Distributor O-Ring
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Distributor O-Ring
My mechanic says the distributor's o ring is leaking oil in my 1992 Honda Accord. How can I be sure and test it out myself to confirm? There is oil just below and to the right of the distributor on a hose that connects to the valve cover area, but it could have come from when my valve cover gasket was leaking. The car only has 45,000 miles on it and runs well. How long does the o-ring, distributor cap/rotor, and distributor itself last? When I used to own GM cars, I remember repair shops suggesting replacing the cap and rotor as part of a "tune up" but those were the old days.
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Re: Distributor O-Ring
even if the car only has 45k miles on it, it's also 17 years old.
the o-ring is real cheap, like $2-3. if it is leaking though you'll have oil on the bottom side of the distributor and leaking down to on top of the tranny just below the distributor.
the o-ring is real cheap, like $2-3. if it is leaking though you'll have oil on the bottom side of the distributor and leaking down to on top of the tranny just below the distributor.
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Re: Distributor O-Ring
I went to the dealer today and bought one for a whopping $1.82. I'm taking my car on Sunday to a 1990-1993 Honda Accord enthusiast who will take a look at the distributor. I'll ask him to replace the o-ring as a preventative measure and then will clean/degrease the area below the distributor well. For convenience, is there anything else I should buy beforehand relative to the distributor, like a cap or rotor as preventative maintenance?
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Re: Distributor O-Ring
I went to the dealer today and bought one for a whopping $1.82. I'm taking my car on Sunday to a 1990-1993 Honda Accord enthusiast who will take a look at the distributor. I'll ask him to replace the o-ring as a preventative measure and then will clean/degrease the area below the distributor well. For convenience, is there anything else I should buy beforehand relative to the distributor, like a cap or rotor as preventative maintenance?
Last edited by Elvis1977; 04-18-2009 at 07:56 AM.
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