To remove the distributor cap on a Volkswagen Beetle, first ensure the engine is off and cool. Disconnect the spark plug wires from the cap, noting their order for reassembly. Then, unscrew or unclip the distributor cap from the distributor base, gently lifting it off to avoid damaging any components. Finally, inspect the cap and rotor for wear or damage before replacing them if necessary.
If it is an air cooled engine then it will not have a radiator cap.
The old Beetles were air cooled, no radiator cap.
A 2002 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo takes 91 octane gas or higher. The manufacturer's recommended octane for this car will also be listed on the inside of the gas cap.
Where all the wires plug into. That is the ignition coil. The ignition coil is inside the distributor behind the cap. Remove the distributor cap screws, remove the cap and you will see the coil.
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They twist left. They are a little hard some times to remove.
First unhook the battery. Next, remove the distributor cap and unhook the wire that runs to the coil. Then loosen the distributor clamp (10mm nut) and pull the distributor out.
in the engine compartment hidden under the valve chamber
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all you should have to do is take the distributor cap off, and there it is. answer take the distributor cap off, pull the old rotor off, put the new one on, put the cap back on.
can the distributor cap make the your car take 3 or 4 tries before it crank up
Points, no. Distributor cap, yes.Points, no. Distributor cap, yes.