24-07-2019, 05:03 PM
I have had an Accuspark fitted for a couple of years at least I purchased it at Guildtown a few years back. It did not work day 1 (sorry Ruairidh) we both agreed that I would take it on approval, being a retired electronics engineer I figured it was more to do with my car than the unit. I found it was very sensitive to electrical noise so I installed a special filter and all was fine till I upgraded my engine and it now revs in excess of 5000rpm. What I found was the engine started to misfire as the temperature came up above (70deg on hills). I had no idea what it was and tended to live with the problem till it revealed itself. Recently I went on holiday in the Highlands and decided to climb Glenelg and take the ferry to Skye. The engine failed completely and was traced to the Hall Effect sensor at the side of the road, it just died.
After getting towed back I contacted Accuspark and initially they wanted £44.95 for Kit 39, reducing it to £20 with proof of purchase of the original distributor. I was not keen to fit the same part again as I suspected there is an issue with that part.
However I found a part ETC5835K costing £18.66 + VAT and postage that looked exactly similar. Here is a video of my failure and any comment would be welcome.
Distributor fail
After getting towed back I contacted Accuspark and initially they wanted £44.95 for Kit 39, reducing it to £20 with proof of purchase of the original distributor. I was not keen to fit the same part again as I suspected there is an issue with that part.
However I found a part ETC5835K costing £18.66 + VAT and postage that looked exactly similar. Here is a video of my failure and any comment would be welcome.
Distributor fail