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

1994 ACURA INTEGRA

217,000 MILES

JULIEHORBATUK

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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?

Jan 19, 2012 at 2:19 AM

RASMATAZ

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Could be the quality -remove it and inspect drive gear/shaft-

Jan 19, 2012 at 2:38 AM

DJCL

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767 POSTS

The distributor bearing if on its way out. Make shore oil is getting to the base of the disturbutor

Mar 20, 2012 at 2:05 AM

F4I_GUY

✓ASE Certified Mechanic
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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.

Mar 24, 2012 at 5:18 PM

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