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ECM COMPUTER HAS BEEN CHANGED , TIMING BELT & TIMING HAS BEEN CHECKED . CHRYSLER DEALER HAS CHANGED THE PLUGS , PLUG WIRES & IGNITION COIL . THEY STILL CAN''T SOLVE THE PROBLEM . WHAT ELSE CAN BE CHANGED ? ALSO THE GAS CAP HAS BEEN CHANGED .

Submitted: 519 days and 23 hours ago.
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2004 Chrysler PT CRUISER 2.4 LITER

Already Tried:
REPLACED COMPUTER , CHECKED TIMING & BELT , REPLACED IGNITION COIL , REPLACED PLUGS & PLUG WIRES , REPLACED GAS CAP , CLEARED FAULT CODES .

Posted by ase_master327 519 days and 23 hours ago.

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Which year, engine, etc... PT Cruiser do you have?

519 days and 23 hours ago.

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Reply to ase_master327's Post: 2004 PT CRUISER

519 days and 23 hours ago.

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2004 PT CRUISER

Posted by ase_master327 519 days and 23 hours ago.

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I understand.

Still need to know which engine setup you have.

Look at the VIN number. I need the 8th digit. IT will be either an '8', 'G', or a 'B'...

Which one do you have?

519 days and 22 hours ago.

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"B"

519 days and 22 hours ago.

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VIN # 3C4FY48B04T308844

Posted by ase_master327 519 days and 22 hours ago.

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P2305-IGNITION COIL #2 SECONDARY CIRCUIT-INSUFFICIENT IONIZATION.

Start with removing the cylinder #2 plug wire, and measure resistance from end to end. It should be less than 10,000 Ohms.

Let me know what you find.

Posted by KEVIN BEGGS 519 days and 22 hours ago.

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Hello, my name is Kevin.

I hope this answer helps you. Your complete satisfaction is my goal. If the answer is not clear, please reply and I will assist you more.

I have run across this one before.

After a series of tests including everything that you have mentioned, I wound up replace the engine coil capacitor. This is not something that normally goes bad, but on the vehicle I was working on, it was the fix.

Hope it is the same fix for yours as well.

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519 days and 22 hours ago.

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KEVIN , SHOULD'T THE TECH,S AT A CHRYSLER DEALER KNOW ABOUT THE COIL CAPACITOR ? THIS WOULD OF SAVE ME ALOT OF TIME & MONEY .

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Hello, my name is Kevin.

I hope this answer helps you. Your complete satisfaction is my goal. If the answer is not clear, please reply and I will assist you more.

I found the answer by working at it; & yes they should know.

They should also know to call the tech center when the are stumped & not just throw parts at a car if they are testing as good.

Anyway, as I stated before, this is what fixed the problem on the pt cruiser that I was working on with this same code.

I did not replace anything but the wires & plugs on the vehicle that I worked on. The processor was not in question & the coil packs were doing there job.

The problem was improper ionization which can be caused by a lack of power (coil pack) or bad ground. Those two items were good as well as all the other components.

So an engineer & I put or noodles to the task & decided the capacitor was bad & replaced it. It fixed the concern.

When you're satisfied, click on accept. I don't get paid unless you press the accept key. A bonus and positive feedback are always appreciated, thanks & good luck.

Kevin

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517 days ago.

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I REPLACED THE COIL CAPACITOR AS YOU SUGGESTED ! I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM , BUT NOW THE ENGINE DOESN'T RUN AS LONG BEFORE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND FAULT CODE P2305 RE-APPEARS . WHAT NEXT?

Edited by XXXXX XXXXXXX on 6/8/2008 at 1:10 PM

Posted by KEVIN BEGGS 516 days and 2 hours ago.

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We are working on it.

Kevin

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