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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 12:35 AM
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Distributor Signal Interrupt

When I pull my codes off my 2k Maxima, I get a Distributor Signal Interrupt Code. I replaced a failed coil that was giving me a misfire in cyclinder #1. The symptoms of my present problem include intermittent rough idle, loss of power on acceleration and bad gas mileage. Is there a distributor module that could be causing the trouble? What would cause this problem?
Old Mar 19, 2003 | 03:57 AM
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Re: Distributor Signal Interrupt

Originally posted by cyclecrazy55
When I pull my codes off my 2k Maxima, I get a Distributor Signal Interrupt Code. I replaced a failed coil that was giving me a misfire in cyclinder #1. The symptoms of my present problem include intermittent rough idle, loss of power on acceleration and bad gas mileage. Is there a distributor module that could be causing the trouble? What would cause this problem?

Sounds like another bad coil to me. They apparently won't always throw a code when they go bad.
Old Mar 19, 2003 | 07:04 AM
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since we dont have distributors, hard to say :/ if you're sure its not the other coils (and it likely is), there is another TSB out for wire breaks in the harness near the right strut tower.
Old Mar 19, 2003 | 07:19 AM
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what is the code number?
Old Mar 19, 2003 | 07:25 AM
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Re: Re: Distributor Signal Interrupt

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Sounds like another bad coil to me. They apparently won't always throw a code when they go bad.
That's true. On a '99 GLE I would only get the code if I pulled it immediately after the SES light come on. Which doesn't make sense but that's what happened. So I bought a code reader and hooked it up as soon as the SES came on and pulled the codes.
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