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That's it. Jr. got around to swapping out the ignitor. Runs Fine. Now I must find one on line. I did a search at an online dealer, Auto parts Warehouse, and the part is not know under the name Ignitor. Tried module, no luck. I'll stop at the Suby dealer on my way home and if the part is not too expensine I'll get it there. Sorry I strung this out so long. I have a wife in a wheelchair from a recent fall at work and I,m busier than ever. On the Airheads BMW list we also enjoy solving problems and help owners avoid dealer repairs. Yes, we have cyberbullyies there as well.

Thanks all, I don't have access to the car since it is garaged some distance from me. We are prepared to attack the problem armed with the information you have provided. I will report back to you with the results. Also thanks for being patient with me and for resisting the urge to scold me and for not exibiting pomposity toward me (Gloyale this part doesn't pertain to you).

No spark by grounding plug. Did it. Stored codes: Evap and Misfire. Resisting nothing.

We can't read codes in this condition. Check Eng has been on for a couple of months. It ran fine until this incident. In fact my son was taking the car to scan it when....

I just went to the shop to look for the ignitor. What looks like mine is a small black cube mounted on the passenger side shock tower with a short vacume line leading to another close-by unit. The cube has a three wire connector attached. There is no other module like item on the firewall that is ignition related. We didn't get the opportunity to swap the ignitor today but will in a day or 2. Fortunately the car will not be needed for at least a month. I just wanted to confirm if I found the ignitor or not. If it doesn't work out, even though it sounds like a very common failing, we will go the jumped tooth belt route. As a back up theory, my son says that the car running poorly for a minute in start up mode and then shutting down could be caused by the computer taking over and shutting off the spark because the out of position crank sensor. I will report back to those involved. Charlie

I have 98 Brighten, Legacy wagon with 175K. It has ceased to run... The spark is intermintent then nonexistant and the engine will not start until it rests a while and then only on 2 or 3 cylinders. We have access to a donor vehicle and have replaced the cam sensor then the crank sensor then the coil all with no effect. The vehicle has had good maintenance since I bought it new. The timing belt is current. I recently replaced the gas filler tube and check valve module. It has had plugs and wires within the last 50K that worked fine. I replaced the knock sensor as per a code warning. I should mention that the car sat unstarted, for 10 days in rainy weather. I then moved it to another spot in the driveway without a problem. My son took it to work the next day and then the engine quit after running on partial cylinders for a minute. I am hoping this sounds like a easy fix to some of you are familiar with the marque. Also I would likde to thank you for helping someone who just registered on this forum to get help. Thanks, Charlie in Pittsburgh