Ignition timing compensation - MPi (page 2 of 2)

Distributor cap and rotor arm

1. Distributor cap
2. Rotor arm
3. Retaining screw
4. Anti-flash shield

The distributor cap, carrying a central carbon brush and four h.t. lead pick-ups, is located at the No.4 cylinder end of the inlet camshaft and surrounds the rotor arm. The rotor arm is secured by a retaining screw to a ’D’ shaped stub shaft, which is press fitted into a vibration absorbing bush in the camshaft, and is protected from oil contamination by an anti-flash shield which incorporates an oil drain.