qwerty
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@qwerty
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May 15, 2007 16:56:34 GMT
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Well my car(mk3 1 litre polo) broke down yesterday (wouldn't start waited for 45 mins for the AA to come at which point it started and ran fine for the rest of the day and then today). Whilst we were waiting for the AA to arrive we were noticing how curse word the rotor arm/ dizzy cap/ leads etc were. So today I went along to Eurocarparts and got a Ner rotor arm/cap/set of plugs and leads. I've come home and fitted all of the above and now my car won't start.
Not only that but it keeps making a big POP out of the TB enough to lift the air box top which I placed on.
PLEASE PLEASE HELP. What could be the problem?? I desperately need the car for work as i work 20 miles away and have no other form of transport. Please please helP!!
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Help me please!!Deleted
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May 15, 2007 17:00:54 GMT
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Does it have points? As that is the only thing you have not replaced! Are the plug leads in the right order? Easy to connect them up wrong.
Could be the coil too I guess
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Last Edit: May 15, 2007 17:01:37 GMT by Deleted
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Dez
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May 15, 2007 17:00:57 GMT
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leads wrong way round. youve probably 2+3 or 3+4 confused.
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qwerty
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May 15, 2007 17:01:54 GMT
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Yeah they all seem to be in the right order  I'll go and check now |
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May 15, 2007 17:02:28 GMT
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what he said^^^^
also, have you gapped the points up correctly?
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qwerty
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May 15, 2007 17:06:59 GMT
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Doesn't have points I don't think. Which is number 1 on the Dizzy cap? Thats assuming no 1 spark plug is the one nearest the timing belt (left hand side with the bonnet up. I took each lead of by itself to make sure I didn't confuse them looks like I might have |
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qwerty
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May 15, 2007 17:15:07 GMT
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Firing order is correct 1243
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May 15, 2007 17:15:44 GMT
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you might have got the leads right but did you put the cap on the right way round? easy done  is the rotor arm on the spindle right? |
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paul4be
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May 15, 2007 17:17:27 GMT
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Sounds like dizzy timing out due to leads in wrong order as above, unless you messed with the dizzy itself and screwed up the timing?
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qwerty
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May 15, 2007 17:22:49 GMT
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I haven't touched the dizzy just the cap when i put the cap on the other way then it doesn't do the popping thing but it still doesn't start. |
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qwerty
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May 15, 2007 17:34:31 GMT
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hecked firing order. Put dizzy cap right way checked firing order again, tried old dizzy cap still nothing. It churns and then goes POP and shoots vapour/smoke out of the TB
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May 15, 2007 18:28:45 GMT
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Firing order is correct 1243 I could be wrong but is the firing order not 1-3-4-2 thats fairly common for 4 cylinder cars |
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May 15, 2007 18:33:49 GMT
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Yep according to autodata its 1342, 1 being furthest away from the gearbox and dizzy turns anti clockwise and I don't know if its any use but it shows no1 as being lower left on the dizzy cap.
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qwerty
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May 15, 2007 19:13:20 GMT
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Hmmm well I'll go and check that now. I've just done it according to my bro's identical (but working) polo 1.0
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qwerty
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May 15, 2007 20:06:16 GMT
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Yep according to autodata its 1342, 1 being furthest away from the gearbox and dizzy turns anti clockwise and I don't know if its any use but it shows no1 as being lower left on the dizzy cap. Yup mr Phoenix you would be right and I would be completely wrong and would feel quite foolish ;D Hey ho it works now!! |
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May 15, 2007 20:40:20 GMT
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Yep according to autodata its 1342, 1 being furthest away from the gearbox and dizzy turns anti clockwise and I don't know if its any use but it shows no1 as being lower left on the dizzy cap. Yup mr Phoenix you would be right and I would be completely wrong and would feel quite foolish ;D Hey ho it works now!! Lol nice one. Have you got a thread in readers rides fot this 1.0 beastie then |
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qwerty
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Yup mr Phoenix you would be right and I would be completely wrong and would feel quite foolish ;D Hey ho it works now!! Lol nice one. Have you got a thread in readers rides fot this 1.0 beastie then No cos I can't get pictures off my phone and onto the computer at the moment, however I will get some up soon. The other thing is its sitting sky high at the moment until next month when i'm ordering my suspension. Safe to say its not standard anymore |
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I'll go and check now
is the rotor arm on the spindle right?