Lumention could so easily improve this.

[PJB]

About 18 months ago I had to replace the lumenition sensor in the distributor. Fine, it was well over 20 years old.

Sunday went for a drive - very pleasant day. Yesterday I get about a km down the road and engine cuts out (tach dies immediately). Very little traffic so easy coast to the side of the road. Re starts immediately, but a few meters on it dies again, this time I re start whilst still rolling then it dies again.

OK sound the retreat !

Home isn't far, couple of restarts on the way but I get it back inside fine. then it wont start. Now I feel sort of lucky since car and I are both at home. Clearly electrical (I think) so I poke around, look at the usual suspects, they look fine but no joy. wont start. So whilst it had barely got warm I'll leave it to cool and come back to it later. 30 minutes later it starts immediately but seriously who could trust it now ?
So I wiggle the lumenition plug and sure enough it kills the motor. If i'm quick enough wiggling it again it'll die then fire up again. Pretty conclusive problem identification I hope.

Open the crummy, cheap plug and yes at least one of the three female sockets is spread. Tighten, refit and start car again. Perfect.

Faultless drive today, confidence/trust is restored.

All for the sake of a plug that must cost cents/pence that causes a problem common enough that it is regularly mentioned on car forums. Why do they not fix this ? Cheers Julian

[flying farmer]

The annoying thing is they provide a proper sealed 3 pin plug with their constant energy systems, but just the crap quality ones with the standard systems
Neil

[DJT]

Look for Superseal weatherproof connectors. For example: https://www.vehiclewiringproducts.co...arch=Superseal and select 3-way

[mole42]

On the other hand, the female part is “at least twenty years old” which suggests that it’s a quality component. Did you tighten the female sockets when you replaced the sensor?
I have commercial experience of using those Molex connectors and they are pretty much fit-and-forget.

Having said that, I have replaced mine with a sealed connector that’s of different manufacture…mainly because I use my Stag in competition and I don’t want a DNF because of an ignition failure!

Richard

[jbuckl]

Stopped using luminition. Have some spares though if needed.

[PJB]

Hi Richard the 20 year version was fine, the optical bit gave out on that. It was the near new plug, hence the gripe. Cheers J