How do you know if you have a bad distributor?

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asked Jan 26, 2018 in Other-Cars/Transportation by rajeeves (220 points)
How do you know if you have a bad distributor?

What are the symptoms of a bad distributor on a vehicle? Is there anything I should look out for to tell if my distributor on my car is going bad?

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answered Jan 30, 2018 by Mechanic21 (29,150 points)
If your distributor is bad your engine will not start or run. If the distributor is going bad you'll have an engine misfire, the car will be hard to start or not start at all and you might notice some unusual noises coming from the engine.

Usually it's the distributor cap and rotor that fails the most often so I would check the distributor cap and distributor rotor first for any carbon buildup or places where it has shown to be misfiring.

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