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Old 28-01-2011, 09:51 PM   #1
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2006 I bought it after my Lancer GSR got written off!

70,000kms, 1st owner 1997 series 3, 1.8L , 100% stock







Along the past few years it had few transformations.

wheels


before



after




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Angel eyes




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Old 02-04-2013, 01:41 PM   #2
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brake caliper repair-rear

Overhauled the one of the rear brake caliper due to a leak . brake fluid was leaking into the adjuster screw chamber causing it to lose pressure during breaking. As a result that side was not applying enough break and the other side was over compensating with excess pad wear.





























This was the culprit......worn 'O' ring on the adjuster screw






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Old 02-04-2013, 04:14 PM   #3
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Those angle eyes look good man
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Old 02-04-2013, 06:23 PM   #4
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Those angle eyes look good man
thanks man! they r home made!!
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Old 02-04-2013, 06:44 PM   #5
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Thats one of the cleanest BA's ive seen.... good buy

also.... dat engine bay so clean
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Old 02-04-2013, 08:35 PM   #6
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Thats one of the cleanest BA's ive seen.... good buy

also.... dat engine bay so clean
thanks dude,

I like to keep it clean , this is how it looks these days , after painting the valve cover.



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Old 24-04-2013, 02:47 PM   #7
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Dissy Assembly

Managed to reassemble the spare distributor I pulled apart few months ago. I also found the root cause. Initially I thought its the ignitor but once I pulled it apart I found traces of oil inside the ignitor which caused leakage (volage) and intermittent misfire. This could be a common failure mode for most of these distributors.

Ignitor module




Coil assembly




Base of the dissy...note the shaft bearing


After applying high temp silicone to seal the two units. This was sealed at the factory and I had to scrape off the old silicone and clean both surfaces before applying fresh silicone. The factory seal had broken in few places over the years and I found traces of oil inside.




Once butt the two together and tightening the three screws to secure the coil assembly to the base. Note the orientation as it will only fit together in one orientation.


After wiping the squeeze out


Did the same for the ignition module unit. Found traces of oil in here as well. In fact the seal was completely broken and there was quite a bit of oil inside which would have grounded the secondary coil intermittently.




After the assembly


Screws to connect the ignitor to the coil


The metal disk


The rotating plate (shutter blades). shutter blade to disrupt the sensor’s magnetic window and trip the switch (transistor).




The shaft that rotor plugs into, Note the orientation




Tighten the center screw
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Old 24-04-2013, 02:54 PM   #8
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Putting the plastic shield on




Now the Rotor, Note the orientation, it looks symmetrical but its NOT, it can be fitted in all 3 orientations BUT only goes down fully (until it clicks) in one orientation!






The rotor is fully in now


Small gap between the rotor and the plastic shield


Putting the cover on


Tighten the two screws and leave it for 24hrs for the silicon to fully cure


Finally the 'O' ring


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Old 24-04-2013, 08:57 PM   #9
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Thats some good info about the dissy, was about to diagnose what seems to be a misfire with my car. Im thinking either spark plugs or spark leads in one or two of the cylinders. Usually happens between 1800 and 2300 rpm when cruising/sitting on throttle. Might be my dissy aswell. Will have to check it out.
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Old 24-04-2013, 09:01 PM   #10
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Do you mind posting this post up into a sticky in the mechanical section too? It's the most detailed description and photography I've ever seen on this.
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Old 24-04-2013, 10:15 PM   #11
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+1. Educates us all on what is in there and what goes on when the dizzy is to blame for that 'miss'.

Top marks fella.
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Old 25-04-2013, 09:39 AM   #12
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Do you mind posting this post up into a sticky in the mechanical section too? It's the most detailed description and photography I've ever seen on this.
Thanks guys, will post it in the mechanical section with bit more writing ....need to find some spare time!
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Old 06-06-2013, 02:39 PM   #13
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This was of great help :-)
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Old 20-06-2013, 07:22 AM   #14
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This was of great help :-)
my pleasure!
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Old 30-06-2013, 09:36 PM   #15
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thanks dude,

I like to keep it clean , this is how it looks these days , after painting the valve cover.



Hi! Nice engine bay...looks better than new What do you use for cleaning?...and how can be rubber parts so shiny(new)?

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Hi! Nice engine bay...looks better than new What do you use for cleaning?...and how can be rubber parts so shiny(new)?

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I use CG barebone & Megs degreaser
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This Project comes to an END!! sold the car

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