Runnin'OnEmpty
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Southeast USA
It's a 96 4.0 XJ with a new Omix-Ada distributor installed
a few months ago. Since then I've been searching for the
source of a huge oil leak; should have suspected the dist
but I did install a gasket with it and thought I did a good
job.
After a 5 mile drive today I immediately popped the hood
and felt around the dist base and it was wet with oil. I can't
see the distributor mount but I can feel the oil. Couldn't
believe that much oil could come from the distributor...?
The supplied gasket for the new distributor was very thin.
I plan to cut a new one out of thicker gasket material and
install it using a gasket sealer.
Could the new distributor be hanging on something and
not be mounted flush to the block?
Thanks for any ideas.
a few months ago. Since then I've been searching for the
source of a huge oil leak; should have suspected the dist
but I did install a gasket with it and thought I did a good
job.
After a 5 mile drive today I immediately popped the hood
and felt around the dist base and it was wet with oil. I can't
see the distributor mount but I can feel the oil. Couldn't
believe that much oil could come from the distributor...?
The supplied gasket for the new distributor was very thin.
I plan to cut a new one out of thicker gasket material and
install it using a gasket sealer.
Could the new distributor be hanging on something and
not be mounted flush to the block?
Thanks for any ideas.