my ibiza is dead!

[R3 NDD]

the other day my car wouldnt start at work! i replaced the dizzy cap, rotor arm and spark plugs and it ran fine for a few days. then all of a sudden i was driving and the rev counter flew round as if the engine was redlining and then flew back round to zero(the engine didnt actualy rev) and the car just cut out! had a look and it had burned the rotor arm out and the dizzy cap had a load of yellow/white powder in it. it has gone throuh quite a few dizzy caps in the past so theres obviously a bigger problem somewhere! any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

 

[captin_urbis]

you have me stumped mate sorry, will keep an eye out though

 

[robreidmotors]

Im not 100% but I think your hall sender is faulty.

That sits in the distributor itself and tells the ecu and rev counter display what the rev speed is.

Im thinking that the ecu thought you were giving high revs when you were not, so there might be some kind of mismatch causing voltages through the dizzy cap/rotor arm at the wrong times? causing scortching.

Its only a theory but seems to make sense with the rev counter going up all of a sudden.

I hesitate because another dizzy is about 70 notes.

 

[captin_urbis]

70 squids?? lol are you joking, try 4.99 for a new dizzy from halfords lol!!

 

[robreidmotors]

distributor, not distributor cap

 

[captin_urbis]

lol should have read it properly lol sorry

 

[robreidmotors]

i just checked to make sure on my other post, the hall sender sends the rev info to the ecu and also your rev counter.

seems a big coincidence to have the rev counter go up and all the dizzy cap etc the burn out at the same time. so it has to be linked to the revs going up in some way.

the hall sender seems to fit the bill, as i say distributors arent cheap and really its easier to get a new distributor rather than try and replace the sender.

 

[Fl@pper]

check earths as well why ya there - theres at least one on the coil too

 

[Craig!]

Its **** thats why... only joking mate.

I think changing the whole dizzy could be a good idea, as its constantly been eating caps and arms for the last few months, but there are other under lying problems. Money no object, I would have changed plugs, coil, leads and dizzy but you need to draw the line at where you stop spending.

Getting it started is the main thing, the dizzy could be playing havoc with the ECU (kinda like a crank position sensor would) if it does have an inbuilt sensor but I don't know how advanced the Mk2 ECU system is?

 

[R3 NDD]

well its just had plugs and i know a lad with a coil i can have so ill just get new distributor and leads and hope for the best!

 

[R3 NDD]

anyone know if any other distributors fit a 1.4? will the polo be the same

 

[captin_urbis]

same engine block as the polo 1.0 1.4 1.6 (all 8v)

 

[surreyfull]

I was thinking of replacing my dizzy a few months ago,

was going to get one from HERE.

 

[R3 NDD]

just found one on that link that says it fits my engine but the cap looks different to the one i have at the moment cheers tho surreyfull! great help

 

[R3 NDD]

i checked it said it was for the abf but when i looked again i found them for my engine code

 

[surreyfull]

oh really? yea i just checked and the second one down is all ABF. if you have found the correct one then no worries!

i think it will be one of these engine codes? Click Me!

 

[R3 NDD]

yeah eventualy! cheers for the link tho! just saved me a packet! the stealers wanted £115!

 

[surreyfull]

no worries mate,

i think on that site you have to send in your broken one and they send you a reconditioned one?

 

[surreyfull]

sorry that is also only on the ABF ones!

 

[R3 NDD]

yeah i did see that on some but some said they were brand new units. i will soon find out when i give them a ring tomorow il just hope its all fixed after a coil, distributor, plugs, and leads!