car part name

carly_86

i need a part for my 01 mazda 323 1.5 its sits on the top of the engine where the spark plugs are there is two of them and there rectangle in size. my car is jerking when i drive of it and this part needs to be replace can anyone tell me the name of it.

Mycroft H

Pic?

carly_86

BX 19 wrote: »

Pic?

i will post one up later

Technoprisoner

is it the coil pack? it gives the spark to the plugs?

MetzgerMeister

If your car is jerky and this part has got to do with the spark plugs, I'm thinking the part you're talking about is an ignition coil.

carly_86

Technoprisoner wrote: »

is it the coil pack? it gives the spark to the plugs?

yes that could be it. its on 2 of the spark plugs

Henry Ford III

Sounds like an issue with either your ganglepin or perhaps the spodrod?

MetzgerMeister

carly_86 wrote: »

yes that could be it. its on 2 of the spark plugs

You should have an ignition coil on each of the 4 spark plugs

carly_86

the mechanic said it was the part i am on about i am tryin to get a used one. the car is misfiring

Stheno

carly_86 wrote: »

the mechanic said it was the part i am on about i am tryin to get a used one. the car is misfiring

Could you give them a ring to get the name of the part, then contact some scrapyards/breakers?

MetzgerMeister

We can't really advise you properly from that description because we don't actually know what part you're on about.

It would seem very odd that there's only 2 of them as cars normally have 1 ignition coil per spark plug and I'm guessing your 323 isn't a 2 cylinder :P

carly_86

Stheno wrote: »

Could you give them a ring to get the name of the part, then contact some scrapyards/breakers?

i don't want to sound stupid ringing him that's why i am asking here

carly_86

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

We can't really advise you properly from that description because we don't actually know what part you're on about.

It would seem very odd that there's only 2 of them as cars normally have 1 ignition coil per spark plug and I'm guessing your 323 isn't a 2 cylinder :P

no its not 2 cylinder. i will try post a photo

Opinicus

It's a flux capacitor. I think the mazda 323 takes the 1.21 gigawatt model.

cletus

If that engine has dohc, could it have 2 separate rocker covers? Could the gasket be gone?

carly_86

Opinicus wrote: »

It's a flux capacitor. I think the mazda 323 takes the 1.21 gigawatt model.

if i wanted to go back to the future i would need one of those

carly_86

cletus wrote: »

If that engine has dohc, could it have 2 separate rocker covers? Could the gasket be gone?

it has to do with emissions

cletus

TBH, lots of things have to do with emissions, I'm not even sure your car has what I'm talking about, more trying to figure what it is from your description.

Can you either take a picture or find one on google images?

Crackle

It's probably ignition coils OP.

And according to the Blue Print Live catalogue that model has 2.

ballooba

Ignition coils failing could damage Cat? Is that the link with emissions?

mickdw

Its surely coil pack. Plenty cars have just 2 of them, each one running 2 cylinders.

Opinicus

carly_86 wrote: »

if i wanted to go back to the future i would need one of those

Goddamn it!
Wait... you said back to the future.:eek:

Stheno

carly_86 wrote: »

i don't want to sound stupid ringing him that's why i am asking here

All you are doing is ringing to check you've the right name of the part.
I've done that countless times be it car/pc/other device with something wrong.

He/she is the expert and should be well used to such calls. And far better placed to tell you what it is, having seen the car and the faulty part.

You could also ask your mechanic to source the part from you from a scrapyard

Wicklowandy

Think that car had twin coils, individual coils, while common now were once the exception (single coil pack, the usual)

Technoprisoner

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

You should have an ignition coil on each of the 4 spark plugs

wrong

some cars have 2 coil packs...each coil pack powering 2 spark plugs

its called a wasted spark ignition system

dgt

Technoprisoner wrote: »

wrong

some cars have 2 coil packs...each coil pack powering 2 spark plugs

its called a wasted spark ignition system

And others have one powering 4

OP point it out

Technoprisoner

ballooba wrote: »

Ignition coils failing could damage Cat? Is that the link with emissions?

it damages the cat because the car miss fires and the petrol gets chucked out of the cylinder down the exhaust into the cat.... The petrol crystallizes and casues the cat to break up