i was driving normally on the freeway. and i downshifted to 4th. and when it hit 4500 RPM i heard a pop sound coming from the engine bay. it felt like there was no power when i downshifted, so after that my car started to die.
and it wouldnt start after that. then i found out i was getting no spark to my spark plugs. and my best guess is that i blew my ignitor.

so if anyone can give me ideas on why my car wont start before i go buy some parts that would be cool.

 

ok...i changed the ignitor, ignition coil , spark plugs, spark plug wires, Distributor cap and checked all fuses. and still wont start. the starter cranks. and im still not getting any spark to my spark plugs. and i have no idea what the hell is the problem.

anyone have any other idea on what the problem is?

 

it sounds like the timing belt went out to me....u should take ur head cover off and check...how many miles on the car? same thing happend to my freind i think it could be that sooo if i was u id check...engine is pretty much useless if that happend

 

so did u find out what the problems was?

 

Sounds a lot like a timing belt to me also.

 

i have about 100k miles on it. how do i check if the timing is off? i dont have a timing gun. and if it is off what do i do exactly?

 

Take off the distributor cap and have someone try to start the car. You should see the rotor turning. If its not, then your timing belt is probably broken.

 

then the timing is fine then because the rotor spins when i try and start the car.

 

hummm thats wierd

 

or maybe your timing belt jumped and its no longer in the right spot so the timing is off and your car wont start