I took off the distributor yesterday day to replace it since my car is not firing up, and this milky brown liquid poured out where the end of the distributor sticks in the engine what would that be? and is that what could be causing my car not to start?
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sounds like you have oil in the dist, go to the parts store and get yourself a reman unit, there probably is a sticky about replacing the seals in the dist but this way is a touch faster and you will have warranty on the unit itself too -
Once the oil hits the distributor is it bad?? Casue i just bought this remand distributor yesterday and put it in. Would a lil oil ruin my new distributor?2001 Chevrolet SilveradoComment
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The internal seal on my distributor was leaking for some time. I had it replaced and it still works just fine.1992 Accord EX 4dr 5spd - SOLD after just over a decade of ownership
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HaHa..I got the same problem no spark now....
I took my Distributor off and cleaned it up and changed the O-ring...when I got everything back together I went to start it and no I got NO SPARK...
I do belive once oil gets in it replace it.....
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Take the oil cap off.Originally posted by DsMJUNKY54 View Post
Check to see if you have that 'milky brown liquid' in there.
Also check your coolant.
See if its the same color.
Cause if it is, your headgasket just went.
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The oil did look the same color and i havent checked the coolent yet, would a bad headgasket cause my car not to start?2001 Chevrolet SilveradoComment
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Dang man thanks so much, i think you just found the problem why my car wont start.2001 Chevrolet SilveradoComment
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Check your radiator coolant.Originally posted by DsMJUNKY54 View Post
If it looks brownish and foamy, that usually means there's oil in your cooling system.
Which is another sign of a headgasket issue.
If you're unsure its best to have it looked at.
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yeah i will have a shop look at it. I was thinking bout putting it in the shop anyway since i cant figure out what made it stop starting.2001 Chevrolet SilveradoComment
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Oil in distributor will kill the internal distributor circuitry since once hot oil gets in there , it will be fatal for the circuits.
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So a mechanic said the problem with my car sounds like a distributor gone bad. So i put two new ones in there and either of them work, i think its because oil got in both of them...damn2001 Chevrolet SilveradoComment
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It's very unlikely for new distributors to get oil in them.
I would go for Jak's comment about low compression engine since you stated oil being milky.
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So i could test compression by unscrewing a spark plug and inserting that gauge right? what should my numbers be?2001 Chevrolet SilveradoComment
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