# CA Problem
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-problem/142718
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive
**Created:** [May 30, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-problem/142718 "2006-05-30T15:54:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@CA18DET-180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CA18DET-180SX)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-problem/142718/1 "2006-05-30T15:54:32Z")
Okay so my car started acting up recently. I will be driving fine for like an hour but then all of a sudden my car will start to miss really bad. I checked the plugs, and all the connectors for the ignition coils, and the little connection point on the bottom of the coil under the boot. I noticed they all have some carbon deposits on them but #2 was really bad and slightly discolored. All the plugs are fine and yes they are gapped right. So what I want to know is, is one of my coils on its way out? or could it be something else? Twice now I have pulled everything apart, and the first time I never even cleaned anything and put it back together and had it running fine. The second time I cleaned all the connectors, cleaned the coils, and put dy-electric (sp?) grease on the top of all the plugs. It ran fine longer after I did it the second time but now it will do it randomly. I can have my foot into it and it will run fine once, then the second time it will sound like its running on only 3 cylinders. I can even be just coasting down the road and it will do it. I think its one of my coils but I figured I’d ask you guys first.
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### Author:  [@CA18DET-180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CA18DET-180SX)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-problem/142718/2 "2006-05-30T18:39:30Z")
Okay so I took my car out for a drive and got it to start missing again. As soon as it did it I started unplugging coils to see which cylinder has my miss. I found #2 to definatly be the problem but since the plugs are fine, and all the others are firing correctly it must be the #2 coil, or possibly something wiring related going to it. Anybody know of a part number for the coils? I checked NicoClub but there parts list didn’t have it on there.
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### Author:  [@Ca\_Silvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ca_Silvia)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2006, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-problem/142718/3 "2006-05-30T20:58:30Z")
I don’t know man check NICO again i know they have coil replacement threads on there. THen try [nissansilvia.com](http://nissansilvia.com) because im pretty sure they have it listed also. Ive seen replacements like spitfire or something. And i don’t know for sure but RB coils might work. You just gotta search more, the answer is out there.
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### Author:  [@beatshack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beatshack)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-problem/142718/4 "2006-05-31T16:23:04Z")
try doing a compression test on cyl #2. if you’re low in that cylinder you’ve probably burnt a hole in your intake or exhaust valves for cyl 2. (you didn’t happen to turn up the boost and run lean did you?) BTW this is worst case scenario. I hope its just a bad coil pack!
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### Author:  [@sil\_eightyRPS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sil_eightyRPS13)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-problem/142718/5 "2006-05-31T16:29:30Z")
pulsar ca18de coils work, as well as Ga16de coilpacks…i have a couple extras if u need…
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### Author:  [@CA18DET-180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CA18DET-180SX)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-problem/142718/6 "2006-05-31T16:50:29Z")
So when you say they work, are they the same? Or just not quite as good as ones that would come on a DET.
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### Author:  [@Lo\_2enz0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lo_2enz0)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-problem/142718/7 "2006-05-31T21:59:00Z")
i am so suprised i didn’t have these problems with mine. Rob saw my old coil packs and they were FUCKED lol
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### Author:  [@CA18DET-180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CA18DET-180SX)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2006, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-problem/142718/8 "2006-05-31T22:17:40Z")
Yeah its a real pain in the ass right now. I need my car to drive like 120km a day to and from school, now I can’t even drive it.
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### Author:  [@sil\_eightyRPS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sil_eightyRPS13)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-problem/142718/9 "2006-06-01T19:48:24Z")
> [@CA18DET-180SX](#):
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> So when you say they work, are they the same? Or just not quite as good as ones that would come on a DET.
no way man ET is better than DET…yes they are the same, that is why i said they were…
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### Author:  [@mini\_me1209](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mini_me1209)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2006, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-problem/142718/10 "2006-06-01T20:33:03Z")
srry to kinda advertise for another forum but try this.In theory it makes total sense.
[http://forums.gtrcanada.com/viewtopic.php?t=6237](http://forums.gtrcanada.com/viewtopic.php?t=6237)
its in the tech section so you need a login if you dont got one pm me and i’ll take some screen shots or copy and paste