2014 xc300

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I have lost spark after cleaning the contact on the electric start. Nothing else was touched, had it running 15 minutes prior and used the key to turn it off. I have tried disconnecting the yellow/white wire and still no spark, so now I'm lost. Any ideas?

[Neil E.]

Just in case it's an ignition switch problem, pull the connector off from the switch. If the ignition switch was holding the ground circuit closed, now it will be open for sure. You should get a spark when kicking it over.

[earlystock]

I will give it a try, didn't think about the key shorting the ignition for some reason lol, must of just been to tired.

[earlystock]

Key isn't the problem either, do you think the coil could have just quit? Is there any way of testing to see if it is getting signal without replacing it?

[Neil E.]

Specify what is "cleaning the contact on the electric start". If you took the solenoid apart, you might have damaged one of the tiny solenoid relay coil wires. It's most likely directly related to the work you did. Take pictures of the part you worked on and post them here. Did you move any wires to do the work?

Does the engine crank OK when you push the start button? Did you test the fuses with a multimeter? If your spark plug is really oily it will be harder to see the spark.

[earlystock]

Originally Posted by Neil E.

Specify what is "cleaning the contact on the electric start". If you took the solenoid apart, you might have damaged one of the tiny solenoid relay coil wires. It's most likely directly related to the work you did. Take pictures of the part you worked on and post them here. Did you move any wires to do the work?

Does the engine crank OK when you push the start button? Did you test the fuses with a multimeter? If your spark plug is really oily it will be harder to see the spark.

I cleaned the contacts on the buttons on the handle bars, I haven't touched the starter itself, and put a new plug in that hasn't even touched fuel yet, still no spark. I checked the two fuses under the seat, is there any more that I don't know of? I know it had to be tied into something I did, but I can't make any sense of it. The starter has never gave me issues, last race I fell in some silt and the button was intermittent because of dirt inside not letting it make contact. Being color blind makes it hard for me to do any wiring so it is not my strong suite. I usually have to have my wife find the right wires for me lol.