Dead Engine? Seized engine?
 

Okay, I need to know if my engine is totally fucked. The car is an 88 TII.

I was driving around a corner, on redline, maybe a bit below, in oversteer, when the engine died. No fanfare or anything, just died. No bangs, smoke, metallic noises, nothing.... just dead engine. A few seconds before it started boosting eratically... but that was it.

Now nothing happens when I turn the engine over. It just shakes for a half second and does nothing, like its locked up or something. Does it in neutral, clutch in while in gear, anything. Also, the car is unpushable while in gear.

ANy ideas as to what might be going on? I didnt think a rotary could seize up like this.

Read both these threads.

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...ghlight=carbon

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...ghlight=carbon

ummmmm. you redlined in a turn. You sure you didn't screw your diff or half-shafts. You shouldn't redline in a turn.

It doesnt matter if he was at 7000rpm or 2000rpm... At 20mph the rear end will be spinning the same speed regardless of engine speed. Transmissions are such neat things.... :rolleyes:

If he is in 2nd gear in a turn and redline...he is not going 20mph.

He is if the tires are spinning. . .

lol

He didnt state his speed, it was an example... :o:

no need to be an ass. geez