Author Topic: 1997 VW Polo distributor, bosch or marelli?  (Read 1904 times)

Offline Khare

  • Serious forum addict
  • *
  • Posts: 7,627
  • The bear that khares
1997 VW Polo distributor, bosch or marelli?
« on: 04 April 2013, 22:00 »
As title. Friend's Polo burn out the HT lead and It needs a new set as well as new cap and rotor, but there's two types for different distributors. Anyone know which one is which for an R reg one?

Offline itavaltalainen

  • I live here
  • *****
  • Posts: 2,692
  • VCDS and VCP - fault codes, coding, VIM activation
Re: 1997 VW Polo distributor, bosch or marelli?
« Reply #1 on: 04 April 2013, 22:25 »
which engine is it then??
1.4 I4, 1.6 I4, 3.0 V6 TDI, 5.4 V8  :drool:

ideally post engine code and i can find out for you
2019 Seat Leon ST FR DSG 135kW - eclipse orange - 23k miles

Offline Khare

  • Serious forum addict
  • *
  • Posts: 7,627
  • The bear that khares
Re: 1997 VW Polo distributor, bosch or marelli?
« Reply #2 on: 04 April 2013, 22:26 »
Yeah sorry, complete spaz.

1.4 8v. No idea on code.

analogue_rogue

  • Guest
Re: 1997 VW Polo distributor, bosch or marelli?
« Reply #3 on: 09 April 2013, 13:58 »
brown cap or black one?

if its a brown cap its bosch...

Offline Khare

  • Serious forum addict
  • *
  • Posts: 7,627
  • The bear that khares
Re: 1997 VW Polo distributor, bosch or marelli?
« Reply #4 on: 09 April 2013, 22:36 »
Was an orange cap mate, Bosch in the end  :smiley:

Offline golf-sib

  • I live here
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,652
  • Турботазик
Re: 1997 VW Polo distributor, bosch or marelli?
« Reply #5 on: 19 April 2013, 09:59 »
Always used a Bosch dizzy cap on all 6n's from memory.


Audi TT - K04 TFSI Hybrid - 325BHP
VW Golf - k03 AGU - 200BHP

1.8T AGU..
R135
╚╬╬╝
  24


My Chinese Bike project: http://xtrsproject.wordpress.com/