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#1 (**permalink**) 05 Sep 2005, 10:59 am

I seem to replace the distributor cap and rotor in my 1994 accord EX every
6 months. I only drive about 7K miles during that time. What is the best
brand of cap and rotor to use.? Thank you in advance.

#2 (**permalink**) 05 Sep 2005, 11:11 am

gearshift wrote:

> I seem to replace the distributor cap and rotor in my 1994 accord EX every
> 6 months. I only drive about 7K miles during that time. What is the best
> brand of cap and rotor to use.? Thank you in advance.

OEM is a must.

#3 (**permalink**) 05 Sep 2005, 11:49 am

cap and rotor should last longer than 6 months.
change every 60K mi. or 5 years.
use honda parts, buy online/mail order for discount price. Change out
plugs at the same time.

#4 (**permalink**) 05 Sep 2005, 01:36 pm

What is the reason you are replacing it? If it is arcing then you have other
problems such as water/oil getting in it. This could be bad seals in the
distributor shaft.

"gearshift" <hotred1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>I seem to replace the distributor cap and rotor in my 1994 accord EX every
> 6 months. I only drive about 7K miles during that time. What is the best
> brand of cap and rotor to use.? Thank you in advance.
>

#5 (**permalink**) 16 Sep 2005, 10:01 pm

gearshift wrote:

> I seem to replace the distributor cap and rotor in my 1994 accord EX every
> 6 months. I only drive about 7K miles during that time. What is the best
> brand of cap and rotor to use.? Thank you in advance.

Amongst the aftermarket parts, the ones the NAPA stored carry seems to
be the best quality that I have found. Stay away from the aluminum
contact caps. They wear very quickly.

-Pete

#6 (**permalink**) 16 Sep 2005, 10:17 pm

speedy <seedy@raex.com> wrote in
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> gearshift wrote:
>
>> I seem to replace the distributor cap and rotor in my 1994 accord EX
>> every 6 months. I only drive about 7K miles during that time. What is
>> the best brand of cap and rotor to use.? Thank you in advance.
>
> Amongst the aftermarket parts, the ones the NAPA stored carry seems to
> be the best quality that I have found. Stay away from the aluminum
> contact caps. They wear very quickly.
>

OEM is aluminum.

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