Spark at coil but not at distributor cap

2000 MAZDA MILLENIA
119,000 MILES • 3.5L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MAURICIO SOLORZANO
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I own the vehicle listed above v6. I saw that you had the same problem as I did, and I received spark on the coil but not at the cap, even though the cap and the ignition rotor are new. what was the fix at the end?
Apr 5, 2022 at 3:42 PM
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BORIS K
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Hello,

It sounds like you might have a faulty coil, coil is arcing to distributor housing when under load.

See video below.
https://youtu.be/OreZgv-VbA8

You can test the coil resistance using a voltmeter. Please see specifications in image 1 below.

How to use a voltmeter.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-voltmeter

Please let us know how you get along.

Cheers, Boris
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Apr 6, 2022 at 6:17 AM