[V8] Ignition Rotor Spec

[Scott Simmons]

I'm going to be doing a cap & rotor change here in a few months and have 
verified that mine are (on the right side, at least) the push-on type.

What's the procedure for removal?  I know on 944s, with "push on" 
rotors, one usually had to destroy the old one with a hammer to get it 
off.  Same for the V8?

As for my starter.............. broke another 10mm box end wrench, but 
did get that bolt out on my last one.  Liberally coated the bolts with 
anti-seize before installation of new starter.  Flywheel looked a bit 
chewed on but no troubles.

Old starter would have the gear easily slip-slop back and forth in its 
housing.  I reckon a PO burned up the starter by trying to start the car 
regardless of the bad flywheel sensor.  "Well gee, it's not starting... 
let's keep on crankcrankcrankcrankcranksizzlecrankcrankcrank."

At $3.40/gal for regular unleaded, I'm moving on to a new oxygen sensor...
Scott Simmons

cobram at juno.com wrote:

>Back on Wed, 9 Jul 2003 my computer says I wrote:
> 
>"There are two rotors used on the V8Q's, you have to visually check to
>match it up.
> 
>Bosch 04 214 has the set screw hole and is black in color (shared with
>the Yugo of all cars)
> 
>Bosch 04 310 is the "push on-glued on rotor"  also listed as 1234332399,
>burnt orange color
> 
>The GTI16V Bosch rotor (052 905 225C and 04170) is the same one found on
>a large number of Audi/VW 4 and 5 cylinder models from 1984-1999.  I
>don't know how good a substitute it is, but for the extra $10 I'd opt for
>the original V8Q Bosch call number.  
> 
>The 04038 you cited is a BMW application."
>
>I don't know if the numbers are still valid.
>I'll do recall that the precise application you can ask for at your local
>FLAPS is the 90 VW Golf GTI (2.0L, 16v).  Early builds used the Yugo
>cross reference.  My first two 1990 V8Q's had a year or so difference in
>build date, which might explain the two different shaft sizes.  Of course
>the Audi SHAFT SIZE was always very large, you could ONLY officially buy
>the rotors as part of the entire distributor assembly.  ;-)
> 
>BCNU,
>http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> 
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