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my car died yesterday after i hit a speed bump?

1997 ford fiesta 'benzne' 1.3; as i said my car died suddenly after hitting a speed bump i was not going fast but the bump was a high one;
the engine turns over but it appears there is no spark. i have some experience repairing my own cars for 40 odd years, but this is a new car for me, i checked the inertia switch and all the electrical line i find nothing abnormal. is there some thing i do not know? i spent several hours looking for the ignition coil, but now understand it is inside the distributor.
Nati, August 2011
thanks, i'm checking it. is it possible that the coil; in the distributor has shorted out as a result of the bump?

Nati, August 2011
check that the wire from the crank sensor hasnt come off or broken the sensor when you hit the bump

mick, August 2011
link Click here to see other fixes for Ford Fiesta.