How an Ignition System Works - Ignition System Basics Explained

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9 жыл бұрын

Here is a video on how your cars ignition system work, your ignition system is responsible for both creating and timing of the spark that is produced at the tip of your spark plug. Throughout the decades different ignition systems have been used and in this video we will go over the early systems that were comprised of an Ignition switch, Ignition Coil, Contacts, Igniter, Ignition Control Module, Distributor, Spark Plug Wires and Spark Plugs. Once you know how an Ignition system works testing and diagnosing problems within the system will become easy for you.
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@adventures223 3 жыл бұрын

Dude you are a master your a super technician your work and your teaching are A1 love how you teach and take absolute pride in your work your a automotive genius thank you so much I am learning how to be a master tech you leave tech schools smothered in the dust keep it up your a great person thank you you are the best on KZfaq

@rahimahyder588 6 жыл бұрын

your teaching way is so awesome...we can understand easily.thanks bro.

@SouthMainAuto 9 жыл бұрын

Great job sir and a fine explanation! --Eric O.

@myRatchets 9 жыл бұрын

South Main Auto Repair Hey there Eric O. thanks for stopping by and your comment. Cheers

@billbearback2591 2 жыл бұрын

ive been watching several of your videos as i chase a maddening dead short in a rotten old 93 toyota , unfortunately I havent cracked it yet however i've found your videos so easy to follow , i must add i enjoy your sense of humor , the way you casually slip in things like " i've been tased many times ", cheers big ears from down under

@rafaellopez2536 9 жыл бұрын

Awsome quality in your videos buddy. Love'em.

@ju2067 5 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate this video. Well explained and produced.

@mohammadshoykot7188 8 жыл бұрын

Best Best Best Learning System ......Thanks Lot

@wreckitsaj 9 жыл бұрын

Awesome video and awesome technique to make sure we were still paying attention ( I've been tazed plenty of times ). When I was in the military the instructors would pronounce or say a word wrong just to see if we were still alert lol.

@nareshadhikari2679 7 жыл бұрын

Great video and very well explained!

@DVLENGSS 9 жыл бұрын

Hahahahah 9:10 that was awesome. Thanks for the information explained well and funny, great video keep it up.

@myRatchets 9 жыл бұрын

DVLENG SS Glad you liked it, it almost didn't make the cut. cheers

@ju2067 5 жыл бұрын

@@myRatchets haha! I was going to post a comment about that. Glad you added it. And the mildly remorseful/indifferent look on your face was priceless. Good joke. Good delivery!

@tanilryan4019 3 жыл бұрын

AAA

@davidcroker5660 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you having problems starting my old Merc - my mechanic has replaced faulty ignition control module your video is vary helpful in explaining how the ignition system works

@mupcountry7153 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, from Cambodia, we love Toyotas out here!

@kennedymasilin2690 3 жыл бұрын

wow.. i am not a car guy... but the way your explanation is much more easier for me as a beginner to understand... keep it up...👍👍👍

@Greekspd 4 жыл бұрын

Very good video! Thank you.

@rushabhbrahmbhatt6543 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for uploading such videos, you make really sense about it. I wanted to see you with charging circuit. do it if possible.

@fredyflores3705 5 жыл бұрын

excellent video the best explanation to understand easily. I would like my teacher explain like you.

@engrhasan9147 6 жыл бұрын

Nice job

@j.c.smotors2507 4 жыл бұрын

This is the best video

@jgeorges3061 9 жыл бұрын

excellent information and explanation you make me wait eagerly for the next one thanks a million for all your videos. cheeers

@myRatchets 9 жыл бұрын

j georges np, next one will be up in a day or two. thanks for watching!

@azimhladi8244 9 жыл бұрын

greeting from brunei.. ur video is always very helpful and informative.. keep on posting video like this.. double thumbs up on ur all video... five star

@myRatchets 9 жыл бұрын

Azim H Ladi Hello there, thanks for watching my videos and your comment. stay tuned for more.

