ht leads order

Hi peeps, after a reccomendation by the AA, i had to change my distributor cap and rotor arm. piece of pXXX i know. but i disconnected the leads of the old distributor cap without noting which went where. i refered to my haynes and it says "note which leads go where" lol... i know the cap is numbered 1-4, but whether that means 1-4 from left to right on top of engine matching to the cap numbers 1-4 i dont know, it would be the obvious answer. but i dont want to try and risk it cos if its the wrong order i might cause unneceesary damage.

could someone please be kind to pop the bonnet of their 1.8 freelander and note the order. unless of course you have a manual to refer to that tells you this........

how embarassing - i hold my head down in shame.....

Try this site Freelander Web Page

cheers redhand, firing order - 1-3-4-2.....

you are a diamond!!!!!!!!!!!!1

1,3,4,2,

Cylinder 4 being closest to the dizzy cap, 1 the furthest away. The dizzy cap should have the numbers of the appropriate lead beside each socket, all be it very small discrete numbers

now im confused, just when i thought i got it.

distributor is numbered 1-4.....

on the block facing windsceen - 1- 4 on block is from left to right.

so when you say 1-3-4-2 you mean -


no 1 on block goes to no 1 on cap

no 2 on block goes to no 3 on cap

no 3 on block goes to no 4 on cap

no 4 on block goes to no 2 on cap


or is it the other way round........

No follow the order on the cap start with 1 attach to cylinder 1, 3 to 3 and so on.

You might even find the numbers on the leads depending on brand/make. Plus the leads are just the right length so you will not be able to get it wrong

so if its as simple as matching 1-1 2-2 3-3 4-4

whats all this about firing order 1-3-4-2

The distributor cap should also be numbered 1,3,4,2 not 1,2,3,4 and the rotor arm spins clockwise so you can only get it wrong 3 times what ever you do.

all done started first try, running smooth.. thanks peeps

now get some tippex or similar, and put one dot on the dizzy cap at position 1 and one dot on both ends of ht lead 1and one on the block at position 1,put two dots on the dizzy cap at position 2 and two dots on both ends of ht lead 2 and two on the block at position 2,put three dots on the dizzy cap at position 3 and three dots on both ends of ht lead 3 and three dots on the block at position 3, and, wait for it:............... none on position 4 and none on ht lead 4. It's the only one without marks so it must be number 4!

lol.. the thing is, it was as simple as connecting 1-1 2-2 3-3 4-4

but the two who were giving me the guide were just confusing me more. the fact that the dis cap had the numbered 1-4 in the order of 1-3-4-2 in a clockwise motion already i didnt need to worry about that.... what a runaround......