I'll have a look on the registration documents tonight.

So here's an update on the saga...
I bought a dizzy from a scrapped 1997 1.8 323f with the part number t2t 60371 - which is the part recommended by this distributor specialist for a 1.8 BA: http://www.ignitioncarparts.co.uk/
I took it the the dealer (because that's where my car is stuck atm) but it turns out that dizzy has one too few electrical sockets (not HT leads). It seems the one I've got in my car is a t2t 57371 (which the website above reckons is for a 1.6L MX3. Damn it.
I wish I'd just looked under the bonnet myself before all this nonsense started![/url]

Hi guys, I'm going to be replacing the O'Ring and the Top Hose and have a quick couple of Q's:

Is it even necessary to remove the dizzy cap or can it be left in place and the hole lot taken out in one go?

In andym323's walkthrough he states to remove the connector to the Coolant Temp Sensor - What's the specific point of this and where is it exactly located as not to confuse it with something else.

Out of curiosity why do we need to apply a little clean oil to the new O'Ring once it's been fitted?

Thanks in advance

glad this thread came up again,ive got a leak and its a right old mess!!

I removed the cap because I was giving it a full check over as well as changing the O ring, but you can I think just remove the lot, just remember to mark its origonal position.

I removed the connector because its in the way-ish, its the just above the coolant hose under the dizzy, it gets covered in oil when the O ring goes, so its worth taking it off even just to give it a clean Be careful, its only one wire and a bit delicate, another reason to remove it while working on the dizzy

The oil on the ring thing is old school sort of, anything I've ever rebuilt with an oil seal I've always put a bit off clean oil on, its a common statement in Haynes manuals too, it helps seat the seal and prevents the bit not in contact with the engine oil from drying out and cracking

Hope that helps

Cheers andy. The car's been through something like 7 previous owners and I suspect quite a bit of abuse / neglect. I can see somebody's been fiddling with the dizzy before as it's already been marked. Should be fun

No worried chap, if there is already a mark that matches, use that

Should the oil be applied to the O'Ring once in place which would mean only the top surface or wold it be better to apply it to the entire surface and then slide it into place as you said above that the oil helps seat it?

Thanks again.

Apply the clean oil before fitting

Thanks for all the help. Back up and running

Sweet, glad to be of assistance chap

What do you do if you dont get the allignment correct?? Some peeps need help!?!?! This thread

http://www.club323f.com/club323f/forum/ ... 183#427183

Cool, but, if you've marked it properly, you won't have any problems

Is there such a thing as 'over tightening' the nuts on the dizzy?

I only ask as when I was finishing tightening the bolts up I was on the phone at the same time and so may not have been paying as much attention as I should have been and ended up breaking the spanner

Not had any problems since but was just thinknig about it today and thought I'd post up.

Hopefully I'll never have to take it off again

Reckon you're lucky you bust the spanner and not the bolt chap!!!! Check the torque setting in the Haynes manual to see how tight it should be

Would it be worth loosening the bolts or just leave as is for now?

If it ain't broke, don't fix it

Excellent guide andym. If somebody with my car maintenance skills can put it into action and their car still be running afterwards its pretty well foolproof.
(Thought I might have to shell out for cylinder head repairs after 2 burst hoses until I noticed oil leak and then the stuff on here about the likely cause. Fair few quid saved there, so cheers.)
One thing I'm wondering is when you say about how the distributor gasket might have perished as well the o ring. I didnt find any trace of a gasket. Are you sure there is one, or could mine have disintegrated completely?

hello, any chance of some new updated pics?

thanks

pics for this and the guide are on the main site. Look at the BA Guide section.

Just done this job today. Guide is great. Parts cost me 99p and the whole job could have been done in about 10 mins (took me about an hour, but I wanted to take the oppertunity to get some megs metal polish on the buts under the dizzy)

You have a link to those pics? cus I swear this topic is from the BA guides section

??? at the top of this page click the link to BA94-98, then click the GUIDE link, then scroll down to the Maitinance section and lick the link to distributor O ring replacment

http://www.club323f.com/?page_id=162

quality, forgot about that link / section lol

In ROMANIA I can't find o-ring at the distributors.Can anybody tell me it's exact dimensions and material?it is NBR or VITON for hier temperatures?
I whant to order it from a seals distributor.
Tanks.

hi marius try this link, they post to europe. http://www.fordprobestore.co.uk/store/ hope this is a help.... cheers mick

i whant the dimensions.Thanks anyway.

I had some problems placing the hole thing back.. I didn't know the inside 'rotors' had 1 way to fit..
Took me 10 minutes to get it in.. before i came after it it was 180°...
I Somethimes used to force but not to much.. Can u break something inside it with using abit to much power????

... Started it and ran fine.., seems to run smoother.. but that would be between the ears ..
Anway the old O ring snapped when taking out & was really hard.. obviously it leaked alot of oil cause the Coolant tube was a little bit damaged.

Hey Guyz Want to know whats that in photo attached?
What it for?
and where can get ?
Will this be good for My mazda 1995 1.5 DOHC 16v ? http://www.ebay.com/itm/DISTRIBUTOR-O-R ... 56467b900e

Hi LaZer, the bit you've pointed out is a crank case breather filter I got from a car show for £3 I think I replaces the pipe that normally runs to the intake pipe between the airfilter box and the throttle body, be sure to block the hole in the intake if you fit one the metal pipe that comes out of the crank case must be turned towards the from of the car too, it should twist by hand

That 'O' ring should do the job I think

Ohh Thanks ...
Hmmm is it in Ebay.com? Dont know how to look for this one...