Hi @Marco thanks for the reply! Good news is: no more misfire! New battery, plugs and leads. The lead on the back middle of the three came apart as I removed it, leaving the connector on the spark plug. Soon had that out thanks to very long nose pliers and much profanity. So impressed with the engine. So smooth, even at speed. Next up: get the ABS light off. I suspect the rear sensors as the back brakes were done on the last MOT by the previous owner.

@marco that would be great, thank you :) Minor update: I found and fixed the ground issue, I need better grounding, but it will do for now. Clutch is fixed, had to remove pretty much everything I just put in to get to the issue, somehow the clutch fork came away from the pin it sit's on, the spring clip seems ok so just put it back and will see how it goes! Everything back on again, and it's running again. Just needs tuning now. One issue I have noticed is clearance between the turbo downpipe and the clutch fork, I've ground a little off it, but it's still hitting the exhaust, which is annoying! Anyone had similar issues? Jono

Thanks @rax I will look at this when I get the engine out in a couple of weeks time.

Hello, I would recommend doing some research and changing the distributor for an external HEI mod (also works out cheaper in the long run and easier to change parts). You will get a better spark and its more reliable as i have known people to go through more than 5 distributors. Putting the distributor inside and next to the hot engine was not a good idea. With regards to the MX6/323 distributors, i would not recommend them. HEI Mod link http://www.mx-3.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=69006

I thought I'd revive this thread..... I'm presently swapping out the 4 stud hubs for 5 stud and I'm going to have a play with getting some audi s3 320mm discs and rx8 calipers to fit the front of the mx3. I'll post some pics up here when I get the calipers.

@steveg yeah I know it's been a long time but I've just got it on the road and cheers I've sorted it now

@marco yeah gloves are a must as it's not the nicest to use and would of preferred using titanium but the budget wouldn't stretch that far. Because I'm going to be putting in a full flat floor I need to keep as much heat in the exhaust as I can.

@hypnoticstoat thansk for your information,i get informationm from you

People have tried the swap on the obd2 loom and have run into all sorts of problems. You're best of swapping the loom completely if you have the skills to do so.

@Marco, great, thank you. Is that on the 3 pin plug? Cheers Jono

I finally opted for the binder manual. Now let's see how much time it takes to arrive from the USA to Spain :(

No problem fella, if you need any other help just give us a shout

@lissmx3 welcome to the forum. Loads of good mx3 info on here.

I'm trying to get this fella some support so if you hit the link above ☝🏻 and give him a sub that would be really appreciated.