another quick question:
if you found oil in the distributor, and later on the bearing failed, could you estimate the time or mileage between these two events? thanks.
also, i took a look at a pic about the TDC/CRANK/CYP sensor that shows a section through the distributor and it seems that there is a seal in the distributor wall through which the distributor shaft passes, and the bearing is in the wall towards the viewer, hence has no "bearing"

on the oil sealing... problem is that I cannot post the pic, but it should be in the helms manual;
jafro, or anyone else, could you confirm or infirm this? thanks again.
neko