help! what did i do
10-25-10, 02:31 PM
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help! what did i do
ok so last Friday my car over heated because a radiator hose broke open i fixed that and then got some oil when i bought the coolant and that liquid aluminum sealant stuff. i grabbed the oil and went to add some to my corroborator and i think i pored to much in. now when i start the car i can’t idle for a while until the 5th or 6th start and when it does idle i stay around 1000 but its really rough the whole car shakes and i don’t know why. when i put some gas into it the response is fine and i accelerate only a little less if there is any difference at all its hard to tell. i went ahead and switched my pugs out and the pair closest to the back/driver’s seat had some metallic residue. also when im driving if i put the clutch in the car will die out on me. its not safe and it worries me a lot please help i dont have any other ideas of what it could be other than i have started to grind on the inside of the rotary and those were shavings or somehow the liquid aluminum is getting inside.
its a 12a 1985fb no mods yet. i have removed the smog belt and ac unit. I’ve been having a mild oil leak problem but have added oil every 500 miles or so.
also i have been driving it a lot this summer about 300+ miles a week.
its a 12a 1985fb no mods yet. i have removed the smog belt and ac unit. I’ve been having a mild oil leak problem but have added oil every 500 miles or so.
also i have been driving it a lot this summer about 300+ miles a week.
10-25-10, 03:21 PM
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Adding oil did not cause this problem. Do a compression test. The hard to start and ruff idle symptoms can be a sign of bad compression. If the results are good, pull the plugs and coil wires, place a towel done near the open plug holes and crank it over a few times. This will clear any oil and gas out. Next, get new plugs or clean the ones you have put everything back together and start the car.
10-26-10, 06:58 PM
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I agree with everything that has been said. Rotaries do not take overheating at all.
The reason that I recommend Alumaseal for blown coolant seal repair is due to the fact that it contains aluminum. Aluminum flakes are highly flammable (actually, highly explosive) so there is no chance of it building up in the combustion chambers and causing wear.
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The reason that I recommend Alumaseal for blown coolant seal repair is due to the fact that it contains aluminum. Aluminum flakes are highly flammable (actually, highly explosive) so there is no chance of it building up in the combustion chambers and causing wear.
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