Distributor ventilation

[h_____]

OK, I'm a little confused (and easy thing), are the newer type dizzys simply the old ones with a factory conversion for the vent kit? Or do they have something else special about them aswell.

If so then as I have the vent, but it was only fitted a couple of years ago, then a belt change should be all require.

If there is something else, then I *may* need the uprated dizzys too!

 

[pncarrerars]

Check with your OPC as to what the price really means. They usually quote the outright price but give quite a large amount back if you return the originals. I paid about £250 exchange a few years ago. As far as I can tell there is no difference other than the addition of the vent & possibly different material for the belt. However £250 was a good price for all new internals. It would cost approx £100 inc labour to have just the belt changed unless doing it yourself when it only costs about £12.

Pete

 

[Melv]

ORIGINAL: pncarrerars
unless doing it yourself when it only costs about £12.

Be warned, it's a benchtop job -the drive shaft of the no. 1 dizzy has to be driven out -took Ruf at Weybridge two hours to change mine on my C4 when it broke.....and I knew it -misfire and down on power. Chris, I worry........how could you fail to notice it!!

 

[h_____]

Great, thanks for replies, so we've established that a vent kit is enough on its own, but that I should probably change the belt, and I'll probably leave this to the experts.

 

[Dave Wilkinson]

I've had a look through the Technical Bulletins and whilst I can find the vent kit update (TSB 9403), I can find no mention of any updated distributor with a "Z" marking anywhere. Has anyone any more information on this??

Regards

Dave

 

[964RS_DAB]

h________ , I too have opted for the vent kit and new belts, the ~£700 quoted by OPC Solihull was an exchange price for two distributors and excluded the cost of fitting, I guess the total price would end up close to £1k including VAT.

Interestingly OPC would not fit new belts, as they are not an OEM spare part [8|], so you may have to get a reputable independant specialist to supply and fit belts

cheers
David

 

[carreraboy]

ORIGINAL: h_____

OK, I'm a little confused (and easy thing), are the newer type dizzys simply the old ones with a factory conversion for the vent kit? Or do they have something else special about them aswell.

If so then as I have the vent, but it was only fitted a couple of years ago, then a belt change should be all require.

If there is something else, then I *may* need the uprated dizzys too!

Hugh call GT ONE look at the receipt and ask the question ..... []

 

[Stewart H]

I seem to remember reading somewhere that the distributers with the "Z" marked on them are a 993 part so presumably, like a lot of the old 964 parts, it just got upgraded by a part which was common to both cars with the problem ironed out.

 

[Dave Wilkinson]

Interestingly, as you might expect, PET calls for the same part number, 930.602.015.01, to be used for both the 964 AND the 993. It's curious that it has a 930 part number since the 930 uses a single distributor!! No mention of a change in the PET I have. Maybe somebody knows different.

Regards

Dave

 

[ChrisW]

ORIGINAL: Melv

ORIGINAL: pncarrerars
unless doing it yourself when it only costs about £12.

Be warned, it's a benchtop job -the drive shaft of the no. 1 dizzy has to be driven out -took Ruf at Weybridge two hours to change mine on my C4 when it broke.....and I knew it -misfire and down on power. Chris, I worry........how could you fail to notice it!!

Melv, I honestly wonder if it hadn't been like that from picking it up following the paint job .... as i said, I had had suspicions but it was Jamie who told me that he was having to lift off to keep up with me down the Dunlop Straight from Coppice at Donington, --- and Mike simply confirmed it.

 

[h_____]

Des, good tip off. Invoice found from 2 years ago for replacement belt on top of vent kit. Phew! Pennies saved for other projects.....