost me about $50 or $75, and the labor to disassemble the distributor, install the module, and test the reassembled distributor cost another $25 or $50 from a Bosch authorized shop. You need a press to disassemble the distributor, which is why I took the distributor into the shop after removing it from the car myself.