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Old Jul 21, 2003 | 08:03 PM
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Ok guys got another one? My 1992 Si was doing the famous prelude studdering and misfiring thing the other day (still is, new plugs and wires going on tomoroow), and I decided to check the points in the distributor cap. All good, nothing wrong there. I think the previous owner had just changed the whole assembly. Anyway, I noticed I had a small puddle of oil sitting in the bottom of the distributor. Would a bad cam seal let oil by? I'm not too familiar with the setup of the cam/seal/gasket setups on these yet, so bear with me. Is this anything major I should be keeping an eye on?
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 06:34 AM
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Well I would guess that has to be that cam seal I don't know how else it could have gotton in there. It's not hard to fix. So I would just replace it when you have the time. Sooner the better.
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 08:02 AM
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It could also be the o-ring on the end of the dizzy that goes in the end of the cam, it may not be the actual cam seal on the head itself. Just another possibility.
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 08:07 AM
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when i had my h23, i had the same thing. i replaced the o-ring and the cam seal. I dont know which one it was but either way i didnt have the problem again
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