Just about had a guts full of them

I hardly ever boot my car, i mainly cruise around and just have fun etc. If i do boot the car i make sure its warmed up etc etc. Anyway COming home from club tonight actualy give it some stick like it was meant for playing with one of the boys from club, about 6k in 2nd or 3rd the car dies!!! Its died all of a sudden no power nothing!

Tried to start the car and nothing totally 100% dead, it turns over but fails to fire up. There was no smoke, oil or fook all from the engine. THe motor turns over fine etc.

Any way got it home with a help from Spiky so a BIG THANKS goes to that man Cheers mate really is appreciated

Car is in the garage, plugs out & fine! Upon turning the car over however noticed a spark from the dizy was arching out! Now i pushed the dizz cap to see if it was on tight, it kinda was but poped of. Upon taking the cap off i noticed the rotar arm had snaped the bit inside it so its just spining around. Now im not sure if i broke it by poping the dizzy cap of or not THe arching of the the block makes me think it must have been broke! but before i toke the cap of i plug the sparkplug into No1 lead and upon cranking it still had a spark

What do you think the verdict is?

I hope its just the arm! If its something serious with the engine im going to brake the fucker as had a guts full of all this shit, as its not like i abuse the car

 

hope its nothing serious Rhys.




Dave.

 

Hope its not serious Rhys

 

doesnt sound serious.

Replace and go from there, dont assure the worst

 

Doh Rhys, sorry to hear that mate

Time to get your wallet out and get a coilpack conversion from Stu i reacon mate, no more dizzies!

 

Check that the Phase Sensor hasn't moved, or even come loose at the bottom of the crank pulley. Especially bearing in mind that the engines relatively new. Maybe.......someone didn't tighten up the two securing nuts properly and it's moved away from the crank pulley and ain't registering the pulley pegs

 

Cant really see what you are moaning about mate, such a minor thing to sort.

Stay happy mate, still an awesome car you have

 

had the same thing once rhys. forgot to put the second clip on the dizzy cap, so it cocked over and snapped the rotor arm. put a new one on, clipped the cap on properly - job done.

 

Make sure you replace the rotor arm with a genuine ford one - my car used to eat motor factor arms every 6 weeks, leaving me stranded

Then I parted with the Ł11 for a genuine one and it's been in there for nearly 4 years now!

Neil.

 

as said this is not a uncommon thing to happen, motor factor spares are crap they normally fit things like a fiat aswell, my mate had the same thing happen on his cossy.

 

So it can be quite common for the rotar arms to snap?
?

will pop to Ford later to see if they got them in stock! I Hope it is just that which has snaped. Even though it broke and spins freely on the dizzy would u get some kind of spark to the plugs?

 

yes, you'd get a spark, but probably not at the right time, hence why it won't start

 

hi mate
did exactly the same thing on my cossie at 8am central london rush hour going to work AA man came out as good as gold and replaced the rotor arm, cost me peanuts and quick job to fix etc

good luck and i hope its summit simple

 

btw, i got mine from a local motor factors

 

AH cool, hopfully its cheep fix

Going to pop to Fords in a bit and got a proper one

 

typical streesy boyo

 

fingers crossed dude

 

the rotor arm normally breaks when the cap has not been located correctly/ fitted properly bit of a bar steward to get ones hand in worse if you have big mitts

 

swap you for a series one Rhys


sounds an easy/cheep fix mate, once its done take it out for a raggin for her cheek

 

coil pack time

 

i was hitting the limiter in 1st, 2nd and 3rd in mine yesterday thru town - driving it like i stole it

and no misfires or mishaps

 

Tony, Sounds like i fitted it wrong, as the centre bit of the dizzy cap has been munched away

Will see if one of the lads will fit it for me to make sure its 100% correct as want a 2nd opinion this time

 

Craig, not et maybe next year if all goes well

 

As i said earlier rhys i will fit it for ya.Let me know when ford got them and i will pop up.Charge will be a few cold beers.

 

following on from this, is a 2wd dizzy rotor arm meant to have a little bit of play in it on the shaft?

 

do you mean in the shaft of the dizzy or the fit between the shaft and rotor arm?

shaft shouldnt have any play in it,,,
the dizzy cap isnt the best fit in the world

 

between the rotor arm and the shaft itself

 

No there should'nt be any play mate!

The cap is the worst bit! doesnt fit tiddy at all imo!

 

might be telling you how to suck eggs here but the cap will only fit properly in one location, there is a tab on the inside edge which locates in a notch on the actual dizzy, turn the cap round until it cliack into position, then clip the 2 spring retaining clips on, you usually have to undos the cam belt cover t get your hand round to the bck on, unles you have girls hands in which case they may fit inbetween the cover and dizzy to reach the back clip...

 

Job Done DAve just done it, Well Robs did infact Fookin fiddly thing but managed to do it now and he put it in it correct position