Mixed up ignition leads on my 325i

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Lapierre916
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Post Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:03 pm

Hi I recently changed my leads on my dizzy but think I have got them all mixed up the car wont start now,was wondering as to which plug starting from the one nearest the dizzy cap on the engine goes to what number on the dizzy cap
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Post Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:58 pm

willnz wrote:Would help if you told us what motor it was..
I'm guessing it's a m20 325i.
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Post Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:59 pm

Really sorry it's a 325i 6 cylinder 1988 e30
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Post Tue Mar 19, 2013 1:07 am

i thought it was numbered on the dizzy cap.
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Post Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:05 am

2-4-6-IN-3-1-5, starting from the top.
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Post Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:57 am

Thanks for the replies,so do I count the spark plug nearest the dizzy as number one and so forth then the one nearest to the windscreen as six,if so the numbers on the dizzy cap do they then match up with the numbers on the dizzy cap ie dizzy cap number one goes to spark plug number one and so forth or do they match up differently,hope this makes sense
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Post Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:51 am

Cylinder #1 is at the front, nearest the radiator; #6 is the one nearest the bulkhead, and has the lead with the cylinder I.D. sensor on it.
If the cap is marked (not all are), then these are the cylinder numbers.
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Post Tue Mar 19, 2013 12:35 pm

Many thanks for your rep,y will try it out when I get home from work,thanks once again for all your help