Originally Posted by GreenCivicGuy
I have a 1993 Civic DX 2-door with the 1.5L engine. The car starts and runs, but the distributor sounds like a blender trying to chop ball bearings, so I'm guessing it needs to be replaced. This repair looks to be fairly straightforward, as in:
1) tag the wires and connectors
2) remove wires and connectors
2) unbolt the old distributor
3) bolt in the new one
4) reattach connectors.
Any tips or tricks or gotcha's I should be aware of?
Thanks.
I had the same problem a few years ago but didn't replace my dizzy assembly. I sprayed some wd-40 where the bearings are and it hasn't made that aweful sound ever since. There is a gear mechanism inside where the bearings are. I'm just going from memory here.