oil in distributor cap???

[spitfire_inferno]

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?

[91 Celica St]

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

[spitfire_inferno]

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

[Cat Fuzz]

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.

[yotas4life]

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

[Cat Fuzz]

Originally Posted by yotas4life

^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?

[qreosity]

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.

[91 Celica St]

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