i guess i spoke too soon thinking i had a problem free rotary...
#1
i guess i spoke too soon thinking i had a problem free rotary...
I just drove 300kms yesterday to a car show and back and car ran amazing. Then today I come to fill out some paperwork for my new job and I go back to the car to go home and it won't start at all... So I keep trying and eventually it gets going but I have to give it lots of gas and if I stop it dies. sounds like its running on one rotor, has a hard time starting, revs really slowly and dies if i'm not giving it gas. i'm hoping ignition issues, i cant see myself blowing a seal on the way to my new job and then it not starting when im done.
Has anyone experienced anything similar? Could it be vaccuum related?
Has anyone experienced anything similar? Could it be vaccuum related?
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Bridge Burner.
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exact same thing happened to me. I was just puttin' along in traffic when all of the sudden it just starts idling like complete ****, and revving slowly. but that was a stuck seal..
I ripped that shitty motor out and replaced it.
I highly doubt that you are experiencing a stuck seal though.. Probably just something stupid, spray some carb cleaner around the UIM and listen for the idle to change, find/fix leak!
I ripped that shitty motor out and replaced it.
I highly doubt that you are experiencing a stuck seal though.. Probably just something stupid, spray some carb cleaner around the UIM and listen for the idle to change, find/fix leak!
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#12
Sharp Claws
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if you're doing what i think you're doing you can just drop the exhaust from the downpipe and test it that way, or remove the cat(s) and physically inspect them.
but a blown cat will not make a car stall, idle like crap or run as if it was on one rotor. what i'm saying is, don't bother with the exhaust until you check the health of the engine, if the engine is good you can have that sigh of relief and then look at possibly a simple fouled spark plug, bad wire or corroded coil.
point being don't throw money at it before knowing if the most expensive component has taken a dump first. no point buying cat(s) or exhaust components if the engine died.
but a blown cat will not make a car stall, idle like crap or run as if it was on one rotor. what i'm saying is, don't bother with the exhaust until you check the health of the engine, if the engine is good you can have that sigh of relief and then look at possibly a simple fouled spark plug, bad wire or corroded coil.
point being don't throw money at it before knowing if the most expensive component has taken a dump first. no point buying cat(s) or exhaust components if the engine died.
Last edited by RotaryEvolution; 09-05-13 at 12:14 PM.
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I dont own or know anyone who owns a compression tester. Well replace plugs since its a cheap and easy fix. We removed one of the plugs, I forget which and it made no difference to the idle and it had weak spark. I know this may sound stupid but could using premium fuel then going back to regular cause any timing issues.
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FD Daily
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I dont own or know anyone who owns a compression tester. Well replace plugs since its a cheap and easy fix. We removed one of the plugs, I forget which and it made no difference to the idle and it had weak spark. I know this may sound stupid but could using premium fuel then going back to regular cause any timing issues.
Fuel grade has nothing to do with timing.
#18
For the amount of time n money you spent on the plugs you could have bought the $50 compression tester. Its not hard to do by urself, just prop ur phone up by the gauge and press rec.
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Sharp Claws
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plugs should be about $40 a set, a compression tester about the same. the compression tester is almost a necessity in a rotary car owners toolbox.
the CAS is forward of the oil filler tube or just below it on the turbo engines.
the CAS is forward of the oil filler tube or just below it on the turbo engines.
Last edited by RotaryEvolution; 09-10-13 at 11:37 AM.
#23
Yeah I found it. Got around 80psi on one rotor and the next couldn't get more than like 2 psi... tried both plugs and same result. This tester is old and not all together, but it worked on one side so it does work. Wouldnt that mean the housing or rotor is finished meaning I cant ecen get it rebuilt?