im soo sad, i think my motor is going.
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im soo sad, i think my motor is going.
so recently my car has been smoking alot on startup, so i thought that maybe there was alot of built up oil in the gas tank from premixing. so i draind the entire tank and filled it back up with no premix. thinking that this was my problem. i let the car sit over night, i woke up hoping it wouldnt fill the street with smoke, i was disapointed.
the car smoked just as bad as it did with the premix.
so what do you think is going on with my motor, are the seals about to go, will i drop a tip seal?
im not drivng it right now, and i dont have the money or the time to do anything too extreme, im soo sad!, i love my car.
what do you think i should do?
thanks for the help in advance.
the car smoked just as bad as it did with the premix.
so what do you think is going on with my motor, are the seals about to go, will i drop a tip seal?
im not drivng it right now, and i dont have the money or the time to do anything too extreme, im soo sad!, i love my car.
what do you think i should do?
thanks for the help in advance.
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I think...
White is coolant (your coolant level would be dropping).
Blue is oil (your oil level would be dropping).
Black is unburned gas (your engine would be flooding).
Even if what I just said is pure crap, we still need more detail!
White is coolant (your coolant level would be dropping).
Blue is oil (your oil level would be dropping).
Black is unburned gas (your engine would be flooding).
Even if what I just said is pure crap, we still need more detail!
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Originally Posted by don iz will
are u having trouble starting it and/or overheating problems
Originally Posted by SirCygnus
first off, what color is the smoke? blue, black, or white?
Originally Posted by Syncro
I think...
White is coolant (your coolant level would be dropping).
Blue is oil (your oil level would be dropping).
Black is unburned gas (your engine would be flooding).
Even if what I just said is pure crap, we still need more detail!
White is coolant (your coolant level would be dropping).
Blue is oil (your oil level would be dropping).
Black is unburned gas (your engine would be flooding).
Even if what I just said is pure crap, we still need more detail!
second, i keep my overflow tank for the radiator to the top to be able to see if it drops, i havent checked that recently. i will check itright now... **** its half full, its late, so i will check it 2maro. i will fill it and let it run.
the thing is that the smoke is vizible for a long time, i dont think it is colant.
the smoke will disapear after i drive the car for a while and it is up to normal running temp.
any other things i can check?
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Be sure to check coolant in radiator/waterneck, whichever you've got. Don't just check the overflow tank. Of course do this when its cool.
Just ignore me if you know/have done this already
Just ignore me if you know/have done this already
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Originally Posted by jm85rx7
This is my car a few days ago http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...79344882745239 I found out it has a bad oil seal.
bad oil seal where? on one of the rotors?
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save for a rebuild its due time.....
if your considering going turbo it would probably be easier and maybe cheaper to find a t2 instead of turning your gxl->t2....
at the prices of some rebuild shops like kevin landers (rotaryressurection.com) or dave(rotaryheads.com) its just as cheap if not cheaper than a lot of other piston engines out there
the sooner you get to rebuild (or the less miles you put on your engine before you rebuild) the more likely there will be reuseable parts
if your considering going turbo it would probably be easier and maybe cheaper to find a t2 instead of turning your gxl->t2....
at the prices of some rebuild shops like kevin landers (rotaryressurection.com) or dave(rotaryheads.com) its just as cheap if not cheaper than a lot of other piston engines out there
the sooner you get to rebuild (or the less miles you put on your engine before you rebuild) the more likely there will be reuseable parts
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The motor you see in the video i bought it, and installed it after the other one blew, The video was taken after about 1 mile worth of drive time and about 150 dollars worth of belts ,hoses, plugs and other little stuff. Thas not including the price of the motor. Just trying to save you from spending unecesarry money
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Mine died without smoking...except on decel after redline. Then one day, at 6500 in fourth, she threw an apex seal. I'm still in mourning...
I'm with the other guys, save up for a rebuild.
I'm with the other guys, save up for a rebuild.
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thats what my car was doin the other day except mine was a bitch to start and it would have all the white smoke comin out wich would go away after say a minutes driving. it was also overheating pretty quick needless to say its being rebuilt at the moment for bad coolant seals so whatever the prob is it involves a rebuild :/
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Originally Posted by jm85rx7
Just trying to save you from spending unecesarry money
yes... do yourself a favor start saving up for a rebuild there are things that might be done to mask your problem heck you can even drive a rotary while it is blown, but you should just save your money and time and trouble and just start saving for a rebuild tight now
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