Well, this morning I went to start up the FC just to check up on her and make sure everything is ok. I started her up and I was knocked out by a full-on smokescreen of white-ish/slight blue-ish smoke. Well, not knocked out but damn close. Anyhow, I let it warm-up for about 5 minutes and took it for a spin around my gated community (don't have insurance on it yet, so just drove around the community). The car runs fine and doesn't have any problem idling when at a stop. However, the smell of the exhaust has been more nauseating than I can ever remember an FC being. (3rd FC, with a 2 year absence in between this one and the previous) However, whenever I start it up cold, the idle is erractic at first for about 30-45 seconds jumping from 1100-1600-1100-1600, or at least in that proximity. Then after that, the idle never goes to 750 as it should. After letting it warm-up for 5 minutes it just stays at about 1250.

So tonight, I start it up because I'm concerned. This time, it doesn't go up to the 3000 rpm before going back down, it just started idling erractically until i tapped the gas pedal and then it just sat around 1500rpm before working it's way down to 1250. I have an oil leak, but I'm not exactly sure where it's coming from. I took some pics tonight of where the leak is located and when I looked at the pictures, I hadn't realized how the car looks underneath. So... without further ado, pics. (Please, just give me any kind of help, looking for a place to start and aware of what might be ahead for me in the future {rebuild and such}).

edit: '89 GTU

 

If you need more pictures, I can always take more.

 

well im not sure if it would work, but i know if you clean the BAC on a honda it will def idle better not sure if its the same for the mazdas.

other than that i would check timing and fuel maybe

 

sounds like it was a little flooded on startup...I know mine did that (blow tons of smoke) when it almost flooded. Mine just went back to normal, after sitting around for 2 years maybe you should take her out for a spin everyother day.

 

Bump^ I'll keep that in mind.

 

The idle problem is your TPS is out of adjustment. Adjust it while the car is reving odd. Should clear up with some adjustment.