I am hopefully going to fix the leaking oil from my motor tomorrow. I have narrowed it down to the seal behind the distributor, but after looking online it seems it might be tough to find locally. Has anyone bought one from Autozone, or would this be a dealer specific part? Also anyone who has changed this out, any advice or tips are greatly appreciated.

 

dude....its a couple bucks...just go to ur local dealer and get one!

 

dig into it with a curved hook and rip 'er out of there but be VERRY VERRY careful not to scratch the outer ring that the o-ring sits on, it will make it leak...also, put a small amount of RTV gasket maker on the outside of the new o-ring

 

o yea...its a simply fix...just mark ur distribtor so u put it back in the same spot. Just take the 3 bolts out and the dizzy just comes right out.should take you 10 min tops.

 

Thanks guys. The reason I ask if it's available at a place like Autozone is I have ran into parts that are only special order at the dealer and was hoping this was something that is normal stock. What sucks is that there is only one bolt (top bolt) holding the distributor on!

 

Here's a pic of the mess I have to put up with. I recently changed the spark plugs and found two were oil soaked and it is a dog if I try to get on it. It goes through oil like no other car I have owned.

 

I am a honda tech and i have never seen this part not in stock....while ur at the dealer....get ur self 2 new bolts!

 

Definitely will. The parts guys at the dealership here hate when I ask for small parts like that, but oh well. Hopefully this will solve some of the oil problems.

 

Bought the o-ring, but of course the bolts are special order ughhh

 

go to the hardware store and get new bolts......bolts like that arent special.
just get ones that are flaged or use a washer

 

Make sure you mark the distributor like said above! Take off the cap and mark where the rotor is pointing so you dont end up turning the rotor and putting the distributor on wrong. Also if you have oil in the spark plug holes you might want to get a new complete valve cover gasket set.

 

Yeah I will mark it, but also check to make sure timing is correct. The oil is actually on the tips of the plugs so I was told it was bad piston rings, I replaced the valve cover gasket, but not the spark plug grommets on top. Also going to replace PCV valve, fuel filter, possibly O2 sensor after running codes, and of course change oil and filter. I ordered the bolts from Honda, but I may just take the one out and run up to the hardware store to get two more if in stock, otherwise I might wait until tomorrow to replace the seal or try to con my buddy into giving me two of his from his 94 today and give him the two new ones tomorrow.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by madcrossover &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Make sure you mark the distributor like said above! Take off the cap and mark where the rotor is pointing so you dont end up turning the rotor and putting the distributor on wrong. Also if you have oil in the spark plug holes you might want to get a new complete valve cover gasket set.</TD></TR></TABLE>

on hondas you dont have to mark where the rotor is pointing, just mark where the distributor was so your timing isnt off. honda's distributors only go on one way. pretty hard to mess up.