20 Most Recent 1997 Dodge Neon - Page 2 Questions & Answers

if your not using a scan tool you disconnect the battery for 60 seconds and it will clear all codes in the PCM with a scan tool it does the same.

one on exhaust ahead of the catalytic convertor and one just after

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There is a mark on the crank itself behind timing chain or belt cove that lines up if all els fells pull number one spark plug out stick a long screwdriver in the hole rotating crank till it pushed as far up as it can go before it comes back down that tdc

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Well there is no distributor, so you can't change ignition timing. Are you talking about replacing the timing belt ?

Should be under the car near the rear wheels.

Don't know your engine, but most are near the crank front pulley or under it.

A misfire on any particular cylinder will typically be one or more of: 1. bad plug or plug wire. 2. bad injector or injector wire Other, harder to fix causes include: bad valve holed piston blown head gasket

What you describe here leads me to believe blown head gasket. Check radiator coolant level, then do a compression test on all four cylinders. You should have 115-150 compression in each cylinder. If your reading is down to about 25-75 on two of your cylinders. you will have your answer. If the car is still worth keeping change the head gasket and get another two years of driving.GOOD LUCK FRIEND.

Has the car been in a fender bender ? check for wiring going to the front and rear lights to see if on has rubbed into a ground wire or the body. ( even if there has been no accident.)

check to see if the front or rear bulb is burned out most of the time one bulb burns out causing a faster flash on that side.

Either you have a gas leak from one of the lines or the evap system is leaking.

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS DOWN AT THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN DOWN BY THE PEDAL LOOK UP TOWARDS THE UNDER SIDE OF THE DASH YOU WILL SEE AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ATTATCHED TO A SWITCH THAT IS ACTIVATED WHEN THE PEDAL ARM IS PUSHED DOWN. HOPE THIS HELPS. FYI. THIS SWITCH IS USUALLY IN THE SAME LOCATION ON MOST VEHICLES.

look under the hood on the drivers side you will find the main fuse box , take the lid off , the fuse loctions are on a decal under the lid

Reprogram the ECM.

Driver's side, underneath dasboard, between the driver-side door and steering column area. Might have a cover on it if I remember correctly.

YOU NEED TO CHECK DARK GREEN/ORANGE WIRE AT IGNITION COIL WHEN CRANKING ENGINE FOR POWER..IF NO POWER,SHUTDOWN RELAY IS NOT BEING ENERGIZED..THIS ENGINE ALSO HAS CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON END OF CYLINDER HEAD..ENGINE CONTROLLER NEEDS CAM AND CRANK SIGNALS TO ENERGIZE THE SHUTDOWN RELAY..UNPLUG CRANK SENSOR AND CHECK VOLTAGE ON ORANGE WIRE..SHOULD HAVE APPROX 8V..IF NOT..UNPLUG CAM SENSOR AND SEE IF 8V SUPPLY RETURNS..IF NO POWER TRY UNPLUGGING VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR LOCATED IN TRANS HOUSING WHERE RIGHT SIDE AXLE COMES OUT OF TRANS..IF 8V RETURNS..THE SPEED SENSOR IS SHORTED INTERNALLY..THESE 3 SENSORS SHARE THE SAME 8V SUPPLY CIRCUIT..WITH SPEED SENSOR UNPLUGGED,PLUG CRANK SENSOR BACK IN AND TRY TO START ENGINE..HAVE SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM AT WORK RECENTLY

Replace the ignition switch. They can cause a lot of different problems. Your's is one.

The reverse gear is burned out you need to either rebuild the tranny or replace the tranny