My celica just died last week and no spark. I was wondering has anyone rebuilt their distributor before. I have a 5sfe.
Just recent change the rotor and cap to distubutor last week before this happen.
All sudden the car died, so i check for any spark coming from wire. None, I think it was the distubutor but i haven;t had time to replace it.

This post has been edited by st202gt: Feb 22, 2008 - 1:41 PM

You shouldn't need to rebuild the dist to get spark.
The coil is inside the dist on yours, correct?
If it is the coil, it should be removable, though I don't know if you can buy just the coil for that version.

You don't want to purchase a coil from the dealership, its like $3-400. However, you may just need a new rotor or cap, and they are very cheap.

www.1sttoyotaparts.com usually has the best prices. check it out

Take your distributer to autozone. They'll do the work and take out the coil for you. Have them test it.

I did this yesterday and my coil came out good but no spark. Went to the pick and pull and got 2 different ignitors just in case and that wasn;t it. Guess what it was?

Thats right the distributer shaft. But I say take it out and have them check your coil. If its up to par and still no spark check the ignitor by going to the pick and pull and grab one from a corolla or paseo. If thats not it, spend the big bucks and get a brand spankin new distributor like myself . Now my celis up and running.

Word to the Wise. Go to the Dealer for Dist. Autozone and those Places have them rebuilt and they are crap. I went through 3 before i went to the dealer and bought one. no more problems.

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This post has been edited by st202gt: Feb 22, 2008 - 1:41 PM

When you crank the engine do you have spark at the coil [remove the cap and check].