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Old 08-08-06, 04:23 PM
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Unhappy HELP!! my 90 turbo is SHootin SPARKS out its Tail

So im driving and the car starts chuggin and i down shift its fine for a bit then starts chuggin and pow pow pow sparks start commin outta both exhaust pipes,

just wondering if anyone knows what this may be,
it happens after like 10-15 min of driving , its the second time its happened really bad and the car wont speed up,


if anyone can give me some advice that would be awesome!!
thanks
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Old 08-08-06, 04:29 PM
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i got one hehe

 
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mine does that during decel. but it shoots flames. idont know if thats good or bad. but it is kinda cool considerin i got to rebuild it anyways.
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probably your cat, and its probably severely clogged.
Old 08-08-06, 05:03 PM
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whats going on?

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just drive the snot out of it. randome things will start shooting out like metal braids, and pieces of ceramic honey comb. i took pics incase anyone wants to see.
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if it's your cat, then it might be kinda like mine hahaha
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/sucks-566791/
Old 08-08-06, 05:08 PM
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see if this helps....

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ight=huge+3800

turned out to be a bad AFM, it f***ked up while driving, caused a lean situation, thus high exhaust temps, thus burning my cat, thus spitting huge molten chunks of SHEEAT out my tailpipe.
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sparks and vacuum leak...

I dont have a cat on my car
my engine also doesnt idle, and revs on its own knocks at 0 rpm and then clunks out when in neutral
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sounds like you could be running too rich...seein any blackish smoke?
Old 08-08-06, 09:27 PM
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Sparks flying out the tail pipes, wont idle, knocks, uhhh.......apex seal?
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just replaced my engine, finished it this summer, garanteed less than 30,ooo km on it
the compression on each rotor is over 10
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I hope you mean over 100.

Replacing it with a JDM (I'm assuming it's an imported motor) doesn't mean it's not broken now.
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Do the sparks keep happening, or was it a one time thing? If it was one time then im guessing apex seal. If its happening again and again then I dont know.
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maybe its in safe mode, running really rich. are you getting a check engine light?
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I thought S5's didnt have that?
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