2.0 8 valve distributor setup help(pic needed)

[b3ast72]

Hi everyone,I need a huge favour,I replaced my distributor after a problem with the car cutting out.I need a picture of the top of the distributor without the cap on to show the position of the small little notch on the edge.The distributor that I was supplied does not have the notch on it so I am struggling to line up the timing which is resulting in a 5000 rpm rev limit.
All help will be greatly appreciated

 

[vngtx]

the rotor arm should be at the 2 o clock position when the timing is at TDC.

 

[b3ast72]

the rotor arm should be at the 2 o clock position when the timing is at TDC.

Thanks for the reply ,if the rotor is at 2 0'clock position wherabouts does the black plug line up and is that position firing on number one cylinder?Thanks for the help cause this is driving me crazy not being able to rev over 5000

 

[vngtx]

at about 4 o clock. mines been stuck at 5k since i bought it. ive taken it upto 6.5k using my vagcom to clear the faults but theres not that much more power up there. the dizzy cap will be at position one and line up with the rotor arm when its clipped on.

 

[b3ast72]

Dude,I would just like to say thank you very much for the help and info,the car is now sorted and reving to redline,if I ever meet you one day I owe you loads of beers,
Cheers

 

[vngtx]

its a shame that when i do the same to mine its still stuck at 5k.

 

[samc]

vngtx try another ecu in it, it fixed my 5k problem

 

[vngtx]

do you need to change immob when u change ecu?

 

[b3ast72]

do you need to change immob when u change ecu?

Have u replaced the crankshaft sensor?The immobiliser is not in the ecu,there is a immobiliser ecu under the dashboard on the drivers side .Just to check does your distributor have 1 cutout on the hall sender disc or 4 ?Your car should only have one cutout,if it has four it causes the same 5000 rpm issue.

 

[vngtx]

i think it had already been done. ive got 3 options left as ive done all the rest.
1. replace the dizzy as its faulty
2. replace crank sensor as its buggered
3. replace ecu cos pedro put it in a stupid place and killed it.
all 3 cost about the same price.

 

[samc]

its easy as pie if you have vagcom, go into immo. click adaption. save and then yes and then click recode then yes.

 

[samc]

ive got a mk3 golf gti ecu in mine lol cheap as fook

 

[vngtx]

have you got the part no.?

 

[b3ast72]

i think it had already been done. ive got 3 options left as ive done all the rest.
1. replace the dizzy as its faulty
2. replace crank sensor as its buggered
3. replace ecu cos pedro put it in a stupid place and killed it.
all 3 cost about the same price.

My crank sensor had a hairline crack causing oil contamination of the windings,not easy to see,check the disributor hall sender blade has one gap only and not four

 

[samc]

be a bit of a twat to get at now but its the same as the ibiza 1 apart from the last 3 numbers. and it came of an n reg mk3 golf gti 8v.

 

[Caffienated]

Wire tails had got shredded on my crank sensor, presumably by road debris at some point, and general gunge down around the area made it impossible to see that until I removed it. Don't think it's possible to do without an oil and filter change though.

Pretty sure my crank sensor was 40-45 quid, and while fiddly, easily done in an evening. I'd've thought it was much cheaper than either other option, even with oil and filter included... Bought the CKP from Andrew Page's... Still have paperwork and cat no etc if you want...

I thought CKP was the classic limiter or revs?

 

[samc]

i changed my crank shaft sensor with filter still on, bit fiddly but is do-able.

 

[vngtx]

im not bothering fixing it now. im that fed up with it.