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Title: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: Timbuk on 16 June 2007, 11:50:06
Just took the dis pack off the project car as the previous owner had said it had failed due to him taking it to his local vauxhall stealers and them saying so.....hmmmm. This is what i have found, looks pretty good to me, any thoughts?

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(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m275/timbuk1969/DSCF0442-1.jpg)


(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m275/timbuk1969/DSCF0441-1.jpg)


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Title: Re: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: Markie on 16 June 2007, 11:54:30
it looks very good....but not sure you can really tell...

Looks like i am doing the same as you today  :o
whats your symptoms?
Title: Re: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: Timbuk on 16 June 2007, 12:09:15
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it looks very good....but not sure you can really tell...

Looks like i am doing the same as you today  :o
whats your symptoms?

I think its running on five which is unusual as they usually fail in pairs, well mine certainly did last year. When i took mine off it was absolutely fooked , cracked , rusty, split, a hell of a lot worse than this one, rocker gasket is leaking though..... I wonder  ::)

This was the one from mine earlier this year, definately knacked, bit of a difference :o


(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m275/timbuk1969/DSCF0223-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: Markie on 16 June 2007, 12:11:18
that is fubar !! Rocker gasket leak would perhaps be your issue here...how are the plug wells?
Title: Re: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: Timbuk on 16 June 2007, 12:17:30
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that is fubar !! Rocker gasket leak would perhaps be your issue here...how are the plug wells?

Dunno, rain stopped play  :-/ gonna have a look when it stops, if it ever does  :(
Title: Re: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: TheBoy on 16 June 2007, 13:16:53
I guess it could break internally, should be able to see that with a meter though...
Title: Re: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: JasonH on 16 June 2007, 13:21:51
You can check the resistance of the 3 coils - should be something like 11 kOhms to 14k Ohms each.

Trouble is if the iron core has delaminated the inductance will change resulting in a weaker spark. Hard to measure.

If the coil insulation has broken down you'll get some leakage again resulting in a weaker spark. Again hard to measure.
Title: Re: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: Timbuk on 16 June 2007, 16:04:50
Just measured the 3 coils and they are all 11.8kOhms each, this pack seems ok to me :question
Title: Re: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: TheBoy on 16 June 2007, 16:05:59
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Just measured the 3 coils and they are all 11.8kOhms each, this pack seems ok to me :question
plugs or leads then next....
Title: Re: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: Admin on 16 June 2007, 16:52:13
Well I have to say the DIS pack looks shot to me...

Too much water infiltration, especially on the right side (rust).
Title: Re: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: Timbuk on 16 June 2007, 18:19:13
Well, there's no oil in any of the plug wells, all nice and dry, dis pack to be safe i think, anyone got one :question
Title: Re: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: TheBoy on 16 June 2007, 19:05:06
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dis pack to be safe i think, anyone got one :question
I gave my last one away ;)
Title: Re: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: Timbuk on 16 June 2007, 19:07:26
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dis pack to be safe i think, anyone got one :question
I gave my last one away ;)

And im sitting ten yards away from it, wouldn't fit this one anyway ::)
Title: Re: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: Markie on 16 June 2007, 19:16:10
If you do decide to buy a new one...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Omega-2-5-3-0-V6-Coil-Pack-DIS-Unit-NEW_W0QQitemZ330134540219QQihZ014QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


About as chap as you can get ( just check the part number before bidding though)  :y
Title: Re: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: Timbuk on 16 June 2007, 19:42:38
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If you do decide to buy a new one...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Omega-2-5-3-0-V6-Coil-Pack-DIS-Unit-NEW_W0QQitemZ330134540219QQihZ014QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


About as chap as you can get ( just check the part number before bidding though)  :y

Cheers Markie :y Although i do have Scottish blood in me ( did i really just admit to that ) so i doubt i will be buying a new one ;D ;D
Title: Re: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: michael_de on 16 June 2007, 22:20:55
i only lost one cylinder and the dis pack was the culprit and mine looked in better condition than yours
Title: Re: Dis Pack or Not
Post by: Timbuk on 19 June 2007, 18:12:53
You were all correct, it was indeed the dis pack, changed it today, running like a good un, big thanks to Weds for supplying me with a replacement :y