cirrus plug seals & distributor

Was this car built by any particular manufacturer, in any particular year? Does it have any particular engine? What the mechanic is saying would be true for some engines and false for others.

Note that when you say "maybe take valve cover off", one of my (non-Chrysler) vehicles requires taking the top half of the two-part intake manifold off to remove the valve covers. For that matter, you have to do remove it to replace the PCV valve.

If oil is leaking into the plug holes the seals must be replaced and it does require the intake to be removed to access the plugs, wires and seals. I would use MOPAR plug wires and not cheap ones. The last time I priced a distributor for that vehicle from the dealer was 1400.00 And no it isn't a typo. There are alot of junk parts out there that are claimed to be remanufactured and wont last long at all so be careful what you get. If you can find one with a good warranty purchase it instead of the cheapest one. I know this is a 2.5 6cyl because the only other engine application would be a

4 cyl that went into that vehicle. But always post engine size, year and make when asking for help.

Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech

Did he say why?

What is wrong with the distributor? Changing the distributor is a common tatic if the mechanic's diagnostic machine says that the spark is uneven. The idea is that a worn distributor shaft throws the spark timing off. Sometimes this is true. More times it isn't. In any case, what wears out are the distributor bearings. If the distributor is pulled then you can check easily to see if there is play in the shaft that shouldn't be there, and there's likely a local auto electrical place that could replace the bearings if so. You can also get a distributor out of a wrecker pretty cheaply.

I would tell him to leave the distributor alone, frankly. Unless he has pulled it and is telling you the shaft play is a problem. In which case I would go with a wrecking yard distributor. As long as the mechanicals in the wrecking yard distributor are fine, you can transfer the electronics from the old one to the new one. A lot of wreckers will deliver parts to the mechanics.

Ted

The OP said it would not start, So I assume the distributor is bad

Changing the distributor is a

You cannot trademark numbers so even a legitimate manufacturer can use the Chrysler part numbers with no problem.

Are the Mopar logos with the pentagram on the parts?

Ted

I hope you meant "Pentastar".

Larry

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I guess Cerberus will be changing more than we thought....

Something to do with that whole guardian of the underworld thing? :-p

I seem to recall that the Pentastar was going to make a comeback as the corporate trademark, but then I never heard anything else. I hope it does. It may only date to the early 60s (the ribbon-and-medallion is much older, and so is the "DPCD" interlocking letter mark that was on all the parts for years) but the star is still the most recognizable insignia of Chrysler. Right up there with Ford's oval and the block GM.

Exactly.

Well, it's on the chryslerllc.com website.

....not exactly prominent, is it?

(I have to confess that's the first time I've ever looked at the Chrysler LLC website)

Owning a 1940 Chrysler and having owned Chrysler products all my life, I prefer the old ribbon/medallion as it was the original Chrysler logo and has the history of the corporation behind it. The pentastar did not even say "Chrylser" on it like the medallion. Also, my original keys still have the DPCD on them.

The ribbon/medallion is fine for the Chrysler DIVISION logo, but the corporate mark is better off being something clean and simple, like the pentastar. Think along the lines of the block GM versus the Cadillac coat-of-arms.