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mav
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13th Feb 05 at 19:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Adam B's bay.....
Distributor cap area......


mine

same area..why the difference? or is it just age of engine..
mines a 93 Cav item



[Edited on 13-02-2005 by mav]
big eck
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13th Feb 05 at 19:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hmm, strange one that, my engines from a 93 cav gsi and it is the same as adam b's
Adam-D
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13th Feb 05 at 19:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
some had a dizzy some had a coil pack
mav
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13th Feb 05 at 19:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Right so it's not a botched thing........
myke
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coil pack engines aka dizzyless.
dunno why they changed. there must be an advantage to the coil pack.
mav
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13th Feb 05 at 19:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bought a haynes will read it...on the coil pack..........

so mines is dizzyless?

[Edited on 13-02-2005 by mav]
Mattb
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quote:
Originally posted by myke
coil pack engines aka dizzyless.
dunno why they changed. there must be an advantage to the coil pack.


more reliable and better control over ignition timing
myke
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bradfincham
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am i right in thinking the 20xe was distrubutor and the c20xe was coil pack??
myke
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think they changed in 92/93, so c20xe's have dizzy too.
mine does.
Adam_B
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13th Feb 05 at 20:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
am i right in thinking the 20xe was distrubutor and the c20xe was coil pack??


no, C20XE just means cat. IIRC the DIS XEs also have different cambelt + tensioners
Joff
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13th Feb 05 at 20:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My engine's a C20XE (stamped on block) yet came from a 1990 Calibra.
bradfincham
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i just thought they changed to the coilpack when the cat was made compulsary
mav
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13th Feb 05 at 20:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so whats mine?
(sorry for sounding stoooooopid )
Adam_B
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Probably a very late C20XE, 92/93 onwards, although its not impossible to put a DIS pack on an earlyer dizzy XE
mav
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so mine is the coil pack one yeah?
AK
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yup
Adam_B
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aye

to get a more reliable idea of age have a look at the cambelt, i'll find a pic...
mav
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ok.............
Adam_B
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early type upto about 92 with Dizzy, same as mine



[Edited on 13-02-2005 by Adam_B]
mav
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cheers..might have a look..was told it was from a 93 cav but I got no proof really............
myke
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you can tell just by the shape of the belt cover.
later ones had a more protrusive shape around the idler.

also early have round toothed belts, late have square toothed.
mav
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13th Feb 05 at 21:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers

Mine is the only engine i've seen like this..

all other XE's I look at has the Dizzy.............
corb
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13th Feb 05 at 21:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Joff
My engine's a C20XE (stamped on block) yet came from a 1990 Calibra.


unless you knew the full history of the cally, couldve had an engine swap?
mav
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another cosmetic diff is the writing.

some have dohc 16v horizontal beside vaux.

mine and others it vertical at the lhs...........

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