@yoda4you 9 жыл бұрын

Great explanation on your video and I think I saw the Zelda symbol on your shirt 😃😃

@neppy5 9 жыл бұрын

another great video, only had trouble following the part about the cylinder being top dead center and the relation to the spark plug firing, not sure of the theory behind that

@junaidmullah6921 7 жыл бұрын

Hi your video are excellent and very well explained. i need help with an opel 200is , recently replaced the block in my car ,the conrod broke and bust the block where the crank sensor was. so now i have fuel coming but no spark. replaced the crank sensor ,new coil sent the ecu for testing aswel all fine. but auto ecu test center says the rotor is faulty. will this cause no spark coming from the coil itself. we were testing from the coil to spark plug and grounding it to the engine to check for spark while cranking the motor....we have a no go. please provide me with a solution.

@lucyjoseph9311 Жыл бұрын

I learnt alot from your video i am currently workjng on a 1989 toyota mark2 with a carburator but i also notice that it has an ecu which i find strange my challenges are the ignotion coil and ignition control module wire connecters were cut i got other connecters but i have difficulty getting the wiring diagram one wire dows go from igniter to ignition coil but am a bit stuck it does carry distributor but none in at the moment workking on getting one. Am from the caribbean island of st lucia the car is japanese engine type is 4s fl 1800cc

@Troyxsoldier 6 жыл бұрын

Is there a voltage increase from putting the key in the on position just to light up the instrument panel, vs turning the key all the way? What is the difference in the key turning position that turns the car on? Thanks in advance.

@reiannaidoo 6 жыл бұрын

9;10 I had to pause the video, hit a Lol then start watching again.

@neco1562 Жыл бұрын

arabam mitsubishi lancer 1990 model ve distribütörümde ateşleme modülü şeklinde çalışıyor bu yüzden işaretleri görmedim daha doğrusu önemli değil fark etmez sandım ama yanılmışım sizde distribütörünüzü sökmeden önce fotoğraflayın hem de kapağın içini açıp birde oradan resim çekin ve işaretlere uyun tamir kitabınıza bakın o konudaki bölümü okuyun resimlere bakın tekrar toplarken kolaylıkla halledebilirsiniz.

@davegb446 8 жыл бұрын

how does the high voltage from the ignition coil flows to teh distributor if the contact breaker is inside the distributor?

@neco1562 Жыл бұрын

my car is a mitsubishi lancer 1990 model and it works in the form of an ignition module in my distributor, so I didn't see the signs, rather, it doesn't matter, I thought it wouldn't matter, but I was wrong, you have before disassembling your distributor, take a photo and open the inside of the cover, take a picture from there and follow the signs, look at your repair book, read the section on this topic, look at the pictures when collecting it again you can handle it easily

@tajhealthnature8570 3 жыл бұрын

I have a 2006 Mitsubishi Outlander engine turn over but no sparks.. Any help please.

@rahimahyder588 6 жыл бұрын

i dont understand clearly about the connection from ignitor.could u pls tell me about ignitor wires.

@johnbenedictpauig682 7 жыл бұрын

i was listening to your discussion then suddenly you brought up that you had been tasered by quite few different women. haha. cant hide my laugh here in the office

@alisonadventuresyo 3 жыл бұрын

he said it so casually, too LMAO

@paulmvn5431 9 жыл бұрын

Ford has an ignition coil on each spark plug.

@innerspace56 7 жыл бұрын

5S-FE engine, ftw.

@eldstgilmorbarboydodellatb4413 4 жыл бұрын

👍🏿 so 🌄. The first and beginning ⚡️12,000 volts from the battery that is bridged ignition coil long end wires when the ignition switch is turned with the owners key which gives permission for that first 12,000 volts travels across the inside of a wire and goes inside the cylinder shaped enclosure with/through first, the PRIMARY COIL which is the wider coil (in/the both/different ignition systems depending the vehicle) and the PRIMARY COIL is closest to its enclosure(sometimes drawn as a vertical rectangular box like a 🔋battery box where the ⚡️energy/electricity first comes from) and then there is the second coil in this vertical rectangular shape and that second coil is called the secondary coil which is a more tighter and further away from the round walled enclosure that the secondary coil is protected inside and like inside/middle/eye of the 🌪primary coil which acts like a second 🍰inside layer because where close to there round/🔑bent edged enclosure that protects both the coils inside.

