Yes -- with the pic of the cap, too much wear on the carbon contact, too much carbon dust, and the contact point on the rotor is probably messed up too, so a new cap will get eated up pronto.

Who knows, the reason the cap got in the condition it's in may be an old rotor, not changed the last time!

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!