Q: No spark from coil

asked by on August 12, 2016

So far i have done cam and crankshaft sensors,coil,and oil sensor and there is still no spark for my van to start can you please shoot me in the rite direction i hope its not the ECM my brothernlaw is a mechanic and checked the injectors for aoark and theres none there aswell

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