Hi, I have a 1993 240 wagon, and today it just decided to shut down on me. I replaced the easiest thing that I could think of, the 60A ignition fuse, and it started right up, but I think the walk to the parts store let whatever the real problem was cool down, it repeated after I got to my next destination (appropriately a cemetery) where it died again. I walked to a parts store, and got a non-bosch coil and put it in, but the spark it produces is VERY weak out of the coil wire, and doesn't even register on the plug wires, I'm just using a test light, but nothing on the plugs. Can anyone give me some advice on where to go from here? Do you think there's a chance that I just bought a bum coil?
Thanks for your help!

 

could be a bad crank angle sensor or a bad ignition module...have you checked for codes?

 

not yet, it's on the short list. how would I check for a bad crank angle sensor? Thanks!

 

pull your codes first...then proceed. Do you know how?

 

Turns out it wasn't popping codes at all, it was the voltage amplifier (?), that crapped out, I gave it a full tune up (-plugs) nothing, and finally had it towed to the shop, where it took them about 5 minutes to look at what I had done, and check other possibilities, they had a used voltage amplifier they use for diagnostics, they plugged in and it fired right up, the only minus being it was a pricey part. I don't generally endorse businesses, but Vol Tech in Portland has been good for support and advice, and service when I couldn't actually figure it out myself.

Thanks for the pointers!

 

The powerstage? I was going to have you check that if you had no codes...