leaky distributor ?

[hombre@elp.rr.com (John Erickson)]

It leaks where the distributor shaft enters the distributor housing.  A new 
distributor will cure the leak.

Timing - make sure you remove the green plug as well as the little black 
insert.  I thought I would have the same problem, but the timing mark is 
huge and if you shoot the light with the gun close to the airbox, you won't 
have a problem.

There are two sets of holes for the distributor mounting bolts.  Top left 
and lower right are the correct ones.  I found out the hard way the others 
were wrong.  The car started anyway, but wouldn't do anything but idle.

John

At 05:33 AM 2/13/2002 +0800, doug czajka wrote:
>ok so my distributor on my 88 16v was leaking oil and im  going to replace 
>it...well i got the old one out and was wondering where is it leaking 
>from?  Do i need to pull the valve cover and a cam to replace a faulty 
>seal?  Or will putting in the new distributor cure my problem?  I can't 
>really see the "shaft seal" i've heard talk about that causes these 
>leaks.  hmm...
>
>Also, anyone got any tips on setting the ignition timin on a 16v? It seems 
>damn near impossible to get a timing light into the timing hole on the 
>tranny because of all the shit above it.
>
>Thanks a bunch
>--
>
>
>Doug C.
>'88 16v
>Raleigh, NC
>
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