sup everyone. what does brownish red dust inside the distributor mean? bearings messed up in it? i dont think it is normal. thanks for the help.

 

Does it look like fine dust? I think that may be normal.

 

Ive never seen that in any of my cars. Don't think its normal. Is it the color of (ummmm) RUST?

 

yeah it does look like really fine rust. thanks for the help. is anything wrong with it?

 

I had that in my distributor a couple of times. Never really figured out why. I'd try getting a new cap and rotor from Honda, or just clean it out and see if it comes back.

 

I never saw that, but I'd start by taking it all apart & looking for something rubbing that isn't supposed to. If you don't find anything then check the distributor shaft bearing lubrication. Something that rubs is gonna make fine steel dust, which soon turns to rust...

Obviously if you've never taken a distributor apart, draw lots of pictures to make sure you can get everything back the same way...

 

if the parts need to be lubricated, what could i use? thanks again for the help.

 

i got that when i had this odd hesitation with the rex. just replace the cap, and that should do the trick. If you're getting lag when not in full throttle, the dist is the awnser to your problem.