1986 280i ignition parts

[cfsah]

Anybody familiar with distributor parts for a Fed spec export? My local auto parts can match the cap but not what's inside. example: could not match the bosch nbr for the rotor. Can you help me. I think that some cylinders may not be firing. I was once told that the late 80s small Ford pickup had the same block but not sure.

Any help would be appreciated.

thank you

Jim

[bobs280i]

hey mate i just brought some stuff like that last October ....the cap cost had cost me $37.50 ....rotor $12.50 ....magnecor wires $84.50 from classic motor works and they are our side of the pond .....hope this will help ....can find air filters ford merka or as i remember it xr4i was the prefect fit ...oil filters at any napa ....also areostar or broncos for some engine parts...

[Loach1]

I have an S series with the 2.8i, Bosch distributor (red cap) and bought the cap and rotor from Autozone. The cap is FO-124 ($9) and the rotor is FO-123 ($6). If you google these part numbers you might find alternative part numbers that your local shop can use. These were used in the Alfas and Porsches of that era.

David

[bobs280i]

David
That is good know ...i must make a list of theses part numbers ...a lot cheaper too.
i had gone into a store or 2 with a shopping list of parts and have left empty handed not sure if i was ordering the right parts .....any idea on front brake pads and rotors over here for an 280i ?

[Loach1]

It looks like the front brakes are Ford Granada, which wasn't sold in the States. Looking up the Ferodo part number gives plenty of other numbers: http://www.findpart.org/part/fer-fdb167 and googling the TRW part number brings up this site: http://britishpartsdirect.com/index.php?route=prod...

They might be hard to find locally, but $30 for decent pads online isn't bad.

David

[bobs280i]

Nice one ....Thanks

[pasogrande]

Jim,

I just replaced my cap & rotor. I got them from Rockauto.com and specified a 1985 Alfa Romeo GTV-6. It is a perfect match and price was fine. It has the "resistor" in the rotor arm, which is something I had never seen on any other car.

Now if I could just find a cheap (cream) engine run sensor!

Wilf.