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Leak around the distributor/tranny

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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 03:58 PM
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Hey, so I've taken some more pics, which I've labeled to help diagnose what the problem might be. I'm hoping it'll be a little easier to nail down where its leaking for sure.









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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 04:02 PM
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Looks like the dizzy o-ring, around 3 bucks at Honda Dealership. Clean the area, replace o-ring and check again.
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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ok. All i have to remove are the four bolts that hold the dizzy right? Also is it motor oil that is leaking then?
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 04:10 PM
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Its 3 bolts and two plugs. *****MAKE SURE YOU MARK THE POSITION OF THE DISTRIBUTOR, WHEN YOU REMOVE IT DO NOT MOVE THE SHAFT BLADES THAT GO INTO THE CAM****** you can easily mess the timing up if you don't mark the position of the dizzy. Ideally you should set the timing afterwards just to make sure.
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 04:11 PM
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Yes, its motor oil. Mark the top of the distributor and the head with a screwdriver to help you line up it when you put it back on. This will keep your timing.
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 04:46 PM
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Dis. o-ring looks like its seeping, easy fix make the dis with the housing with a sharpy or the timing will be wack. simple and cheap fix
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 04:48 PM
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check the inside of the "dizzy cap" to make sure motor oil is not in there....Might lead to future problems aka no starts, due to burned up componets
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 05:27 PM
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replace the o ring check inside the dizzy to make sure no oil is inside, OEM is like 2 bux
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 05:48 PM
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x2^^^^^
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 10:56 PM
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Awesome. Its nice that it's a cheap easy fix. Looks like I'll be making a run down to the honda dealership that's less than two miles from my college
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 06:52 PM
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Well, went down to the Honda dealership and bought the o-ring. Installed it and no more leaking! The old one pretty much just snapped off haha
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