Contents: Removal ⇓ Installation ⇓
Removal
1. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.
Warning. If your vehicle's audio system is equipped with anti-theft protection, make sure you have the unlock code before disconnecting the battery.
2. Disconnect the electrical connectors from the distributor and everything attached to it. Mark the wires and hoses so that they can be installed in their original locations later.
3. Check to see if there is a mark in the form of a number or letter on the distributor cap. This mark corresponds to the position of the high-voltage spark plug wire terminal for cylinder #1. If there is no such mark, locate wire #1 from the cylinder and mark it yourself.
4. Remove the distributor cap and turn the engine so that the distributor rotor turns towards the high-voltage terminal of cylinder No. 1 (see the procedure for determining TDC in Chapter 2A or 2B).
5. Place a mark on the distributor housing opposite the rotor tip (figure 9.5,a). Also mark the position of the distributor relative to the cylinder head for subsequent correct installation of the distributor (figure 9.5,b).
6. Disconnect the electrical connector from the distributor (if it hasn't already been done).
7. Unscrew the clamp bolt(s) and remove the distributor.
Caution: Do not turn the camshaft while the distributor is removed.
Installation
Note: If the crankshaft was turned for some reason while the distributor was removed from the engine, it must be set back to the TDC position of the 1st cylinder. This can be done by turning the crankshaft and placing your finger on the spark plug hole of the 1st cylinder. When you feel increasing pressure in the cylinder, turn the crankshaft until the TDC marks are aligned.
8. Install a new sealing ring onto the distributor housing.
9. Insert the distributor into the cylinder head in exactly the same position it was in before removal.
Note: There are projections on the end of the distributor that fit into the cutouts in the cylinder head only in one position.
10. Make sure that the timing marks on the distributor and cylinder head are aligned and that the tip of the rotor is opposite the mark on the distributor housing.
11. Screw in the distributor clamp bolt by hand.
12. Otherwise, installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal. Check the initial ignition timing setting, then tighten the distributor mounting bolt.