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Re: Oil inside distributor

Posted By:	Lewis Smith
Posted On:	July 28, 2004 at 9:11 pm GMDT

Lewis Smith wrote:

> 1987, Celica GT, 2000 16-Valve
> :
> Engine cranks without hestitat
> ion, but does not start. Remov
> ed distributor cap and quite a
> bit of oil flowed out. On ins
> pection, all components inside
> distibutor cap were covered w
> ith oil. I conclude that this is
> why engine does not start, but
> need help with determining wh
> y oil is inside distributor. I
> have not removed the distribu
> tor, so I do not know o-ring c
> ondition. What failure can cau
> se or allow oil to get into the di
> stributor?

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Message:	Lewis Smith wrote: > > Lewis Smith wrote: > > > 1987, Celica GT, 2000 16-Val > ve > > : > > Engine cranks without hestit > at > > ion, but does not start. Rem > ov > > ed distributor cap and quite > a > > bit of oil flowed out. On in > s > > pection, all components insi > de > > distibutor cap were covered > w > > ith oil. I conclude that thi > s is > > why engine does not start, b > ut > > need help with determining w > h > > y oil is inside distributor. > I > > have not removed the distrib > u > > tor, so I do not know o-ring > c > > ondition. What failure can c > au > > se or allow oil to get into > the di > > stributor?
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