1999 Volkswagen Jetta No Ignition

1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
100,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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HPMOTORS
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Engine is 2.0 SOHC. Build date is 06/98, VIN 8th digit is H. Symptons are no spark. ECU has been swapped out with no change. New plugs & wires

Distributor has a sensor with a shutterwheel that has one hole. Manual says this is a Hall effect sensor.
What should the output from this Hall effect transmitter be? It is referred to as a "Camshaft position sensor" but it is in the distributor. When I apply 12 volts across the input & ground, I get 0.12 mvolts output when the opening in the shutter wheel passes the sensor.
Aug 2, 2010 at 12:01 PM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi HPMotors,

Thank you for the donation.

The value is not specified and I will send the testing procedures to you.
Aug 4, 2010 at 1:22 PM
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KHLOW2008
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For hall effect sensors, the usual test would be the resistance of the coil but I am not able to find any data pertaining to the specifications of the coil resistance.

Since you have swapped the ECU, maybe you can get another distributor to swap for testing.
Aug 4, 2010 at 2:18 PM
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