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Oil leaking through distributor

Mazda 2.2L Mazda Engine Mazda Tech
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mazdizzle   +1y
Trying to track down a small oil leak last night and it's coming from the distributor. Looks like it's coming through the shaft and leaking out under the cap. Any suggestions? Should I just replace it?
newbiet   +1y
It's most likely the o-ring behind the driven gear is busted up. You can pull the dizzy apart and replace it. There was a thread on MT with dis-assembly I'll try to find it and post back up. Is it coming from outside the housing or inside the cap? There is an internal seal, but I don't think it would be that hard to replace.
mazdizzle   +1y
I'll look on MT and see if I can find some info. It's leaking inside the cap not bad but enough to leave a little spot under the truck. I had this problem before and put a junkyard distributor in it but parts are getting hard to find down there lately
87forever   +1y
Yes that is def the oring on the distributor.I am not sure if it can be bought separate but does come with a hg kit for sure.Check advance auto or auto zone,napa under distributors in a search for said ORING.Unless someone finds it first.Not sure on size,too tired to dig out my kit,so just sharing my knowledge of the issue.
mazdizzle   +1y
I found just the outer o ring online so I'm going to call my buddies at carquest and see if they can get it for me. Thing I'm going to need the inner seal too. I cleaned it up and put it back together last night so I'll keep an eye on it. Found a thread over on MT but there wasn't much info and none of the pics showed up. I'm sure it's nothing I can't tackle
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