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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: maximk2 on 03 February 2007, 20:15

Title: car once again became a nautical vessel (not good) gotta love heavy rain jeeez!
Post by: maximk2 on 03 February 2007, 20:15

My car is once again fooked but this time no friendly dubber came to the rescue it was bloody chucking it down and im talking flash flood weather. Car is now sat outside some sushi bar feeling sorry for itself. I tried the whole cleaning the dizzy cap and spraying it with wd40 but then (i know pathetic) I couldnt work out how to refit the dizzy cap it was pissing it down and I jus couldnt get the two clips (engine side and grille side) to clip the cap can anyone help with info on this I know its a bloody pathetic thing to ask for info on but I must be doin somethin wrong.

Title: Re: car once again became a nautical vessel (not good) gotta love heavy rain jeeez!
Post by: G174AFC on 03 February 2007, 23:10

if it helps, I just changed my dizzy cap...

My mate helped me as I am a bit rusty on the turning spanners bit, but he used a screwdriver to lever them on, esp the back one...

Hope that helps!!!!

Title: Re: car once again became a nautical vessel (not good) gotta love heavy rain jee
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 04 February 2007, 04:57

push hard on the part of the clip where it curves, it will straighten out and clip over the cap. (there are two recessed bits to aim for) Requires some force, as it needs to form a strong seal on the cap.

Title: Re: car once again became a nautical vessel (not good) gotta love heavy rain jeeez!
Post by: maximk2 on 04 February 2007, 17:48

well ive managed to fkuc it up propper now! trying to wedge the front clip on snapped the cable to the fan off and ripped one of the ht leads out great job all round I say!

Title: Re: car once again became a nautical vessel (not good) gotta love heavy rain jee
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 04 February 2007, 17:57

how the f**k can you do that?

It's not that hard to put the dizzy back on.  :huh:

Title: Re: car once again became a nautical vessel (not good) gotta love heavy rain jeeez!
Post by: monzablue16v on 04 February 2007, 18:05

(http://www.logodesignweb.com/stockphoto/objects/tools/spanner.jpg)

Avoid these in future PMSL :D :D :D :D :D :D you sure it was the right way up? the can go on either way but only one way is right.

Title: Re: car once again became a nautical vessel (not good) gotta love heavy rain jee
Post by: mattp1983 on 04 February 2007, 20:09

its ok mate I struggled with mine for a while, best way is to squeeze the curve with your thumb, then try and flick up the end on the cap with a smal flat bladed screw driver.

Title: Re: car once again became a nautical vessel (not good) gotta love heavy rain jee
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 04 February 2007, 21:01

like i told you too above.  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: car once again became a nautical vessel (not good) gotta love heavy rain jeeez!
Post by: Thom89 on 04 February 2007, 23:14

This is the best post I've seen for ages! :evil:
Tom

Title: Re: car once again became a nautical vessel (not good) gotta love heavy rain jeeez!
Post by: DazVR6 on 05 February 2007, 00:23

i should come into the mk2 section more often...... :laugh:

Title: Re: car once again became a nautical vessel (not good) gotta love heavy rain jeeez!
Post by: maximk2 on 05 February 2007, 20:30

yea I know I should have been a mechanic! well just wondering how much is a dizzy cap and set of HT leads? just dont wanna get ripped off! im taking it to Jock to get sorted in Marbella so just wondering how many yo yos tis gonna cost me.

Title: Re: car once again became a nautical vessel (not good) gotta love heavy rain jeeez!
Post by: maximk2 on 06 February 2007, 20:08

Please tell me knowm im useless as a mechanic but surely someone on here knows how much these parts cost from VW. Cheers

Title: Re: car once again became a nautical vessel (not good) gotta love heavy rain jeeez!
Post by: DarnPB on 06 February 2007, 20:19

If you buy from VW, it will not be cheap but you will have peace of mind that the parts are good ones. I paid in Madrid something like 40 euros for the genuine article. Take your permisso de conducir with you so that they can relate to your serial number. They do it that way here. As for fitting it, clip in the clip on the engine side first, then the rad side. The dizzy cap can only be fitted in one way, so make sure that as you are fitting it, you cannot rotate it.
The cost of genuine leads are expensive but worth the peace of mind for no aggro. Don´t know how much though.
If you have just pulled yours apart, you may be able to repair it again.

Title: Re: car once again became a nautical vessel (not good) gotta love heavy rain jeeez!
Post by: maximk2 on 06 February 2007, 20:50

yea well the garage have told me 100 yo yos for the parts plus fitting so does that sound right? BTW mine is max18021984@hotmail.com

Title: Re: car once again became a nautical vessel (not good) gotta love heavy rain jeeez!
Post by: maximk2 on 07 February 2007, 13:50

all in with rotor arm was 150 yo yos so not too bad then and thats with call out charge.