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Hello- I have a 1998 forrester with an unknowned year 2.2 engine (it's a frankencar). I've had this car for almost ten years and it has ran good untill now. The problem is a no spark issue. I have changed the crank position sensor and coil and am thinking about the icm. Searching online I found a vendor that listed two for my engine, both looked like they would plug in and work. One cost $30 and the other was $160. I was just wondering what the differance is between them? Thanks, Red. BTW, the car runs good it's just hard to start at times.

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the plugs are NGK, the wires are a napa brand. In a no start condition, I use a good NGK plug and pull a plug wire off and make sure the plug threads are grounded. Eventually the plug will start sparking and sometimes the engine will start on three cylinders. Sometimes when this happens, the spark looks weak (orange). The car has never left me stranded, just once a week is hard to start. It has never been hard to start cold. I just thought I would try a ICM for $30, if I need the $160 ICM, I'll have to think that over. Thanks for your thoughts, Red.

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