Hello the distributor cap is making a grinding noise. Does anyone have any ideas? You can feel the vibration. And is the car safe to drive.

 

is the butter-fly secure to the shaft?

 

take it apart and find out whats not secure

 

Is it safe to drive? To get it checked

 

I meant to say the distributor not just the cap.

 

very possible the bearings in the dizzy are going... I would get that checked asap. They dizzy in hondas has a nasty habit of seizing and causing the t/belt to jump. Get it checked. A way for you to look is, pop the cap off and look for a red dust, if you see any at all, the bearings are f*cked.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jameskersten1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">very possible the bearings in the dizzy are going... I would get that checked asap. They dizzy in hondas has a nasty habit of seizing and causing the t/belt to jump. Get it checked. A way for you to look is, pop the cap off and look for a red dust, if you see any at all, the bearings are f*cked. </TD></TR></TABLE>

What he said. My Civic did the same thing with the exception of the timing belt skipping. I wouldn't drive it because you run the risk of it shitting on you while driving. Mine went out during a downshift in front of a semi.

 

I totally agree with this smart folks. i would not use my car, just to be on the Safe side....

BUGSY

 

So it is best to have the car towed?

 

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That seems to be the general consensus wouldn't you think?

 

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!