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3.3 distributor problems


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Are there any known problems with the distributors on the 3.3 engines? My former boss was telling me today, in his Mercury Villager he had to have the distributor replaced, it was, and than the engine was acting up or running crappy again not too long after. The guy he went to installed a used OEM distributor until he could get a new one and my boss said the van ran good with the used OEM distributor. Than when the guy swapped it out for the new one my boss said not too long after, the distributor failed, the mechanic said it was defective.

 

So anyone hear anything about any distributor problems on the 3.3?

 

I don't know exactly what the problem is/was that required the distributor to be replaced.

 

Thanks

 

 

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Mine failed a while back, it was the camshaft angle sensor that is inside the distributor that stopped working properly. The distributor looked to be in VERY good condition given its age, but that sensor flaked out. Others have reported coil pack breakdown and failed bearings to be ways it can also fail.

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