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[cal844]

After our 998 mini getting a clutch kit last year, it was sluggish and felt like it was running lean(juddering and missing under load)

We'd changed carb, dizzy and tried 3 coils(all 12v, with ballast resistor bypass)

Bought a new AAU needle and changed the coil for the one we fitted along with electronic ignition(65D dizzy) four years ago... Problem solved


Anyway, my question is: has the DLB 105 COIL issues been resolved yet??(coil was bought in september last year)

Cheers

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DLB105 won't work with the 65d dizzy, you have to run one compatible with the electronic ignition. I can't comment on the quality, we will no longer stock them

[KernowCooper]

O.E Electronic Ignition 89-on DLB198

This is the standard coil as used on the late Mini with factory electronic ignition. This was a Genuine Rover fitted part on 1275cc. GCL211 is the same equivalent as GCL143 but from Unipart. 1 ohmn

SPI also used the CGL 143 Coil

 

Lots of posts on the internet where these DLB 105s have failed. or gone pop and blew the end off. I removed mine when I found out the numbers failing in conversation with Minispares, I now have a MSC 105 Sports coil made by Intermotor.

 

You need either a DLB 198 or GCL 143 to use with your 65D4M distributor

[cal844]

The one fitted was a DLB 105,changed for a GCL143 (which was on the car previously) and its solved the fault(which ive now learnt is the correct one!)

Edited by cal844, 07 February 2015 - 10:00 PM.

[cal844]

Thanks again folks!

[Dan]

It's lucky the Sportscoil coil failed and made you swap it out really, running the dizzy on a higher impedance coil destroys the module after a while.

[cal844]

We initially thought the modfule had failed Dan, but changed the coil and a couple of plugs :)