Distributor Oil Leak ????
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '15
Distributor Oil Leak ????
I was at a NCCC show this past weekend & a judge/inspector told me I had a oil leak coming from the distributor. He showed me some oil collecting near the shaft base and said it was a bad bearing or sleeve that was causing the leak. Has anyone dealt with this issue & can give me some pointers? Thanks--82 Crossfire.
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Have you replaced the gasket that fits between the base of the distributor and the intake manifold? Or is the leak coming from somewhere else?
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Originally Posted by BlueL36
Have you replaced the gasket that fits between the base of the distributor and the intake manifold? Or is the leak coming from somewhere else?
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '15
I have gone in there with some brake cleaner & cleaned the area around the distributor up. Later today I will run it to get an exact location of the leak--I hope.
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From: Ville de la Baie Quebec. A winner is just a loser who tried again.
I have a recuring leak in that area, after making sure it was not comming from the oil pressure tube I decided to verify the intake seal to block,,, after pulling the intake twice and re-sealing with new seals etc etc, I'm still getting a little leak from something ???,, and its going to stay that way..
,,, Maybe distributer ?? its possible,, but still looking for clues.... 
,,, Maybe distributer ?? its possible,, but still looking for clues....
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St. Jude Donor '15
I cleaned around the alternator & drove it a little while, but I can not detect any leaks so far. It can't be too much, so I will keep monitoring it & post a final analysis--if any is found. Thanks 
