Oil Leak 93 LX manual

[93lx2.2manual]

Pull the distributor cap, that way you can mark where the rotor is pointed at.

Is this necessary or just an extra bit of caution?

Thanks!

[dj_ender]

Is this necessary or just an extra bit of caution?

Thanks!

More of caution, because you expressed concern about the shaft spinning. Yes, it's easy to spin, but it's also easy to be careful and not have it spin. I mean, the cap is only 3 screws, you won't mess up anything by removing it, it only goes on one way.

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Thanks, I think I can do this. Maybe for extra caution I will take the exposed gear piece so it won't spin easily.

Does it spin like on its own or take some level of force. I can keep from bumping into it, just wondering if it will wobble freely.

Its just if I screw something up after my dad cautioned me in any way I will never live it down

[dj_ender]

Thanks, I think I can do this. Maybe for extra caution I will take the exposed gear piece so it won't spin easily.

Does it spin like on its own or take some level of force. I can keep from bumping into it, just wondering if it will wobble freely.

Its just if I screw something up after my dad cautioned me in any way I will never live it down

It requires some force to spin the shaft, it won't do it freely. And honestly, if you have a timing light, timing our cars is easy.

[Bad_dude]

This a CB man, no worry about the dizzy spinning. It can only in the one way, the wrong way it won't sit flush in. Do not force it. I would take the advice of removing the cap and mark where the rotor is sitting before taking it off. Whether is spins or not, I would re time the car any way, just to be sure.

As for your oil leaks, it's definitely the o ring on the dizzy. Did the previous owner replace the valve cover himself? He might not have clean it up good or he might scratch the valve cover meeting surfaces up and oil goes through the scratches. A tiny dip of gasket material in the 4 corners of the cam humps is got but it's only prevention method, not essential, but good practice.

Good luck.

[ryans91CB7]

Long story short the top bolt take a screw driver and scratch a line from The distributor to the head so I can line it back up. The three bolts can go in anywhere they are all the same. Pull the dissy cap off (three screws) and see where the rotor points. (the end of the distributor is a key. Or a straight bar. It can only go in two ways. Correctly or 180 degrees. So if the rotor is pointing down. Then the only other way to install it would he pointing up. So mo sweat just remember the general direction/position the rigors in.
Replace o-ring and clean area. Then when u push it back in put a little oil on the o-ring so it slides in easy and seals well.. use the rotor to turn the shaft back and forth till it "pops" in. Then reverse for cap and bolts. Make sure ur scratch line matches up. Once uve done that and its running u can time it if u want.

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Not sure if he replaced it himself or not. I was going to give the dizzy o-ring a try first.

I don't have a timing light or a clue how to time it so I might just leave this job up to my mechanic if timing is recommended.

Thanks for the help!

[ryans91CB7]

Not sure if he replaced it himself or not. I was going to give the dizzy o-ring a try first.

I don't have a timing light or a clue how to time it so I might just leave this job up to my mechanic if timing is recommended.

Thanks for the help!

As long as u mark where it is now ( because when u loosen all 3 bolts it can spin back and forth about and inch or two) no timing will be required. U can do it my friend I belive in u! If u get stuck we will help.

[93lx2.2manual]

Alright I am going to give it a whirl. Right now the starter is apart. About to make a thread. Hope people don't get mad at my multi-threadedness

[oyajicool]

It can only go in two ways. Correctly or 180 degrees. So if the rotor is pointing down. Then the only other way to install it would he pointing up.

Don't spread wrong information. People don't know shit will get confused. Distributor and camshaft on our Accords fit only ONE WAY. See photos below. The camshaft is Bisi stage 2 regrind off of F22A1. Distributor is off of a Civic but it's the same idea for Accords.





Try fit this 180 off each other if you can.

[93lx2.2manual]

By the looks of that it would be almost impossible to screw up the timing unless I let the dizzy turn a full revolution in one direction or the other?

[Tippey764]

You actually can put the distributor in backwards if you're an idiot

Some kid in my auto tech class jammed it in to the head and tried to start the car, it broke off the teeth right away and obviously the car didn't start.

[oyajicool]

Omg

[93lx2.2manual]

Haha

As long as I don't let the dist spin a complete revolution one way or the other and have marked how it mounted so I put it on how it came off, the timing will be exactly the same right?

It looks like the only way you could mess up the timing is by turning it a complete revolution, because if you turned it half a revolution it wouldn't fit correct?

[ryans91CB7]

Haha

As long as I don't let the dist spin a complete revolution one way or the other and have marked how it mounted so I put it on how it came off, the timing will be exactly the same right?

It looks like the only way you could mess up the timing is by turning it a complete revolution, because if you turned it half a revolution it wouldn't fit correct?

I appreciate u correcting me up there. And u can spin the dizzy a billion times it doesn't matter. It just spins to deliver.spark to the wires. Mark where its at.. once u do this ur gonna laugh at how u can't mess it up Haha