VE FORD BANTAM ROCAM 1.3I.IL, CHANGED COIL PACKS,LEADS,SPARK PLUGS,AND FUEL FILTER,STILL CAR KEEPS JERKING.WAHT COULD BE PROBLEM?

no year car told. (will Assume starter cranks fast)
NO SPARK (fire only happens with fuel) fueling is last.
when did it last run this car, last week, month, year, ? or never
as in fixing dead car for friend ,etc? for found a dead car?


spark that is called,the High voltage HV ) spark coil makes spark happen on all gas engines. and evolved radically from 1990 to now.
so your not telling cars year, country, makes answer frankly impossible
Generic answer next. (4cyl. 1.3L)

• fuses blown. (we check them all, )
• icm bad, or bad distributor. or installed wrong.
• 2 coil packs,? 1,3,4,2 fired, and wired backwards (OOPS)
• COPS bad. (coil over plugs x4)
• CKP bad
• CMP bad
• cam belt slipped making CMP and CKP LIE and ECU ignores them. or fires sparks in WRONG TIME.(varies by year made)
• wires bad to all that. or connector, there.
• key switch bad (ing pin)
• bad spark coil HV,or HV wires sets bad. to distrib or to coil packs.
• always test all spark plugs not just one., or bark up the wrong tree easy.

if 2 coil packs the HV lugs most not connected wrong,
or spark firing order is lost.
if 2coil packs, 1 spark plug or 1 HV wire fails 1 spark plugs die
and 4cyl with only 2 sparks good cannot RUN.
1,3,4,2 is order.

1983 to 2011 years wiki says

The Ford Bantam is a coup? utility/pickup (known in South African English as a 'Bakkie') produced in South Africa. Production of the Bantam spanned three generations, with the vehicle produced in South Africa for sale within the South African market.

Brazilian-designed Rocam engine is of single overhead-cam configuration with two valves per cylinder.
2002 to 2006, it says.
Zetec Rocam (Duratec 8v) was cam chain driven, but I'm not sure, none sold here.USA

with a voltmeter check for battery voltage at the coil with ignition on , if no voltage check for blown fuse .

Any codes? Tune-up, spark plugs, wires, coils?

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Try spraying a shot of wd40 into a couple of the spark plug holes, reinstall plugs and wires and try again. The wd40 will allow the vehicle to start if there is spark. Check your coil pack connections.
Was anything torn off when you hit the pot hole?

Can you check if there is spark since you verified fuel ? please let me know. A car needs fuel (wd40) and spark to run.
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What year??

The computer, map and other sensors are not going to work with the 2010 motor, A speed shop may be able to help you , get a written quote it may cost more then the motor.

The spark and fuel system needs to be inspected.--------- The spark plugs are getting fouled or very loose, can cause sputtering problem.Inspect the spark plugs and coil packs.The spark plugs gets power from coil pack.If the spark plugs are very old and dirty, then it needs to be replaced.--------------- The **** problem also relates to faulty worn out spark plugs or clogged fuel filter or low fuel pressure or problem with ignition coil pack.----------- When coil pack stops giving power to spark plug the car will **** while driving.---------- So very first thing you get tested is spark plugs and ignition coil packs.If they are tested good, but looks very dirty/ worn out, that can also be the reason.----------- But if spark plugs and ignition coil tested ok and cleaned properly, but still same problem, then get fuel pressure tested.If fuel pressure is low, the fuel pump and fuel filter are the cause of problem.----------- ------------------ Also one more thing, " IS there check engine light coming ON dash" ? If yes, then get the car scanned at autozone service center.Its absolutely free to get car scanned at autozone.They do it for no charge.------- In scanning you will get error codes, as per error codes, it will point towards faulty part, causing this sputtering and jerking problem.----------------- But if there is no check engine light ion dash, then get the above mentioned possibilities checked.That will help.Thanks.Helpmech.

This sounds like your transmission is slipping. When it slips you will lose power when it catches back that's when you get the ****. Hope this helps.