Wee light flashes (CAT?)

s29ttc · Post by **s29ttc** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:03 pm

After lots of reading it seems its very common and a lot are saying the dizzy cap anyone know how to get to this to have a look.......????

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:12 pm

I thought the 111s ran wasted spark?

Scott - get a set of plugs and we'll swap them out (when i say we - I mean you with me watching)

Mac

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:13 pm

S2 cam cover ?

s29ttc · Post by **s29ttc** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:15 pm

Aw god knows mac I was just browsing the forums and so many people have said dizzy cap again and again its annoying though bloody embarrasing leaving work limp mode pulled over at side of the road trying to get revs up for it to move then switch off and on to reset it.

s29ttc · Post by **s29ttc** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:17 pm

BiggestNizzy wrote:S2 cam cover ?

Also seen a lot doing that on the forums and squirting silicon everywhere to seal it

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:19 pm

rather than an s2 cover - perhaps a proper rover one rather than the "personalised one" that the last guy fitted.

Still - I'm convinced that we need to remove the plugs from the equation

s29ttc · Post by **s29ttc** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:22 pm

Yeah will buy new ones tomorrow, what would everyone recommend

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:26 pm

the rover spec ones, if it has a rubbish personalised cover on it I would replace that before getting an S2 cover (although I really want an S2 cover they look cool)

s29ttc · Post by **s29ttc** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:32 pm

BiggestNizzy wrote:the rover spec ones, if it has a rubbish personalised cover on it I would replace that before getting an S2 cover (although I really want an S2 cover they look cool)

Yeah where would I get one from then?

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:54 pm

s29ttc wrote:
BiggestNizzy wrote:the rover spec ones, if it has a rubbish personalised cover on it I would replace that before getting an S2 cover (although I really want an S2 cover they look cool)
Yeah where would I get one from then?

Scrappy, you should be able to pick up a rover one pretty easy as just about every rover from 1990 onwards was fitted with a k-series unless it's different MGF is a guarateed source but some scrappy's have elises in them but I am sure they will put the price up.

as for the plugs any good motor factors will have them.

VXJON · Post by **VXJON** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:59 pm

s29ttc wrote:
BiggestNizzy wrote:the rover spec ones, if it has a rubbish personalised cover on it I would replace that before getting an S2 cover (although I really want an S2 cover they look cool)
Yeah where would I get one from then?

Some on ebay at the moment

s29ttc · Post by **s29ttc** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:00 pm

Excellent mate Ill have a look tomorrow and get new plugs and see if that makes a difference then go for the original cap. I got a funny feeling it could be the plugs as my dad just pointed out the engine gets roasting and should evaporate all water near it especially when we cleaned it out yesterday not much water should have gathered. If the plugs still make it broke we will investigate further

robin · Post by **robin** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:14 pm

Your car does not have a distributor so it won't be the "dizzy" cap.

You must buy the correct plugs for your car. The owner's handbook tells you what those are; if in doubt take the book with you to the motor factors, act dumb and ask them to help. 99% of them are knowledgeable and friendly, so don't be shy.

The water does evaporate but it's trapped in the void between the top of the spark plug and the plug on the lead, so it lives there as steam, then condenses when the engine cools (much like a still). It will, to a lesser extent, live on inside the well as the grip part of the plug lead forms a reasonable lid to the well.

No need to go mad with the shower sealant. Remove your plug cover, clean up the long edges, then run a bead down each of the long edges, then replace and let it set. The gaps at either end won't be so much of a problem (where the plug leads emerge).

All these engines have evaporation/condensation traps, even with the fancy new cover - get a lot of water in the engine bay, heat the engine up, then let it cool and there will always be moisture where you thought it couldn't possibly get to

Mac's right - change the plugs *first*.

Cheers,
Robin

s29ttc · Post by **s29ttc** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:22 pm

Yeah robin exactly what i am going to go for tomorrow. I will have a phone about tomorrow see who has them in stock and pick them up fit them and see if it makes any difference. I hope that is all the problem is grrrrr. Thanks for all your help guys. The joys of the lotus.

s29ttc · Post by **s29ttc** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:04 am

Right plugs from Andy Watts cost about £50 for 4 for the ones recomended in the book which are RC8 PYP

Ah well may aswell get them if it's the proper ones!

Scottish Elises

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