# Altima distributor

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/altima-distributor/55991>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, altima\
**Created:** [October 5, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/altima-distributor/55991 "2010-10-05T15:25:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![parnixc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eb9ed0/32.png) [@parnixc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/parnixc)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/altima-distributor/55991/1 "2010-10-05T15:25:42Z")

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Show 1038 about two weeks ago had a caller with probles with a '95 Nissan Altima distributor (the car would stall). I had the same car and the same problem. The issue is the oil o-ring that goes in the linkage between the camshaft and the distributor. When the o-ring is worn, the optical encoder inside the distributor gets oil and malfunction. The o-ring is $5 at the dealer, the optical encoder can be cleaned with electrical connector cleaner. Since I changed the o-ring the car has been fine for 50k after.