850 2.3 turbo wagon cylinder 1?

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18 years ago

Mon, Jan 16, 2006 5:05 PM

I am having trouble getting spark plug wires correct on a 1994 850 turbo wagon with 2.3 L 5 cylinder engine. Can anyone tell me

1) Is cylinder #1 on the timing belt (radiator overflow side) or transmission (battery) side of the engine? I thought it was the timing belt side, but someone had numbered the wires with #1 starting on the transmission side. 2) Does the rotor turn counter-clockwise? 3) Are the numbers on the distributor cap always correct? 1 and 2 are on the raised portion, followed by 4, 5, 3?

Bill

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18 years ago

Mon, Jan 16, 2006 5:28 PM

#1 is on the timing belt side.

I thought it was clockwise - but I'm not sure.

I pretty sure this is correct.

AC

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18 years ago

Tue, Jan 17, 2006 2:29 AM

Thanks for the help. I got things working. It did turn out that someone had numbered the wires assuming cylinder #1 was the actual #5. In the future I'll remember that #1 cylinder on a transverse mounted engine is where the front of the engine would be if the engine were not mounted sideways. That is, the furthest cyliner from the transmission. The rotor turns counter-clockwise (and 1 2 4 5 3 is the firing order). I was able to peer under the hood and see the rotor turn while turning the key from the driver's seat.