there is a strange noise coming from my distributor first its a sqealing noise then gose to like a grinding noise i opened up my distributor and every thing is normal and the way it should be.
I recently just did a tune up also so it a new cap and rotor both oem honda.Im just wondering if anyone has encountered this problem or know what it could possibly be.TIA for any info and help

 

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sounds like the bearing in the distrubtor. and if thats it, unfortunately i dont believe honda sells just a bearing. you need a whole new distributor.

though i have heard of people sourcing bearings that work...

 

I just had the exact same problem Dizzy is soon to fail. You need a new dizzy. I know the sound you are talking about. it becomes very annoying.

 

Yep. both of those guys are correct.

You will need a new distibutor soon.

I suggest http://www.distributorking.com - I run one of theirs in my 1990 hatchback and it is top quality stuff.

You can buy their entire assembled dizzy complete with coil, ignitor, rotor button, cap, and base for the cost of a bare dizzy base from Honda. Honda's doesn't come with anything listed except for the base itself.

 

yep take off your distributor cover and you will see alot of rusted metal all over the place. Mine crapped on me at 70,000 miles (what a piece of ****)

 

yeah i've had a toasted dseries dizzy also,

they die alot.

maybe you didnt tear it apart enough when you opened it up?
it you just took off the cap you might not see the damage.

more importantly, why dont you just take the distributor off,(you dont need to take it apart just off the car) then spin it. It should spin smoothly without much resistance.

if its like turning a pepper shaker, and makes noises and such, then yep its definetely toast or on the way to being toast.

170bux is alot for a distributor in my opinion,
if I was running a heavily modded allmotor dseries setup, then yeah its probly worth it, cuz you'd end up blowing dizzies all the time if you just kept geting used oem ones.

but for a simple setup, i'd say just find someone selling a used stock one for like 30bux or so. thats what I did.

but yeah, from what i've read, the distributor king distributors are a bit tougher than oem ones ,and should put up with the extra heat generated by a gnarly setup better.

 

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yup i took off my cap and guess what all this crap everywhere when the dizzy is about to fail does the check engine light come on cause mine came on like 1 hour ago driving home im guessing most likely it is oh time to get a new dizzy thanks guys for all the help

 

Also check your timing after my dizzy craped out I jumped a tooth.

 

when replacing the dizzy, do you have to mess with the timing again, or can you just remove it and replace it with the new one?

 

It wouldnt hurt to set the timing with a gun.