• Distributor cap B200

Posted: **27 Jun 2005 04:08 pm**

Mine is dead after 165.000 km

Take a look!

Posted: **27 Jun 2005 04:20 pm**

And all that time you wondered why it wasn't running so well

Posted: **27 Jun 2005 04:22 pm**

sure its not been replaced before?

Posted: **27 Jun 2005 04:34 pm**

RandomHero wrote:And all that time you wondered why it wasn't running so well

Starting the car was slow, too slow! I hope there will be an improvement with a new distributor cap and rotor...

Posted: **27 Jun 2005 07:53 pm**

It must be a lot better, or there is something else on...

Posted: **27 Jun 2005 07:57 pm**

Is it just me or does the 1.4 just eat dizzy caps......

Will

Posted: **27 Jun 2005 08:59 pm**

Frankly IMO they all do. Its almost a service item every two years or so, check and replace dizzy cap and rotor. Cheap insurance for the trouble it causes if it goes all wrong.

Posted: **27 Jun 2005 11:30 pm**

I replace the spark plugs, leads, dustributor, etc... of my 1.4 in my Daf CoupÃ© every year or at least every 5.000 - 10.000 km...

Posted: **28 Jun 2005 11:31 am**

Agreed with Will, Kar's gets replaced every year, which is around 12000ish miles. Is the B200F like this??? I'm gonna need some help soon understanding how new stuff works, it needs a lil lbit of tlc (only looks like the basics) Also, can't find any recepts for the timing belt being done, is there any way to inspect, and can I do it myself??

Posted: **28 Jun 2005 12:32 pm**

Off topic

What is TLC?

On Topic...

Posted: **28 Jun 2005 07:15 pm**

TLC = Tender Loving Care

Posted: **28 Jun 2005 07:24 pm**

If you can't find any record of the timing belt being done, just do it anyway. The original Volvo proper belt from a dealer cost less than 15 quid. The only difficult bit is getting the **##?? crank pulley off. Rather a tight nut, to say the least. Then its just a case of lining up the marks properly and off you go.

Posted: **28 Jun 2005 07:36 pm**

I change the oil in my 340 1.7 now 2.0 every 10,000 miles(on lpg oil does not get thinned by petrol) and change plugs leads cap and rotor every other oil change approx every 5 months for oil change.

Dai

Posted: **28 Jun 2005 11:05 pm**

only thing I ever check/change is sparks plugs.

just leaving the rest alone until it goes bad has never stranded me.

on the other hand, I do change the oil quite often..

Posted: **29 Jun 2005 11:01 am**

Cheers Andy, I will get that done next week hopefully then. Is it in the Haynes? I don't have a Russek for this one yet, but I did get an Autodata with it that I havn't really looked through.