[BMWCSRegistry] oil in distributor

[t colitt]

Yes Carlos. Good call. I'm using it only as a spark pointer.. Interesting
and suprising how far you can rotate the distributor out of "time" without
changing the spark timing.

 

Tom

 

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From: Carlos A. Perez [mailto:caperez at runcentral.com] 
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 4:00 PM
To: 't colitt'
Subject: RE: [BMWCSRegistry] oil in distributor

 

Thought you had a regular distributor since you said centrifugal..unless you
gutted it and are simply using it as a spark pointer.

 


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From: bmwcsregistry-bounces at idb.ded.forest.net
[mailto:bmwcsregistry-bounces at idb.ded.forest.net] On Behalf Of t colitt
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 4:49 AM
To: bmwcsregistry at idb.ded.forest.net
Subject: RE: [BMWCSRegistry] oil in distributor

Thanks George

 

That sounds reasonable although I can't say that I've noticed any lateral
play.(also, maybe because the timing on my setup is controlled by a Motronic
ECU)

 

Tom

 


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From: Carlos A. Perez [mailto:caperez at runcentral.com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:15 PM
To: 't colitt'
Subject: RE: [BMWCSRegistry] oil in distributor

 

There are upper and lower bronze bushings for the center shaft - these can
wear and allow the oil past.

The shaft has a spiral groove where the bushings ride to distribute the oil,
and the threading should direct the oil back down.

Grab the shaft and see if you can feel play side to side.

I used VW repair kit on mine, but that was many years ago.

The phenolic washer between body and shaft tends to disappear, leaving only
the metal shims - causing up and down play which makes setting timing
accurately almost impossible.

 


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From: bmwcsregistry-bounces at idb.ded.forest.net
[mailto:bmwcsregistry-bounces at idb.ded.forest.net] On Behalf Of t colitt
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:53 PM
To: bmwcsregistry at idb.ded.forest.net
Subject: [BMWCSRegistry] oil in distributor

Hi

 

I am finding oil inside the bottom of my distributor. It is enough that it
leaks out the screw holes of the body and exits the distributor housing onto
the engine. At first I thought it was a leaking o-ring seal on the shaft of
the distributor going into the opening in the timing cover, but I replaced
that and it is definitely coming from inside the engine and the oil is
travelling up into the distributor housing where the centrifugal governor
sits..

 

Is this normal?

 

Thanks, Tom

 

 



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