 Oil leak coming from under distributor cap??? |
 Nov 8, 2009 - 4:16 PM
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So I was at my grandmother's new house she just bought and when I was leaving to head home I noticed I left a small puddle of oil on her brand new drive way. Checked the oil level and it was very low. So I added more oil and then started looking for the leak and after removing the intake and searching with a flash light I noticed small steady oil drops falling from underneath the distributor cap. Could it be the O-Ring or CAM seal??? I'm not to good in this neck of the woods with engines. I know for sure though the oil leak is coming from the bottom side of the D-cap. How much is it to have it fixed or is it easy enough for me to do it??? Or leave it to the professionals that rape my wallet?
Any ideas/help ????? Thanks guys. This post has been edited by Tech-Nics: Nov 8, 2009 - 4:18 PM |
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Nov 10, 2009 - 7:25 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
that is NOT a two hour job on a 5S-FE. you have two bolts and 2 connectors.
1. make a scribe mark to the head from the distributor so you can rematch the position with the new one. 2. take out a bolt 3. take out the other bolt 4. unplug one connector 5. unplug the other one 6. mark on the new cap where each cylinder is and mark each wire 7. pull wires 1-4 8. take the distributor out 9. put the new one in 10. put that **** back together should take about 1 hours labor time. -------------------- |
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Tech-Nics Oil leak coming from under distributor cap??? Nov 8, 2009 - 4:16 PM
Bitter you need a new distributor O-ring. Nov 8, 2009 - 4:19 PM trdproven ^ You can try that but usually that means the oil ... Nov 8, 2009 - 4:52 PM 6G96GT I had my distributor o-ring seal replaced last yea... Nov 8, 2009 - 5:11 PM Tech-Nics Yeah I hope my mechanic gives me a good deal with ... Nov 8, 2009 - 7:44 PM 6G96GT I've put lots of money over two years to get m... Nov 9, 2009 - 10:08 PM Tech-Nics Got it fixed. They replaced the whole distributor ... Nov 10, 2009 - 7:13 AM bmj67 wow you got robbed an new distributor is maybe ... Nov 10, 2009 - 11:54 AM Tech-Nics Must be a New York thing then cause I called aroun... Nov 10, 2009 - 2:26 PM
trdproven QUOTE (Bitter @ Nov 11, 2009 - 10:25... Nov 11, 2009 - 5:02 PM |
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