Thread: 94 Camry oil leak inside distributor

Got the distributor stripped down this evening and located the little seal on the distributor shaft that is the culprit. would still appreciate any leads on where to source the seal from, I'll be trying BJ Bearings tomorrow. Toyota only supply the distributor as a complete unit and the aftermarket parts places I've tried can only supply a reco distributor. The shaft is grooved, would be great if I could source one of those as well, otherwise I'll give it a tiny skim in the lathe.

My wife has a 93 2.2 Camry and the dissy collection I have for it is growing. One interesting fault I've found in two of them is the suppressor capacitor melting and shorting out. The first one took out the main EFI fuse, fun to diagnose, the second one hadn't quite died but was causing intermittent bad running. I cut off the wire to the suppressor on the first dissy and threw it back in sans suppressor. No oil leaks inside of either. I've got another one or two from when my bro scrapped his family collection of Camrys. PM me if you want one for bits or practice.

Thanks, I'll see how I go getting an oil seal for it and see if that stops the derrick. Might take you up on a spare to rob the shaft from if it still leaks. Haven't seemed to have any electrical problems with it yet.
What sort of money have you been paying for new / reco distributor?

Originally Posted by POD

What sort of money have you been paying for new / reco distributor?

So far, I haven't bought a new/reco dissy. All have been second hand. Having been around cheap old cars for nearly 40 years I have no love for anything other than OEM new or low mileage used. Reco means someone's fiddled with it.