Ok... went on spring break, and came home expecting to get to drive my car to Easter dinner on Sunday, but she wouldn't fire. She would turn over... and over... and over... but she wouldn't fire up at all... so I gave up til yesterday, when I had my little brother help me push her onto the flat part in the driveway. I checked the spark plugs, spark plug wires, battery connections, etc. etc. etc... all the belts looked fine and everything. My brother watches enough car TV shows, and he suggested when I am trying to crank it, to pump the gas. Even though it's fuel injected, it actually worked!! It started up, and it sounded like a car that had the FLU!! Gallons of pure white smoke poured out of the exhaust pipes, and smelled like raw gasoline, but I am not sure if that's all that it was. The idle was really shaky and sick sounding... and her belts began to whistle and get really high pitched... and the belt that goes beside the alternator started slowing down and began to smoke and give off the ever-so-lovely burning rubber smell. I turned the car off, cuz I didn't want her to burst into flames... or a belt to snap and hit my brother or me... and I just scowled at the car in anger. *grrr* Anyway, it was raining yesterday, so I couldnt get a chance to look at it again with my dad... but I thought it might be the fuel filter, the alternator, or it was just flooded... but I have a bad feeling that the P.O.S. has a blown Apex seal... and the people who owned it before I bought it lied about the mileage... even though my rotary-intelligent friends agree that it's a relatively new engine... just by looking at it.

What do y'all think? Please help. I'm pretty aggravated at the moment... cuz this is my daily, and I don't have a car for school or work now, until it's fixed. The tranny has been grinding lately, anyway... but I just got a new freakin clutch in her last fall, cuz that went on me.

 

check plugs and plug wires. this happened to me not long ago, the car was running on one rotor because the wires and plugs were shot. it idled like crap and would barely rev. i would try that first before u think its blown. also check the compression.

 

Some say alot of white smoke is cause for alarm because it's from coolant.
I'm trying to start my T2 right now after it's been apart 6 months, and it's smoking alot (white).
But it's always done this on really really cold days, and it's always stopped after it warms.
So I'm not alarmed when I see it.
My white smoke smells like bar-b-q, like when you drive past Burger King. I'm thinking it's fuel and am not going to sweat it as my coolant level has always been fine.

Oh and change your sig. it's gay. (sorry)

 

OMG... the coolant stuff!! AHHH!! I'll bet that's what it is!! Earlier this year the coolant light would come on, and it would have an alarm go off for no reason... I'd end up just ignoring it and eventually it might go off. My dad says the alternator is frozen up and we need to buy another one. I'm so glad it's not a blown Apex seal, like a friend said it could be!

 

Are you trying it run biodeisel??? J/K

 

my work sells custom alternators and if you want we can rebuild the one you have or we could find you an FD core and maybe fab it up for you. we also do custom paint and color styles.

the shop is johnnys auto and marine electric
JOHNNYS AUTO & MARINE ELECTRIC 1573 MECHANICAL BLVD, GARNER, NC 27529 Phone: (919) 661-1553

 

Is an FD alternator better than an FC alternator?

 

yes more amps