@michaelramirez7674 8 жыл бұрын

what if my rotor does not rotate when vehicle is cranked..? 1993 ford f150 4.9

@leebranch1228 4 жыл бұрын

Do a online search for 'worn distributor gear'....

@neco1562 Жыл бұрын

i found my mistake,I disassembled the distributor to clean it, but I forgot to mark it while removing it, and I researched it on the Internet, then engine 1. i learned that you will hang out when you are in the silir sente position or something but because I opened and distributed it inside the distributor, I put it upside down when collecting, thinking that the oil wouldn't matter, and because I didn't know I didn't see it on the sign, I put it upside down and the distributor was wrong tainca modulator 1. not the cylinder, but the 4. he fired the cylinder, and because I fired the cylinder in the valve seat position, not in the engine, it's like the engine is going to work with a bang and nonsense it happened, I even started it a little, I made contacts 4 5 or even 6 7 times to understand what happened, I looked, there's something wrong with it, I still didn't think that the distributor would be wrong, and I guess the engine i said I couldn't do it, and a little later I realized that the main reason for this inaccuracy was from the ignition system, I unscrewed the distributor again and removed it, and when I opened it, the marks were 180 degrees i saw that it was wrong, I eventually corrected it, of course, this incident became a lesson to me and I learned the truth of the matter.

@metalmaniac375 9 жыл бұрын

Dude did you say women tasered you? I was blown away by that one LOL. I may have some suggestions for the tool give aways if you are intererested.

@neco1562 Жыл бұрын

ben hatamı buldum,distribütörü temizlemek için söktüm ama çıkarırken işarelemeyi unuttum ve internetten araştırdım sonra motor 1. silidir sente konumunda iken takılacağını felan öğrendim ama ben distribütörün içinide açıp dağıttığım için toplarken ters takmışım yağni farketmez zannederek ve işaretide görmediğim bilmediim için ters takmışım ve distribütörü buhatalı şekilde taınca modistribütör 1. silindiri değilde 4. silindiri ateşledi ve sentede değilde subap bindirmesi konumundaki silindiri ateşlemiş olduğum için motor vuruntulu ve saçma sapan çalışacak gibi oldu hatta biraz çalıştırdım ne olduğunu anlamak için 4 5 hatta 6 7 defa kontak yaptım ,baktım bunda bi terslik var ben yinede distribütörün ters olacağını aklıma getirmedim ve heralde motor sentesini yapamadım dedim ve biraz sonra bu yanlışlığın ana sebebinin ateşleme sisteminden olduğunu anladım tekrar distribütörü söküp çıkardım ve içini açtığımda işaretlerin 180 derece yanlış olduğunu gördüm,sonuçta düzelttim tabi, bu olay bana bir ders oldu ve konunun gerçeğini öğrenmiş oldum.

@xbrentosx117 3 жыл бұрын

7:20 - 7:30 those are two different wires. Or am I crazy

@mrweisu 4 жыл бұрын

8 down-votes from the 8 ex who tasered you before!

@kevinfisher1848 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@micromaster9629 9 жыл бұрын

Man why you make that kind of video for that it force me to press thumbs up.

@myRatchets 9 жыл бұрын

Micro Master mission accomplished :)

@gabrielshelton7281 9 жыл бұрын

My toyota camry radiator fans stuck on high

@sammyprestwood3182 2 жыл бұрын

12 volts all right soon as your engine starts you got charging voltage is going to that coil and every wire on the car is practically charging voltage explain that and when you talk about testing the votes on the coil it's not just 12 volts