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> On May 3, 5:43 pm, "Keith W" <invalidaddr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On May 3, 3:40 pm, Chris <ch...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > Have the disrtibutor looked at it be wear in the shaft which ahs the
> > > rotor arm at the end of it, if that shaft is worn you can get all
sort
> > > of problems, one way to find out if it is worn remove the cap and
try
> > > and move the shaft side to side if it moves from side to side you
got
> > > problems,when was it serviced? like replace plugs,leads,cap. oil
> > > etc.the coil might be sparking across to something metal try moving
it
> > > away from metal,
> > >Thanks for the response.
> > >On an 80,000 ml Pug, I expect there will be wear.
> > >could this cause oil contamination?
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> > Oil is more likely to be from somewhere else. A favourite is the oil
> > pressure switch, another is the engine top cover gasket. In your
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> > thread you mentioned the dipstick. In a recent query on this group
> > someone
> > had a blocked engine breather which caused internal pressure and
forced
> > oil
> > out of the dipstick hole.
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> > Keith Willcocks
> > (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living)
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> >I had this very same problem. Some oil was passing the top of the
> >dipstick.
> >I wonder if this could be causing electrical problems around the
> >distributor?
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>Do you mean, keep the area claean, and hope the problem vanishes
If you can find the breather then it is worth checking that it is not
blocked. If it is not then something else is causing pressure to build
up
in the crankcase and the only way it can get out is through the dipstick
hole. Hate to say it but the only thing I can think of is if the piston
rings aren't up to the job.
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