Introduction
Use this guide to replace your Honda Accord's distributor rotor. This specific guide was created for a non-VTEC F23A5 engine, but other 4-cylinder Honda engines will be similar enough to follow the same basic steps. You may have to remove the engine cover in later Accord models.
What you need
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Before disconnecting the spark plug wires, be sure to trace their orientation from the individual cylinders back to the distributor cap.
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The cylinders are ordered from left to right when viewing the engine from the front of the car, with cylinder #1 being closest to the passenger side of the vehicle.
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Disconnect the four spark plug wires from the distributor cap by pulling their connectors straight away from the sockets on the distributor cap.
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Use a 1/4" drive, 8 mm deep socket to remove the three hex bolts securing the distributor cap to the engine.
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Use a dental pick or a small screwdriver to gently remove the D-shaped o-ring around the distributor cap flange.
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Install a new o-ring in the seal recess, making sure that it is sitting flush against the flange.
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Remove the single #2 Phillips screw securing the distributor rotor to the shaft.
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Pull the distributor rotor straight off its shaft, being careful not to rotate the shaft as you remove it.
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