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Hi all,
It's been ages since I was on here. I've been away studying, travelling and just been really busy. I've still got my Uno and it's been running great other than its recent idle problems.
I came across this old thread:
https://www.fiatforum.com/uno-technical/29820-distributor-replacement-fire-1-1ie-engine-2.html
I've done the test on the vacuum advance unit and it is gone. I can blow through the pipe completely freely.
I've got a few questions please so I can also decide what other parts to order and change.
So far, I plan on changing the "Distributor Vacuum Unit" and a new Distributor Cap.
1) How often should the HT leads be changed? They seem ok and were last changed nearly 4 years ago when I first got the car.
2) What is the "Distributor Pick-up Sensor"? Is it easy to change? Should I even bother? I see this part online at shop4parts.
3) What about the rotor arm? Shall I change that too? I can't see that online at shop4parts but I can always get that from the local dealer.
4) Should I, instead of all of the above, just get a new 50 pounds distributor unit from shop4parts?
Usually I would just change the known faulty part (in thise case, vacuum advance unit), but as the distributor has to come off anyway I'm thinking ahead a bit of changing other bits so the car continues to run smoothly for a lot longer.
Advise me guys
TIA,
It's been ages since I was on here. I've been away studying, travelling and just been really busy. I've still got my Uno and it's been running great other than its recent idle problems.
I came across this old thread:
https://www.fiatforum.com/uno-technical/29820-distributor-replacement-fire-1-1ie-engine-2.html
I've done the test on the vacuum advance unit and it is gone. I can blow through the pipe completely freely.
I've got a few questions please so I can also decide what other parts to order and change.
So far, I plan on changing the "Distributor Vacuum Unit" and a new Distributor Cap.
1) How often should the HT leads be changed? They seem ok and were last changed nearly 4 years ago when I first got the car.
2) What is the "Distributor Pick-up Sensor"? Is it easy to change? Should I even bother? I see this part online at shop4parts.
3) What about the rotor arm? Shall I change that too? I can't see that online at shop4parts but I can always get that from the local dealer.
4) Should I, instead of all of the above, just get a new 50 pounds distributor unit from shop4parts?
Usually I would just change the known faulty part (in thise case, vacuum advance unit), but as the distributor has to come off anyway I'm thinking ahead a bit of changing other bits so the car continues to run smoothly for a lot longer.
Advise me guys
TIA,
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