1996 G16 has no cop, so I guess you forgot to say its a J18 DUAL CAM engine (DOHC) the 1996 suzuki SPORT has J18 engine and different wide body frame.
1996 has no coil over plugs, COP spark coils. it is a distributor.
you forgot to scan the PCM, with any OBD2 scan tool made, to see that reason for the flashing CEL. (usa laws, make that flash) the flashing means CAT is overheating from gross misfiring. DTC p0303 means #3 gross misfire)
1999 and newer G16s had cops too:
what he did wrong. J18
1: checked spark using test spark plug? if failed , the fire wall ignitor can be bad. (do not get the wrong COP. newer cops do not work on 1996 cars.
2
parks checks compression next.
3: compression ok, checks injector.
off my hard to find parts page, these words
Variances in COP's:
The Suzuki 96-98 SPORT 1.8L 33410-77E11 (96-97 with external ignitior) and 33410-77E21 in 98' with internal ignitor. (apples and oranges different)
The 99 Vitara's , most use 33410-77E21 in USA. ( and the Vitara runs .039" gap and not .028" gap, as the SPORT uses, but the coils are a different class)
to test spark we use test spark plug. with COP pulled but the harness connector still attached,
we insert a good spark plug into that boot.
we ground the spark plug , and crank it and spark fails.
id say the Ignitor is next. (mounted to the fire wall)
a new spark plug is $2.50 , they can short and look ok. why a skip 2buck fix?
the fix or diagnosis is from right to left below.
PCM >>>>Ignitor >>>>>COP3>>>>>spark plug.
see that Ignitor there? it is there. on the fire wall. until 1998 sport , they moved the ignitor transistors inside the COP.
![[Image: 96-97Cops.jpg]](http://www.fixkick.com/IGN_timing/18L/96-97Cops.jpg)
1996 has no coil over plugs, COP spark coils. it is a distributor.
you forgot to scan the PCM, with any OBD2 scan tool made, to see that reason for the flashing CEL. (usa laws, make that flash) the flashing means CAT is overheating from gross misfiring. DTC p0303 means #3 gross misfire)
1999 and newer G16s had cops too:
what he did wrong. J18
1: checked spark using test spark plug? if failed , the fire wall ignitor can be bad. (do not get the wrong COP. newer cops do not work on 1996 cars.
2
parks checks compression next. 3: compression ok, checks injector.
off my hard to find parts page, these words
Variances in COP's:
The Suzuki 96-98 SPORT 1.8L 33410-77E11 (96-97 with external ignitior) and 33410-77E21 in 98' with internal ignitor. (apples and oranges different)
The 99 Vitara's , most use 33410-77E21 in USA. ( and the Vitara runs .039" gap and not .028" gap, as the SPORT uses, but the coils are a different class)
to test spark we use test spark plug. with COP pulled but the harness connector still attached,
we insert a good spark plug into that boot.
we ground the spark plug , and crank it and spark fails.
id say the Ignitor is next. (mounted to the fire wall)
a new spark plug is $2.50 , they can short and look ok. why a skip 2buck fix?
the fix or diagnosis is from right to left below.
PCM >>>>Ignitor >>>>>COP3>>>>>spark plug.
see that Ignitor there? it is there. on the fire wall. until 1998 sport , they moved the ignitor transistors inside the COP.
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