bjf498

my dad was tinkering with my car while i was at work today and he managed to get it started idk how but it dosnt idle it leaks anitfreez out the block it looks like but it dont smoke much if any idk whats wrong with it as this is my first rotory car i geussing the block is cracked? idk

Icemark

a compression check will tell you the condition (and you can't really crack a block on a rotary)

prjct87rx7

iTrader: (7)

crack the block thats a good one! anywho sounds atleast like a blown coolant seal/seals?

philiptompkins

iTrader: (4)

before you assume that it is comming from "the block" you should check the easy things like the few hoses that run around the engine for the heater and throttlebody and other random coolant hoses that are for lord knows what, there are a few to check. try to pinpoint the exact place where the coolant is comming from, this may take climbing under it while running.

bjf498

i looked at it best i could while trying to keep it running since it wont idle and it looks like its coming from the top by the intake? i geuss.

bjf498

this looks bad the car is off and all i did was add water and it leaks right here it looks like

philiptompkins

iTrader: (4)

well the coolant does go through the intake somewhat. i'm not to thecnical but there are 2 black lines comin from the back of the throttle body, follow them to where they go and check all those places for leaks. A hose comes from the top of the rear iorn (right under the UIM) and goes up to the throttle body, then another lines goes from there to another cylindrical shaped thing that sits just under the secondary injectors, then the lines goes from there to the back of the water pump. There are also heater hoses which like to drip, but those are larger and more odvious. anyway i hope this helps... the reason why i think it is a coolant line of some sort is that i could not imagine a significant annount of water poring from the "engine block" even with a blown coolant seal, especually not with the car off.

88rxn/a

iTrader: (6)

wow, that doesnt look good.. any coolant on the spark plugs?? pull them and check.

bjf498

thats what i figured some kinda dumb heater line or somthing. theres no fluid on the plugs as thats the first thing i checked. i think i'm just going to say screw it and scrap the motor its got 195,000 miles on it anyway besides the tranny slips more than my open diff chevy truck. thanks guys i'll see what it is and if i can fix just to have somthing to tinker with while i wait for the cash to build up for a swap