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Old 07-17-07, 09:51 PM
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My 1989 Mazda Rx7 is smoking like hell. Like it cranks up and runs fine but it lets out whit smoke repeatedly and wont stop. i let it run because it hasnt been ran in a while so i thought it was all the build up. What could this be, i have no idea. Thanks alot
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Turbo or non turbo?

White sweet smelling smoke is coolant, which means a bad coolant seal.

Black smoke is too rich.

Blue is oil.
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non-turbo

where is the coolant seal?
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its burning oil through the exhaust.

what could this be?
And how do you fix it?
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Originally Posted by streettunerrx7
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where is the coolant seal?
It is inside your engine. You'll have to pull the engine apart to fix it,if that ends up being the problem.
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