oil in distributor cap???

Hey today one of my heater hoses blew and to get to it i had to take off the distributor cap. now when i did that i found the inside of the cap and my rotor to be oil soaked, what could that be from?

distributor seal gasket, the gasket from the valve cover (head) to thedistributor is blown

sweet thanks man, i was looking in my haynes manual and it didnt have anything to tell me so i was kinda confused. thanks

Hiya,

I know this thread is old, but its what my search turned up. My nephew has an 87 Celica and has oil in the distributor cap. The local rip-off artists (mechanic) told him he needs a new distributor. Is this true? I know alot about cars but not much about his specific car. It seems to me like a new o-ring and a good cleaning would do the trick. Thanks for the help.

^as long as the metal behind the gasket isnt sheered off

^as long as the metal behind the gasket isnt sheered off


Sorry, I havn't looked at the car yet, metal behind what gasket? It will probably be obvious what your talking about when I see the car, but can you describe?

I think he means the shaft on the end of the distributor that has the gear which interlocks with the drive train inside the engine.

do not ressurect old threads like this...im sure his problem has been solved