 Rock Auto Cheapy Dizzy, ...and the answer is $100 gets you <2 years |
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 Jun 8, 2016 - 10:22 PM
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So just about 3 months shy of 2 years ago I bought the cheapest distributor I could get on RockAuto because that's all I could do at the time.
It was about $100 and I figured it would be ok if it didn't last as long as the $150 one, it can't be that bad right? WPS this one here http://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk...307&jsn=348 Lately I've been going to work at a place 30 miles away. We start at 6am and I've been running it pretty hard in order to get there on time. (85+ the whole way  ) Today when I went to leave work it wouldn't start. Checked the usual stuff and then asked blinky and he said Code 12, no signal from the dizzy. I ohmed the cam sensor pickup coils and found 250 ohms on one and 13.4 MILLION ohms on the other. Well, isn't that special. So there you have it. The $100 Chinese dizzy might get you a year and a half. -------------------- Bust a Deal; Face the Wheel.
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Jun 9, 2016 - 6:22 PM
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Lol. Thats why they sell oem
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Jun 22, 2016 - 7:02 PM
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hard to say, ive seen oem and aftermarket outdo each other back and forth.
This post has been edited by trdproven: Jun 22, 2016 - 7:03 PM -------------------- 94 Celica GT
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Jun 24, 2016 - 5:36 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 3, '13 From Missourah Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Depends on which aftermarket company. This one was the cheapest on the list.
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Jul 17, 2016 - 9:56 PM
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same happened to me
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Jul 17, 2016 - 10:44 PM
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Over at Toyota Nation someone mounted the igniter from the distributor externally inside the lid of the airbox so it would be kept cooled and I think also stuck a heatsink on the transistor or whatever, they reported that since that mod the cheap **** one has been working fine vs failing intermittently when hot. Some food for thought.
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Jul 18, 2016 - 6:50 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 3, '13 From Missourah Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Interesting,
that makes me want to go get an OEM one from the junkyard just so I can take it apart and compare the differences. -------------------- Bust a Deal; Face the Wheel.
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Jul 18, 2016 - 10:36 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 2, '05 From Guam Currently Offline Reputation: 15 (100%) |
my alternator Denso rebuilt, outlasted my Toyota Rebuilt and the toyota one was rebuilt inside out, the Denso one which I guess is toyota anyway looked like a crappy rebuild but its now lasted for years, my toyota one was a few months and looked brand spankin new inside out.
It really depends you would assume cheap = cheap. But I beg to differ in some cases. My megan and BC coilovers were way better than my Teins, build, features, and ride for example. There are just things you feel peace at mind when buying certain things though. This post has been edited by trdproven: Jul 18, 2016 - 10:37 PM -------------------- 94 Celica GT
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