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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 04:52 AM
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Oil leak? What oil leak? The guy who sold it to me said this was the "automatic oil change and chassis corrosion protection" option.
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 05:22 PM
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That is not good, that means either the engine got overheated, or you are using synthetic oil. You are going to have to rebuild your engine, which is pretty expensive. On the good side, besides having to put in way more oil, this engine will be a good candidate for a rebuild.
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Old Dec 27, 2010 | 02:29 PM
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So on the beehive are you saying stack 2 o rings on each or am I just not seeing the other 2?
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Old Feb 8, 2021 | 12:11 AM
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Hi! This is the exact problem I am having. Just did a cerb rebuild on my 85 rx7 and within 12 hours of being home, I have a huge smoke screen and it's a puddle of antifreeze. I get that fixed, and then just days later I am warming her up at 2,000 rpms for 10 mins and now another plume of billowing smoke. That puddle ended up being oil. I recall the previous owner saying her dropped the oil pan because it had a leak, but claimed he fixed it. The burnout is coming out of the engine exhaust, and under the engine. All of these issues just mysteriously popped up within one week AFTER having my carb rebuilt which took THREE WEEKS. I'm pretty sure my mechanic is screwing me, which is why Im getting my car tomorrow. He needs to get it to pass smog. That was the original agreement. But aside from this, is one of these problems causing the others? of is this mechanic seriously just f*n with me? Thanks, Julz
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Old Feb 8, 2021 | 05:50 AM
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Common oil leaks that make it to the exhaust system are typically the front cover gasket, oil metering pump leak or oil metering pump lines that are leaking. All of those leaks will cause leaking oil to make contact with the exhaust.

The only one of those that is in relation to the carburetor is the oil metering pump lines. The two lines have to be removed...only from the carburetor, not at the pump.... in order to remove the carburetor. If the person wasn't careful when removing the lines and the lines were brittle, its very possible he broke on or both of the lines. Then oil would literally be pumping out in small quantities and is guaranteed to make it to the exhaust. This is the first thing I would check.
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