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I have a serious oil leak around the distributor. I replaced the o-ring on the distributor shaft, but that didn’t seem to help. I wondered if this oil might be leaking from the inside around the drive shaft? I saw one message on the board about Mobil 1 and other synthetics more prone to leaks. I was running Mobil 1 during the summer. Is that part of my problem? If it is, shouldn’t I be able to overcome the leaks so I can continue to run the Mobil 1?
British cars tend to leak a bit when using petroleum oils, and worse when using synthetics, so you may have to accept some small level of leakage. That said, it does sound like you need to replace the distributor's internal seal. See the post on 'O-rings' at the very bottom of the Miscellaneous folder for suitable off-the-shelf part numbers.
Last edited on 02-12-2006 11:51 pm by Mark Rosenbaum