Guide for Changing distributor

[Keviswatt]

Hey folks

I've bought a new dizzy for my mk2 as one of the clips is broken on mine. I've had a search for a guide but cant see anything. Can anyone lend any words of wisdom or point me in the right direction?

Cheers

Kev

[lemski]

If its just the cap. Mark the leads with tipex and mark the new cap and old cap in one place. Remove leads. Change dizzy put leads back on.


If its dizzy its self do the above plus mark with tipex two points where the dizzy sits in the head for refferance and undo the bolts. Ten mm I think and replace the dizzy

[Rhgbristol]

Does  anybody have the part number for a Bosch  distributor for a 1991 8v PB  digifant engine and a recommendation as to best place to buy ?

[lemski]

Laat dizzy I bought was from tps in Cheltenham. Had to exchange old one but they went off the engine code as my car wasnt originally a 16v.

Ide try them first mate, dont know if they have tps in Bristol. Failing that I use apd as there staff actually know what there on about unlike euro in my experience

[Rhgbristol]

TPS are in Bristol and I have a well used account with them - but unfortunately , as with many Golf Mk2 parts, the distributor 'was no longer available from VW since July 2015' - so they told me lats week!

In the end, GSF got me one, which I will be fitting soon.

For future reference and those who may be interested:  (PB Engine, 8v, Digifant, 1991 model year)

The part numbers on the GSF one (Genuine Bosch, including cap, rotor arm, and hall sender) are:

0 237 520 044
On cap 0 986 237 638

 and GSF part number is 920 VG 0110

It came in at just over £100 plus VAT  plus a £40 surcharge which is refunded at any time in future (no time limit) when the old one is returned.

[Rhgbristol]

hope this may help others

[lemski]

Thats better than tps did when I got my 16v one.although that was 5 year ago now.