distributor and ignition leads

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Hello

My distributor seems to be corroded and I wish to replace it. Is this a standard K-series items (for an S1 exige)??
What about the ignition leads? standard or would it be better to change for blus magnecor??

Thanks

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It’s a stock Rover part, common on all non wasted spark K series engines(1400,1600 and 1800). In view of the exposure of the HT leads to moisture I would use Silicone leads.

Dave

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Thank you Dave!

I’ll order rover distributor ASAP and probably magnecor HT leads (blue or red, are these really differents?)

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Erm… AFAIK the S1 Exige (VHPD) does not have a distributor, it’s electronic ignition and dual coils.

Or are you talking about an S1 Elise?

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sorry for technical terms (not easy in english). Yes, it’s for an exige S1 (VHPD). It’s a square items with four plugs to fit ignition leads.
So, what about this item?

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here on red:
[image]http://img425.imageshack.us/img425/3240/exigemoteur5lk.th.jpg[/image]

What about the cost??

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Yes, it’s the dual coils that I was talking about.
It’s a part shared with some other cars, not sure which one.
Do a serach in the site, I’m sure you’ll find it (sorry, in a rush )

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There are many VHPD engines fitted with distributor caps as on the stock Elise (I have 3 of them here at the moment). However, yours has a coil pack and is wasted spark. That type of coil pack is not a Rover sourced part. There is a recent thread which suggests sourcing the coil pack from a Vauxhall (Opel) or recent model Ford. It it were me I would just clean the ternials carefully and then lubricate lightly with petroleum jelly or similar. By all means replace the leads.

Dave

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Dave,
magnecor order this morning
I hope I will find petroleum jelly in France (dunno what is the french translation )
Not easy to clean the ternials as it is protect by the circular plastic bit… I’ll try!

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Hi Alex,

What is being done to your engine while it is out of the car? It looks very clean and tidy!

P.S. Petroleum Jelly is just Vaseline. I’m sure I have seen it in a Pharmacie in France!

Cliquez ici!

I’m not suggesting you buy it from there!

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Thank you alex!
Well, if we don’t know petrolatum in France, no problem with vaseline (but this doesn’t stop electrical transmission between ternials and leads??)
I think:
1.clean the ternials
2. used vaselin
3. used an electrical contact spray without or with solvent (this one seems good to remove oxides… just a bit)
4.GO!! (with my new leads)

To answer to your question Alex about my engine:
-I remove it to used as a table for drinks … That’s beautiful, isn’t it??
-No, the previous owner has fitted the 190 motorsport lotus kit and undertaken porting work on head.

The car has only 6000 km and lots of upgrades (4-pot calipers, UCR+LSD, Sachs dampers…)
Really different from my previous S1 elise

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Very nice.

Post some pictures of your car if you have some.

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Thanks Alex

I’ll post some pics soonly

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I’ve cleaned the ignition coil pack such Dave advice me, cleaned the rear wheel ECU sensor and changed the leads for silicone parts…

This week-end, I’ve tested it on Le mans track and the exige run without misfiring!!
(really enjoy this trackday)
Thank you

PS: the next trouble is a rattle pads with the 4-pot calipers… but that’s an other story…