'89 XJ 4.0L
I pulled my distributor today to replace the gasket (actually the gasket wasn't even there) and I noticed that the middle of the gears were all worn and shiney. By worn I mean that the middle was about half the width of the ends of the gear.
Similiar to this: http://lh5.ggpht.com/_qIfzkfjR_Nw/RgbkLBOyNLI/AAAAAAAAAi0/rk4_NYddonY/PICT0039.JPG
Just not quite as extreme. The cam gear is also worn in the same manner. Should I replace the distributor? Or not even bother? I realise that if I replace the distributor I might as well replace the cam, but if I replace the cam I gotta replace the other cam-parts and it turns into an engine rebuild, which I don't want to do. I've been quoted at $110 for the cheapest distributor here.
Could this really affect my timing? Also I noticed that there's a lot of up and down play, as in about a quarter to a fifth of an inch, between the distributor and the metal casing of the distributor.
I pulled my distributor today to replace the gasket (actually the gasket wasn't even there) and I noticed that the middle of the gears were all worn and shiney. By worn I mean that the middle was about half the width of the ends of the gear.
Similiar to this: http://lh5.ggpht.com/_qIfzkfjR_Nw/RgbkLBOyNLI/AAAAAAAAAi0/rk4_NYddonY/PICT0039.JPG
Just not quite as extreme. The cam gear is also worn in the same manner. Should I replace the distributor? Or not even bother? I realise that if I replace the distributor I might as well replace the cam, but if I replace the cam I gotta replace the other cam-parts and it turns into an engine rebuild, which I don't want to do. I've been quoted at $110 for the cheapest distributor here.
Could this really affect my timing? Also I noticed that there's a lot of up and down play, as in about a quarter to a fifth of an inch, between the distributor and the metal casing of the distributor.
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