Uhhh distributor problem....

.:si:. · Post by **.:si:.** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:09 pm

Ok so like randomly one night i was going home got like 100 feet from my house and my car started boggin like it was running on 3 cylinders...blah blah well it was like 3 am so i went to sleep woke up came outside looked under the hood and one of the caps had blown off the distributor...anybody know why it does this because its happened like at least 10 times...and ill make one tighter and then a different one will come off...?

Gunmetal Si · Post by **Gunmetal Si** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:26 pm

by saying caps, do u mean wires?

.:si:. · Post by **.:si:.** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:35 pm

GUNMETAL SI;69594 wrote:by saying caps, do u mean wires?

yes wires...meant the wire caps you know that plug into the distributor.........same difference

JustRob · Post by **JustRob** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:29 pm

What kind of plug wires are on you car?

TurboFreak · Post by **TurboFreak** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:38 am

loose wire??? is it hitting on anything???

.:si:. · Post by **.:si:.** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:10 pm

i have 8.5 mm msd wires...and no it doesn't touch anything that dont matter it just blows it off that cap so i dont have a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th cylinder whichever one it decides to blow off.!!

Gunmetal Si · Post by **Gunmetal Si** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:35 pm

.:si:.;69701 wrote:i have 8.5 mm msd wires...and no it doesn't touch anything that dont matter it just blows it off that cap so i dont have a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th cylinder whichever one it decides to blow off.!!

oem ngk /thread!

.:si:. · Post by **.:si:.** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:40 pm

well im not gonna bother changing anything out until this winter when everything comes apart...what would you guys recommend for ignition...plugs...wires...etc...?

JustRob · Post by **JustRob** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:17 am

Okay, take the POS MSD wires off now. Never put anything other then OEM or NGK wires on your car.

Post by **stolle** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 3:19 am

the wire/clip may be shoved up in the boot, thus not leaving enough wire to actually clip into the cap. pull the wire out of the boot carefully if its hard use a little wd-40 on the inside of the boot and twist the boot around the wire it will eventually loosen up pull the wire out, seat the wire in the cap as far as it will go then pull the boot back down to cover the post on the cap...:icon_thumright: