How do you prevent Carbon Lock
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How do you prevent Carbon Lock
I see all sorts of atf treatments for cars with carbon lock and various other techniques. But what should you do to try and prevent it. Quick story ........I had an 85 7 that was locked up. When I bought it I was told it needed a fuel filter because the old one had been pop off when the bastard tried to park it backwards on a snow bank. I didnt know anything about rx7 but a did a little reading up before I bought the car and decided to get it because of the incredible rotary engine. I replaced that and ended up replacing the starter too in the end. I tried to rock it back and forth in gear. I tried the atf treatment even leaving it in there for a few weeks. I tried turning in by hand and nothing worked. I ended up buying an engine off a friend but then found out that no around here would but it in and I didnt have the place to do it at the time. So the car and engine was sold for $50. I just wanted some tips to prevent carbon lock up to my 88 n/a. Thanks for your help.
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Never shut the car off before it's fully warmed. That's the main problem.
Taking it up to redline doesn't mean jack.... you can hit redline every shift and still have carbon problems.
Taking it up to redline doesn't mean jack.... you can hit redline every shift and still have carbon problems.
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Originally posted by Rotory
you couldve tried towing with a car and dumping the clutch in 2nd gear but i guess its a little late now
you couldve tried towing with a car and dumping the clutch in 2nd gear but i guess its a little late now
If you carbon lock, you NEVER EVER FORCE THE ENGINE. You gently work it back and forth until it turns freely by hand. Any other method is a sure way of doing damage.
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Change the oil more frequently so that you are not injecting dirty oil into the engine. Do not use oil additives.
Keep the engine properly tuned.
Never shut off cold, and running it to redline when warm once in a while shouldn't hurt.
Toss in a bottle of quality FI cleaner every now and then.
Dump the OMP/MOP and go premix.
Keep the engine properly tuned.
Never shut off cold, and running it to redline when warm once in a while shouldn't hurt.
Toss in a bottle of quality FI cleaner every now and then.
Dump the OMP/MOP and go premix.
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Running to redline once in a while doesn't mean much.
It's how you drive the car. Once it's warmed up, beat on it mercilessly all the time. Not just redline once a day. Don't let your engine go out of tune... misfiring and running excessively rich contribute carbon growth.
It's how you drive the car. Once it's warmed up, beat on it mercilessly all the time. Not just redline once a day. Don't let your engine go out of tune... misfiring and running excessively rich contribute carbon growth.
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