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change my distributor cap and rotor
"www.mo-de.net" > wrote
> I am going to attempt to change my distributor cap and rotor. I know if > I don't do this correctly the car will not start. Any tips to ensure it > does start and thing(s) I should look out for? > The car is a; BMW 318i 1984 4 cylinders 1.8 liter engine Coupe > Lex, thanks Get a white-out pen and mark 1,2,3,4 on the cap and wires. You will need this when some angry girlfriend decides to rip out the wires. |
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www.mo-de.net wrote: > I am going to attempt to change my distributor cap and rotor. I know if > I don't do this correctly the car will not start. Any tips to ensure it > does start and thing(s) I should look out for? > > The car is a; > > BMW 318i 1984 > 4 cylinders > 1.8 liter engine > Coupe > > Lex, thanks I recently worked on a 1989 325is and took 3 days to take of cap. An hour a day. It seemed to be hanging up. Finally realized there is a metal coolant tube running across face of distributor cap. Had to loosen two 10 mm bolts holding the tube one on right side of cap and one on left. You might not have the same configuration but this is what I found. |
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