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Which HT leads go where on distributor cap??
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:32 pm
by CR33DO21
Help anyone?? I have just brought a E30 325i sport for cheap because its miss-firing. previous owner said he done a service and changed the leads, plugs, dizzy car and rotor arm. since doing that its had a miss-fire. so was wondering if he has put leads on wrong on the dizzy cap. so can anyone tell me which lead goes to which bit on the cap??
Re: Which HT leads go where on distributor cap??
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:21 pm
by RedThunder
This page might help you figure it out:
http://e30world.com/ignition/BMW-E30-di ... tor-change
In particular:
"You can always check for correct installation since the ignition firing order is 1-5-3-6-2-4 and terminals on the distributor cap have a label. That means that spark plug wire from cylinder 1 goes to the terminal cap labeled 1 (cylinders are numbered sequentially with cylinder number 1 being closest to the front of the car)."
Take a look at the pics too though.
Re: Which HT leads go where on distributor cap??
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:27 pm
by CR33DO21
thanks for the reply. the distributor cap is not labelled hence why i came on here, to see if anyone knew! the link you put on here i found the other day. if only it showed the whole dizzy cap then can see the numbers!!
Re: Which HT leads go where on distributor cap??
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:51 pm
by Brianmoooore
Few seconds with the search function found this:
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... eads+order
There's better somewhere in the archives, but this has the info you need!
Re: Which HT leads go where on distributor cap??
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:06 pm
by CR33DO21
nice one, cheers for the reply.
