I should have waited until after installation before replacing the wires, but here I am stuck with the replacement wires and not clear on which wire goes where according to firing order and correct length size.
The firing order is 1-2-3-4-5-6
Cyl #1 is front left when looking at engine front to back
left coil pack connects to cyls. 5-2
center coil pack connects to cyls. 3-6
right coil pack connects to cyls. 4-1
It doesn't matter which connector on the coil you use just that the cylinder is connected to the proper coil pack (the coil fires both plugs at the same time, twice per each full 4 stroke cycle)
1998 Chevrolet Lumina
3.1 liter V-6 VIN "M"
Thanks for the information it was very beneficial of the wire installation, although there seems to be some other problem. I never did use the dielectric grease although I don't think that mattered. A friend told me that it sounds like a starter problem. I will have a local mechanic to check it out so thanks again.
The dielectric grease wont effect the running, just ease of removal in the future and help in damp weather, what in the car doing that your friend thinks its a starter?
Should have waited for the installation of what, before changing the wires?
What was meant by that is that I should have left all old wires on and bought all new ones and changed the old wires out with the new ones one by one instead of taking all the old wires off and taking them in for warranty replacement of new ones. Had I bought new ones first and changed those out with old ones accordingly, I could have took the old wires back in for warranty replacement refund. The car was cranking smoothly before removal of the wires and now after all wire installation it will not crank at all but a friend said it sounds as if the starter has played out by it not firing up not cranking at all.
If that not cranking problem started when you changed out the wires, I would suspect that the plug wires are connected improperly, that can make the engine almost lock up by firing the cylinder at the wrong time, it can also cause backfiring etc. double and triple check the plug wiring before swaping out the starter. I would hate to see you spend the time and money on a starter just to have the same problem still. It's just odd that the started would quit working just as you changed the plug wires, possible but not likely. what was wrong with the original plug wires that you were having them replaced under warranty?
please check to see if the 8th digit of the V.I.N number is an "M" just to be sure that the engine firing order is correct
I have checked the vn number and the the 8th digit number is showing to be M. My car started using more gasoline and missing a bit which led me to believe that it needed plugs and wire replacement . I had a local mechanic to set the plugs before taking them back home and having them installed by a local friend I hope tha there wasn't any damage done to the plugs while installing them. So now we are not sure where the problem lies.
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The designer has design the wires according to it hole.so as u know the firing orders follow the wires length and fix it.good luck
SOURCE: 1990 chevy 350 distributor wiring diagram and firing order
The firing order is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2.
The distributor rotates in a clockwise direction. The engine must be on the compression stroke on the #1 cylinder. Line up the timing marks. Remove the cap and the rotor should be pointing to approximately the 5 o'clock position.
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SOURCE: need a diagram of the firing order of spark plug wires from coil packs to spark plugs
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, 5/2 3/6 4/1. ASSUMING YOU HAVE THE 3.1L ENGINE.
SOURCE: i'm getting trouble code p0300 (random / multiple
Well, I've seen .060 and .035 on Chevies before, but not .040. Call Auto Zone. Tell them what year, make, model, and engine you have. If they tell you it is .040 then I am lost.
SOURCE: firing order for plugs and wires....on a v6 3800 2000 impala
For the 2000 Chevrolet Impala 3.8L V6:
Firing Order:
1-6-5-4-3-2
Cylinders:
.....(back).....
|...2...4...6...|
___________
|...1...3...5...|
.....(front)
Ignition Coil Connections:
(back)
o <---6
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o <---3
o <---2
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o <---5
o <---4
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o <---1
(front)
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SOURCE: i replaced my spark plug wires and spark plugs and
check the ignition modual under the dist. cap
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Even though I have a firing order diagram (135) (246). It is still not helpful in that the wires are different lengths in size and I was told that all wires has to be put back correctly as before.
It is a 1998 Chevy Lumina v6 3.1 engine. It will not crank so far with the my supposityly correct configuration of thw wires.
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