Failing distributor bearing
 

Vehicle: 1990 Honda Civic HB Si.

Just bought (last week) the car so I am new to this site and Honda's in general.

Last night I am driving home and I start to notice a squeaking noise coming from under the hood. Initially I think no big deal just a belt tension issue or something along those lines. When I get home I popped the hood only to find this constant squeak is coming from the passenger side.. away from the belts. After further review I found that the bearing in the distributor is failing.. leaving a orange/rusty mist covering everything underneath the dist. cap. Just for fun I shot the bearing with some WD40 just to verify that it was the issue, and sure enough when I fired the car up, no more squeak. Therefore, if you have a distributor you are no longer using, and you know that it is good, I would be interested in buying it off of you for a reasonable price. I found brand new with a warranty and core charge they are going for roughly $189. I paid $200 for this car so I would rather not spend the same amount of money on just one car part! This car is a "peach" so I don't care what the part looks like, just need one that works. I believe the engine to be the 1.6L D16a6.

Thanks

P.S. I would have posted this in the WTB section but I am not allowed yet. :rolleyes: