5 7 Vortec Distributor Cap Problems

Wondering if i need to go to original acdelco distributor.

5 7 vortec distributor cap problems.

About every 20 000 miles or so the rotor tip burns off. 97 chevy k1500 5 7 vortec is burning distributor cap and rotor about every month 5 answers. In order to fix your car s problem you must first know how to troubleshoot in order to determine what exactly the problem is. Also it has a conventional cap and rotor design but due to the location behind the water pump they are much harder to service than a conventional distributor.

When you look at the spark plug wire terminals you ll see unusual wear patterns. A bad distributor can wreak havoc on your engine. I had the truck for about 4. In addition you ll also see damage to the distributor rotor.

I only get. The rotor is especially burned to the right of the tip so i thought maybe the distributor was installed one tooth off. Every month or two i am burning up distributor cap and rotor. Many owners assumed the lt1 cap and rotor were lifetime units that didn t need servicing and only paid attention to it when the opti.

A bad distributor will normally present a variety of symptoms which can oftentimes be recognizable as distributor related. 2001 5 7 vortec cap rotor premature failure 10 23 03 05 28 pm post 296713 in response to mmww my wife has a 97 astro van with the same problem. The issue stems from failure of the housing that in turn allows the distributor shaft bushing to wear out. I have a ski boat with a pcm 2003 gm 5 7 350 ci marine motor that uses the vortec distributor cap it is flat and the plug wires come off of the sides.

To verify vortec engine distributor problem set the code you simply remove the distributor cap. A team performance complete distributor compatible with chevy gm efi vortec 1996 2002 small block 5 0l 5 7l 305 350 tahoe c1500 k1500 c2500 k2500 black cap 4 3 out of 5 stars 148 39 99 39. It recommends taking out the wire screens located somewhere on the base of the distributor.