Counter clockwise
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Replace the spark plugs and plug wires. Replace the distributor cap & rotor. Replace the air & fuel filter.
1.6L1,3,4,2, CCW , rotor, 8valvesCW rotor rotation on 16v.
mark position of old distributor on motor and on old dist, also mark position of rotor. Remove old distributor, mark the position on new distributor, move rotor to the marked position, drop in
The eight-valve engine distributor rotor turns clockwise with a firing order of 1-3-4-2. The sixteen-valve engine has the same firing order but the rotor turns counterclockwise. The number one distributor terminal is not the same for both engines. Make sure to trace the number one spark plug wire back to the distributor for verification.
It is the sensor in the distributor under the cap and rotor.It is the sensor in the distributor under the cap and rotor.
buy a new distributor cap and rotor. Unscrew the distributor cap (on the drivers side of the engine block), take note how the existing rotor is sitting, remove it, and place the new rotor in the same position. Put on the distributor cap and screw it into place... very simple job. thats how you change the rotor......he asked about the distributor....try again.
Assuming you have set the engine to #1 TDC and marked the position of the distributor and the position of the rotor, remove the distributor hold-down clamp and it's bolt, then pull the distributor up and out.
Standard is that it is pointing at the number one position on the distributor cap.
It is in the distributor under the rotor.
under the distributor cap and rotor button
It is inside of the distributor under the cap and rotor. It is the only electronic item in the distributor.