Distributor O-ring burning oil

This info is credited to cmh1129 on Toyotanation.com
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/85...ease-read.html

I am unsure if this info is posted here on TVT.
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I typically try to look for common issues with the vehicles I buy, so I know what to look for or change when I get the car. While I kept hearing SADS and blown head gaskets, I then read this and I made a mental note to do this (if I did not decided to go with a full rebuild).

It is a safety issue and with these vans being 20+ yrs, all rubber components should be changed out.

It is explained that many people smell burning oil and often see leaks. Well, the author of the thread did a great write up on it and explained that the distributor O ring starts to leak. The Distributor is above the exhaust manifold, so the oil would drop burn... and some even say catch fire!!!!

I believe the access is from the passenger underside.
Recommended when you replace distributor cap and rotor, mind as well replace the O ring.

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