Hi Guys
My brother used my car to go to work today and he called to say the car was stalling. I recently changed the fuel pump. He made it work and on his way back home he had the same problem. About a block from my house it stalled again. This time, he saw a puddle of oil below the car. I took it to the shop and was told that the oil came from below the distributor and I would need to replace the O-Ring or seal there. I had to leave it at the shop because the leak is heavy and he said those are dealer parts and I can't get them until monday. There goes the weekend plans.
Can anyone shed some light on the for me.

1. Can that oil leak cause the car to stall
2. If it is only the 0-Ring, is it something I should worry about or just routine.

Thanks,
Riculus

 

Yes, if the oil makes its way into the distributor it will cancel out the spark.

 

Can the distributor be cleaned? do u have a pic of it?

 

The car is at the mechanic shop. I will go by tomorrow and see if I can get a pic or 2.
Thanks guys

 

You need a rear cam seal, and most parts stores should be able to get it. These cars don't have a distributor o- ring... I'll bet that's what the guy at the shop called to look for. These cars also technically don't have a distributor, at least, not a normal removable one. The distributor on these engines is a plate attached to the cam, where the rotor bolts to, and the cap bolts directly to the head. Behind these is a cam seal, and if it leaks, you'll eventually lose spark. Not a real hard repair at all. All you need is the seal, basic tools, and a seal- puller tool. take off the cap and rotor, unbolt the plate that the rotor attaches to (make sure to mark it for which way it goes- even though the slot is off center, it's possible to put it on backwards- then, remove the old seal with the seal puller, or if that won't work, make a hole in the seal, attach a screw, and carefully use a slide hammer to pull it. Put assembly lube or oil on the lip of the seal, and install the new seal with either a seal driver or a large socket that is almost the same outside diameter of the seal, then reassemble the distributor, after first cleaning the oil off the parts with brake cleaner. Make sure the parts are dry before reassembling, or the brake cleaner will make a nice fireball! (it SHOULD be dry pretty quickly- that stuff evaporates real quick.

 

Thanks guys,
It turned out that the leak was coming from the cam sensor. I changed the seal and it is leaking again. I Got the seal from Autozone, replaced it and 10 days later the leak is back. Could it be the wrong seal or is it something else thats wrong. Thanks in advance for the help.


Riculus