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Distributor Oil Leaks[900/93] posted by Mike G on
Sunday, 2 May 1999, at 4:30 p.m.
Hi,
My distributor appears to be seeping a small amount of oil into the distributor on my 93 940 (sohc engine). I noticed this while doing the 90 kmiles service. I also noticed the PO or his mechanic ditched the plastic dust shield. First thing Monday, I'll get the dust cap as I'm thinking it will keep the rotor and inside the cap clean. But I'm thinking maybe its time to replace those nasty o-rings. Just one question, my book claims the timing is not adjustable. I'm kind of wondering how do I set the timing, if I pull the distributor and replace those o-rings? I can't find any info on this in my books. Anybody got any thoughts on this? Thanks for your help.
--Mike G
Re: Distributor Oil Leaks[900/93] posted by abe crombie on
Sunday, 2 May 1999, at 6:02 p.m.
The ignition system uses a crankshaft reading sensor for timing. The distributor has no bearing on timing. Take note of the position of distributor by looking with a mirror at the relative length of distributor adjustment slots where bolts go in. You may not need to do this as there should be a plastic piece in one of the bolt holes that positions dist housing. The dist only goes into cam in one possible position due to the offset slot that drives dist via an offset eared piece. When you pull dist shaft out to replace the shaft seal take careful note of position of the drive piece so it can be put back in the same place and not 180 degrees off.