Huge Oil leak, buzzer went off
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Huge Oil leak, buzzer went off
So I was just cruising along the freeway today at about 70mph when all of the sudden, a very loud buzzer goes off in my car. I look at the warning lights and nothing is on. I look at my oil pressure and temperature gauges, they seem normal. The pressure was between 30 and 60 and the temperature was right at the midway point. So I pulled off, cut the ignition and got out. Immediately I saw smoke rising from the entire car. The wheel wells, the hood, etc. I looked underneath the car and found a huge spill of oil. The smoke was probably due to the oil getting EVERYWHERE on the car.
My question is: Do you guys know what happened to the car? It is a 1989 Turbo II with 123k on the stock motor. Thanks a bunch.
Also, if anyone is in the bay area, do you know of any shops that I should take the car to? Rotary extreme is not taking anymore cars, AND they want 6000 dollars for an engine rebuild. I called Mr. Mazda and they can't take the car until wednesday. If anyone could help me out, that'd be great.
My question is: Do you guys know what happened to the car? It is a 1989 Turbo II with 123k on the stock motor. Thanks a bunch.
Also, if anyone is in the bay area, do you know of any shops that I should take the car to? Rotary extreme is not taking anymore cars, AND they want 6000 dollars for an engine rebuild. I called Mr. Mazda and they can't take the car until wednesday. If anyone could help me out, that'd be great.
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I busted an oil line on my maiden voyage with my J-Spec...scared the crap outta me. I've gone through 2 sets of the stock lines, I guess it would be a good idea to get the braided lines.
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I'm with Icemark on this one. You probably blew an oil cooler line. They run a decent amount of pressure, so if it did burst there's a good chance **** squirted everywhere...
Clean it up, fill her up with oil, get her running and see where the leaks from. Mazdatrix sells stainless steel braided oil cooler lines. Not sure if they come with the washers... but those can be had at the dealer for $5 EACH... rediculous I say.
Clean it up, fill her up with oil, get her running and see where the leaks from. Mazdatrix sells stainless steel braided oil cooler lines. Not sure if they come with the washers... but those can be had at the dealer for $5 EACH... rediculous I say.
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Originally Posted by spot_skater
I'm with Icemark on this one. You probably blew an oil cooler line. They run a decent amount of pressure, so if it did burst there's a good chance **** squirted everywhere...
Clean it up, fill her up with oil, get her running and see where the leaks from. Mazdatrix sells stainless steel braided oil cooler lines. Not sure if they come with the washers... but those can be had at the dealer for $5 EACH... rediculous I say.
Clean it up, fill her up with oil, get her running and see where the leaks from. Mazdatrix sells stainless steel braided oil cooler lines. Not sure if they come with the washers... but those can be had at the dealer for $5 EACH... rediculous I say.
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I hope they gave you a decent deal. The oil cooler lines are not very hard to swap. I got mine for $150 at a hydraulic shop, but I have read that they can be had for much cheaper. All you need is a jack and a set of tools, and you could do just about everything yourself. Good luck.
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Heh..thats happened to me in the exact same fashion. going down the street, then BUZZZZZ! Just to warn you though, I think Royal Purple is a synthetic, and thats not good on a rotary. you should always use conventional oil on a rotary. Conventional burns better and doesn't leave nasty ash in your engine.
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Originally Posted by RED1990GTU
I hope they gave you a decent deal. The oil cooler lines are not very hard to swap. I got mine for $150 at a hydraulic shop, but I have read that they can be had for much cheaper. All you need is a jack and a set of tools, and you could do just about everything yourself. Good luck.
But I really don't have time to do any of that stuff. I hope they do a good job.
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Originally Posted by RxVertJames
Heh..thats happened to me in the exact same fashion. going down the street, then BUZZZZZ! Just to warn you though, I think Royal Purple is a synthetic, and thats not good on a rotary. you should always use conventional oil on a rotary. Conventional burns better and doesn't leave nasty ash in your engine.
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