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bruno
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Hi, I'm new to this forum, and feel cheeky asking for help straight away, but here goes.
My daughter's M reg 1.0 usually runs very reliably, but died half way round a roundabout the other day. The RAC towed her home and hinted at a faulty distributor. On closer inspection I found the HT coil had a high resistance on the secondary. There was definitly no spark at the plugs although the motor spun over nicely. The fuel pump could be heard, the plugs were damp and the camchain was intact.
I couldn't buy just a coil, so I got a complete new distributor from Probe distributors. (Next day service £100 inc VAT). The old dizzy was Lucas, but the new one is a Mitsubishi. It fits the same and I now have sparks. I'm not sure how to set the timing without the motor running so I can use my strobe. I've found markings on the front pully that I assume are timing marks. I want to get somewhere near so it will start. I can't find anything in the Haynes book of lies.
Is there a terminal or connector where I can measure a change in voltage at the point where the spark signal is made? At the moment I can't get the B****y thing to fire, and I'm beginning to doubt my original diagnosis. The drive dog on the dizzy is offset, so the timing can't be 180 degrees out. There is no fault code LED on the ECU and no engine warning lamp on the dash. How else can you read fault codes?
Any help gratefully received.
Bruno
My daughter's M reg 1.0 usually runs very reliably, but died half way round a roundabout the other day. The RAC towed her home and hinted at a faulty distributor. On closer inspection I found the HT coil had a high resistance on the secondary. There was definitly no spark at the plugs although the motor spun over nicely. The fuel pump could be heard, the plugs were damp and the camchain was intact.
I couldn't buy just a coil, so I got a complete new distributor from Probe distributors. (Next day service £100 inc VAT). The old dizzy was Lucas, but the new one is a Mitsubishi. It fits the same and I now have sparks. I'm not sure how to set the timing without the motor running so I can use my strobe. I've found markings on the front pully that I assume are timing marks. I want to get somewhere near so it will start. I can't find anything in the Haynes book of lies.
Is there a terminal or connector where I can measure a change in voltage at the point where the spark signal is made? At the moment I can't get the B****y thing to fire, and I'm beginning to doubt my original diagnosis. The drive dog on the dizzy is offset, so the timing can't be 180 degrees out. There is no fault code LED on the ECU and no engine warning lamp on the dash. How else can you read fault codes?
Any help gratefully received.
Bruno