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Squeaking from distributor. Do I need to replace the whole distributor assembly? And what could cause this?

Tiny
JULIEHORBATUK
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  • 1994 ACURA INTEGRA
  • 217,000 MILES
Hi, My car recently started making a squeaking noise. My car was parked for about 10 days in the garage without being started. The noise is very similar to a loose or worn drive belt. I checked the belts first all 3 are ok. The sound is definitely coming from the distributor. I pulled the cap and rotor and there is allot of rust inside. I replaced whole distributor aprox 2.5 years ago (I don't remember the mileage, sorry) I did not replace the wires at the same time. Is the distributor toast again? And could this be caused by high resistance in the wires, or just a bad quality distributor?
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012 AT 2:19 AM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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Could be the quality -remove it and inspect drive gear/shaft-
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012 AT 2:38 AM
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The distributor bearing if on its way out. Make shore oil is getting to the base of the disturbutor
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 AT 2:05 AM
Tiny
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If you remove the distributor cap and see brown/red dust, this is a sign that the distributor bearing has failed. The complete unit must be replaced. The bearing can be actually pressed in and out, however Acura/Honda does not supply the bearing seperate.
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Saturday, March 24th, 2012 AT 5:18 PM

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