Gonna to attempt today is it as easy as the guide says
I change my oil all the time. After labelling the leads anything else?
Changing my dizz and rotory arm
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Don't lose the rotor arm screws!
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Was one of the first jobs I ever did. It is easy mate, read the guide and you'll be fine!
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Thanks guys, mission complete
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Out of curiousity, how much did the parts set you back?
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Rotory arm - £16.83
Distributor cap - £70.76
From Toyota
Distributor cap - £70.76
From Toyota
Re: Changing my dizz and rotory arm
Odin_S wrote:Rotory arm - £16.83
Distributor cap - £70.76
From Toyota
That's expensive...
Is it very needed to buy original parts?
I am using copies for about 1/5 of this price with no problems. Or should I try original parts?
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GreddyMR2 wrote:Odin_S wrote:Rotory arm - £16.83
Distributor cap - £70.76
From Toyota
That's expensive...
Is it very needed to buy original parts?
I am using copies for about 1/5 of this price with no problems. Or should I try original parts?
Maintaining cars with dealer parts is expensive.
It depends if you want the best in quality and reliability.
Your choice.
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Peter Gidden - SBITS wrote:GreddyMR2 wrote:Odin_S wrote:Rotory arm - £16.83
Distributor cap - £70.76
From Toyota
That's expensive...
Is it very needed to buy original parts?
I am using copies for about 1/5 of this price with no problems. Or should I try original parts?
Maintaining cars with dealer parts is expensive.
It depends if you want the best in quality and reliability.
Your choice.
OK, let's say a new genuine part and new copy part.
Will I feel any difference in performance? Not talking about a reliability.
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GreddyMR2 wrote:Peter Gidden - SBITS wrote:GreddyMR2 wrote:
That's expensive...
Is it very needed to buy original parts?
I am using copies for about 1/5 of this price with no problems. Or should I try original parts?
Maintaining cars with dealer parts is expensive.
It depends if you want the best in quality and reliability.
Your choice.
OK, let's say a new genuine part and new copy part.
Will I feel any difference in performance? Not talking about a reliability.
Most likely not. I don't know - i don't use pattern engine parts in my workshop.
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I can tell you from experience that Blueprint distributor caps don't last anywhere near as long as Toyota ones.
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How long do Toyota ones generally last?
I replaced mine with a none Toyota one, the one i removed had been on for at least several years and 5/6k and inside it only had a little bit of the white deposit on the terminals, looked like it was in good condition still apart from that.
I replaced mine with a none Toyota one, the one i removed had been on for at least several years and 5/6k and inside it only had a little bit of the white deposit on the terminals, looked like it was in good condition still apart from that.
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I replaced mine three times in my ownership (6 years). Once was when I got the car, to cure a stutter under boost, I used a blueprint one. I changed the blueprint one after 6-8 months for a Toyota one because it had had it. I changed my Toyota one a month before I sold the car because a screw had come out of the rotor arm and destroyed it. It was still working fine up until then.
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GreddyMR2 wrote:Odin_S wrote:Rotory arm - £16.83
Distributor cap - £70.76
From Toyota
That's expensive...
Is it very needed to buy original parts?
I am using copies for about 1/5 of this price with no problems. Or should I try original parts?
Put it this way, i like my car to be predictable. I dont want, "i hope it starts" or "wow it started or its working"
I dont take short cuts with my servicing or my car in general. The proof is in the pudding, its never broken down on me since i bought it in '08.
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I've had a blueprint dizzy cap on my car for about three years and 12k miles, still working perfectly.
Dizzy
Copy verses Genuine.
Copies...price/quality/life.
Genuine...life/quality/price.
To justify a high Toyota price quality must be premium in its construction, so is the dizzy cap worth the extra money when the terminals are metal as the cheaper copies.
So how much extra is 4 brass or copper terminal posts?
Toyota have neglected to fit the best materials which is disappointing...shame on you.
Who wouldn't want a Mr T dizzy cap with brass terminals and gladly pay for that extra quality,might be worth £70.76p then.
Copies...price/quality/life.
Genuine...life/quality/price.
To justify a high Toyota price quality must be premium in its construction, so is the dizzy cap worth the extra money when the terminals are metal as the cheaper copies.
So how much extra is 4 brass or copper terminal posts?
Toyota have neglected to fit the best materials which is disappointing...shame on you.
Who wouldn't want a Mr T dizzy cap with brass terminals and gladly pay for that extra quality,might be worth £70.76p then.
Dizzy
Copy verses Genuine.
Copies...price/quality/life.
Genuine...life/quality/price.
To justify a high Toyota price quality must be premium in its construction, so is the dizzy cap worth the extra money when the terminals are metal as the cheaper copies.
So how much extra is 4 brass or copper terminal posts?
Toyota have neglected to fit the best materials which is disappointing...shame on you.
Who wouldn't want a Mr T dizzy cap with brass terminals and gladly pay for that extra quality,might be worth £70.76p then.
Copies...price/quality/life.
Genuine...life/quality/price.
To justify a high Toyota price quality must be premium in its construction, so is the dizzy cap worth the extra money when the terminals are metal as the cheaper copies.
So how much extra is 4 brass or copper terminal posts?
Toyota have neglected to fit the best materials which is disappointing...shame on you.
Who wouldn't want a Mr T dizzy cap with brass terminals and gladly pay for that extra quality,might be worth £70.76p then.
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If you're interested there is a guide somewhere written by a guy in the US on modifying your dizzy cap to have copper contacts. Paul Port did a load and they are still floating around now!
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Harold wrote:I've had a blueprint dizzy cap on my car for about three years and 12k miles, still working perfectly.
I'm not say the blueprint ones aint good, i've used them in the past, just if i have the spare money at the time i prefer to go OEM
Your logical could be applied to tyres. If i never spun out on a set of ditch finders does mean it applies to everyone or say TR1 are not worth more? Some people drive differently