So guys, I was driving today, and with no symptoms, my car just died. Won't start back up. I'm pretty sure it's spark related because it won't start when ether is sprayed into the intake either. Timing light is picking up nothing. Anyways, I'll tear into it tomorrow probably, but if you have any advice or theories, let me know.

 

The coil in the distributor would be a prime suspect (picture 1). The Ignition Control Module (ICM) is also a candidate (picture 2). But first make sure that the distributor is getting battery power. If not, check whether fuses #41 and #42 in the under-hood fuse/relay box are blown.

 

it's a 96 coupe ex

 

See edits in my first post.

 

i would say replace the coil

 

well, after running the tests, it's not the coil...

 

The ICM input test should tell you whether the ICM either is not getting battery power or is bad.

 

So if all the tests were normal (i did them all) and it still is not getting any spark and the coil is fine, that means it's the icm? that seems to be what the directions indicate.

 

Yes, that's correct. It's a process of elimination test.

 

FIRST, in such a case check that the distributor rotor turns when you crank the engine. If it doesn't (almost certainly because the timing belt is stripped), you will have a crank but no spark situation.

Often a bad coil will pass the resistance test. Try to draw sparks from the secondary terminal on the coil to a grounded wire. If you can get sparks but they are very small and weak, it's a bad coil.