just changed the plugleads and rotor in my tp efi and there was some oil in the disi cap is this somthing to be worried about or is there some seal ****ed?

PeteW

just changed the plugleads and rotor in my tp efi and there was some oil in the disi cap is this somthing to be worried about or is there some seal ****ed?

PeteW


in the dizzy cap?????????????????????????

ummm, b worried. i cant think of how oil couldve leaked into the dizzy cap itself. the rotor's "body" (if u know wat i mean) is totally flat and meets up with the head perfectly. maybe it was a seal on the rotor shaft or something around the face. no idea, it wasnt from somewhere else leaking down? hmmm, actually the only way i can think is the rotor was fu%^ed. goo job on replacing it :D

You might find the oil is working its way up the shaft from the distributor drive(cam end) passed the bush into the body of dissy.
Oil in a dissy electrics is not a good thing, but you can get away with it for a while if it's not dripping off the insides. Clean it regularly with isopropanil alcohol or metho, and look into a repair.

If it is coming up the shaft it'll be wear between shaft and bush leaving a little gap for the oil to sneak past :rant: .

Hope this helps.

well it could be from when i degreased the motor a few weeks back but i doubt it ive cleaned it ill check it again next weekend to see if its back if so well then looks like ill have to rape the one off my spare efi motor

pete don't panic !

it's pretty common on the 2.6 for the dissy to have a bit of oil in it after 200'000km. It is caused by a worn oil seal on the rotor drive shaft you have to pull the distributor apart to get at it.
It can cause a miss-fire if the leak gets bad enough for the oil to pool in the cap.

kewl i just replace the seal next week then

Never mind.

like someone else mentioned the bush could be worn as well probably best to replace the bush and seal

changes the cap today and no oil in it so id say it just got some gunk in there from when i degreased it after i done the rocker cover gasket a ways back

Petew