Possible oil deposit under distrubutor...

001Stunna · Sep 26, 2011

Well i've noticed lately when checking things under the hood that the area under the distributor gets somewhat wet every 1-2 weeks. At first i thought it was rust proofing but last week decided to fully wipe it clean with a rag and brake cleaner. Low and behold it's back after about 12 days.

I changed the cap and rotor about 1 month ago and there was no signs of oil inside the old cap or anywhere on the distributor insides from what i could tell.

Looking online it seems that the symptoms could be pointing to a bad o-ring seal though. Was just wondering on some opinions/ideas...

kn0x47 · Sep 26, 2011

same thing happen to mine and my gf's 6ga. it's the o-ring. change it soon. there is a heater hose below the distributor. mine got oil soaked and eventually broke and lost most of my radiator fluid

001Stunna · Sep 26, 2011

kn0x47 said:
same thing happen to mine and my gf's 6ga. it's the o-ring. change it soon. there is a heater hose below the distributor. mine got oil soaked and eventually broke and lost most of my radiator fluid

Was the change straight forward?
..take out distributor...take out old o-ring...lube new one and place in and assemble everything?

kn0x47 · Sep 26, 2011

yup its straight forward. dont need any lube tho.

001Stunna · Sep 26, 2011

kn0x47 said:
yup its straight forward. dont need any lube tho.

ahh ok, after breaking a couple of studs and bolts i've started lubing everything lately lolz.

Russianred · Sep 27, 2011

Good call on the O-ring.. But beware, it can also be the valve cover gasket.. Make sure you change either both, or pinpoint which one is causing the issue. I would change both to be safe.. The O-ring can't cost that much!

My $0.02.

001Stunna · Sep 27, 2011

Russianred said:
Good call on the O-ring.. But beware, it can also be the valve cover gasket.. Make sure you change either both, or pinpoint which one is causing the issue. I would change both to be safe.. The O-ring can't cost that much!

My $0.02.

The o-ring was like $2.50 at closest Honda dealer, ordered it through the phone already and just have to go pick it up.
I have the timing belt and waterpump getting changed this Saturday along with all the gaskets and seals around the area so will take a look at the valve cover gasket as well and change it possibly. thanks for the input though