Tec coil........Hitachi distributor???

[rvd]

I have a tec coil (says so on it thats how i determined this) so I naturally figured i had a tec distributor.......but I went to autozone, got a tec distributor cap and rotor, got home, put the rotor on no problem (matches the old rotor perfect), but then theres the cap......its not the same. I went back to autozone, had them get me a hitachi cap, and it fits, and matches the one on my car......wtf??

[Dr_Snooz]

They sometimes get their catalog numbers mixed up. It's happened to me buying wheel bearing seals. Post a pic of your dizzie and we can tell you for absolute.

[rvd]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i64/robs90tsi/IMAG0019.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i64/robs90tsi/IMAG0020.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i64/robs90tsi/IMAG0021.jpg

Hope thats good enough

[DBMaster]

Yeah, that's not a TEC distributor. I just wanted to be the first to reply.

[rvd]

sooooo then how do I have one of these, with a tec coil, tec rotor??

[Dr_Snooz]

Definitely a Hitachi. Are you sure you aren't seeing TEC on the igniter module?

[rvd]

possibly? Im looking at the coil lol theres so many things on this car that im not used to dealing with, but like I said the rotor definitely matches the one I took off the car and I got a TEC rotor........

For clarification, the coil is attached to the distributor via a plug type wire, thats the coil Im looking at, says TEC right on the side, couldnt be clearer......

[DBMaster]

I don't want to make assumptions here, but I have never heard of a Hitachi coil on these cars. Does anyone have a Hitachi coil? It is also easily possible that TEC makes repair and replacement parts for ignition systems that are not predominantly TEC. Plenty of other companies do this; Bosch, Standard Ignition, AC Delco...

[rvd]

Ok, my biggest question is.......does it matter that I have a hitachi distributor and tec everything else??? if it runs, i dont care, i just want to make sure that if I have a problem, I dont overlook something as major as this, my car did have a misfire, i replaced cap, rotor, plugs and wires, plugs and wires alone didnt fix it, still havent started it yet to see if the misfire is gone

[Dr_Snooz]

You're fine.

[rvd]

ill get some good pics of this car when I get her runnin good and get her out of the garage, 102K old grandma car haha 4 door auto LX white with MINT burgundy interior