New member, 1995 Protege S

[aj88keys]

Hey, I'm Joel in Surrey BC. I've got a 95 Protege S (the base model with the 90-94 body style) SOHC Automatic. It's a beautiful car in great shape, low km's that I have been fixing up and daily driving for the past few months. She's a good little car and I hope to keep her on the road for a few more years until I'm done university.

So far its been easy to work on, but there are a few little things that have been tough to diagnose, but there looks to be a lot of knowledgeable people around here, I look forward to meeting you all!

J

[FE3-323]

welcome! what issues are you running into?

[tireboy]

I also am in surrey. There is lots of good people in here that can help. Welcome.


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[aj88keys]

welcome! what issues are you running into?

Thanks! The weirdest issue that I'm having is a strange ticking noise that comes slowly then suddenly disappears every 10-15 seconds or so. It seems to go away briefly after changing the oil but comes back after a week or so of daily driving. It happens at all revs, but is loudest when pulling up a hill at 3-4k RPM. It seems to stick around more if I have been pulling up a hill for a longer time in that rev range.

The other issue is that there is oil all over the engine. I've replaced the valve cover gasket, but I'm not convinced that that is the only leaky part because of the sheer amount of oil on everything and the fact that if the car sits for a few days, some oil gets on the exhaust and smokes. I thought the valve cover only leaks when the engine is running. That said, I have not let the car sit for a few days since replacing the gasket, nor have I tried degreasing the engine yet so there's still a possibility that the VC gasket fixed it. Are there any other common spots for oil seeping on these cars? It typically leaves a drop of oil a day in a random spot when just sitting

I also am in surrey. There is lots of good people in here that can help. Welcome.

That's cool, maybe I'll see your car driving around one day!

J

[tireboy]

Degrease the engine and recheck. Another issue maybe the distributor o ring. But it wouldn't leave oil on the manifold. What weight of oil are you running??


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[aj88keys]

It does look like there's a bunch of oil around the distributor. I'm running 5w30 currently

[FE3-323]

I sell new Viton X distributor O-rings - that might be a good idea to change. also inspect to make sure the oil isn't leaking through the distributor(into the rotor/cap inside)

[aj88keys]

How involved is the process of replacing the distributor o ring? Do I need to remove the distributor and retime everything or is it easier than that? What about replacing the distributor itself (it's old and probably original since the plugs and wires were also original)?

J

[farcryNZ]

Wait for someone to second me on this but it is quite easy. And in fact there are many YouTube videos showing "how to change a distributor o-ring"
I used one to show myself what to do, it in short: scribe a line across from the cam cover to the distributor, to use to reline when re installing. Undo the two bolts. And when you pull it out the less you turn the shaft the easier it will go back in.

Good luck and have fun [emoji1303]


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[tireboy]

Have done it myself x2 just mark n go.


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