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distributor oil leaks! 700 1989

posted by  Matt L on  Sun Apr 28 01:37 CST 2002
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That's actually what I did (experiment with o-rings, that is). I had never removed the distributor on a 740 before, but that was incredibly easy. It's harder to remove the dist cap than it is to remove the dist itself. In any case, there's a small gouge in the head at the bottom of the hole that is carved out for the dist, such that the o-ring can't seal it. Can't imagine what caused a gouge there, but I just smeared it with RTV and put it back together. Hopefully that will take care of it, I'm gonna let the RTV dry for a day before driving it.

BTW there was only a small oil stain inside the dist cap from the shaft seal. I will wait to see if an oil leak persists before attempting replacement.
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Matt L. Cary, NC three '89 740 sedans






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