Nissan Micra no spark at the plugs

Car: Nissan Micra
Variant: 1.0
Model Year: 1999
Categories: Electrics, ECU, Warnings & Lights
my nissan micra refuses to start.itstarted as normal but 5 minutes into my journey whilst slowing down at junction the engine stopped and my battery light lit up on the dashboard.i repeatedly tried to start but had no success.did all the usual checks and found that there was no spark going to the spark plugs.could this be a problem with the distributor.any help would be gratefully accepted.
Posted: Mar 28, 2008 (16 years ago)
It sounds like an electrical problem, i take it that you you checked all fuses, did you check batery terminals for corrosion and you have good earths, does it crank over at all?
Posted Mar 28, 2008 (16 years ago)
Sorry forgot to add that distributor problems were quite common
Posted Mar 28, 2008 (16 years ago)
thanks mr fix it early this morning i went to local scrap yard and got a distributor.after fitting it my car fired up straight away.
Posted Mar 29, 2008 (16 years ago)

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