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Old 10-14-07, 08:30 PM
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Leaking underneath intake? White smoke?

Does that sound like a coolant leak? God i hope so, i'll try to get some pics/video it's the first time it really happened to me lately. I just had the fuel system worked on(strrrooong fuel smell) so im hoping that that's not it... fuel wouldn't drip/smoke white right?
I've tried searching it but it's fairly specific and hard to describe in a search! hahah
thanks guys love the rx7's just hoping that i didn't get into a dead one!
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there are several coolant lines around the manifold that could be looking. also check the heater hoses
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Originally Posted by Inate8
Does that sound like a coolant leak? God i hope so, i'll try to get some pics/video it's the first time it really happened to me lately. I just had the fuel system worked on(strrrooong fuel smell) so im hoping that that's not it... fuel wouldn't drip/smoke white right?
I've tried searching it but it's fairly specific and hard to describe in a search! hahah
thanks guys love the rx7's just hoping that i didn't get into a dead one!
smoking out the tailpipe? or just smoking off the engine?
if it's the latter you may have busted an o-ring, not a biggie. the former and you may have blown a coolant seal, test for it, it's easy. search "coolant leak test"
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thanks guys i'll start looking into that!
it's off of the engine, lovely tell-tale "psshh" sound when it drips onto it
thanks again!
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90 degree coolant hose may be leaking, especially if they were lazy and didn't put in on right, or made a new one that was too long and it got pinched.
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coolant flow is thru the upper intake manifold ,lens can be old and might need replacing

is white smoke outta tailpipe?
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no white smoke from the tailpipe... yet *crosses fingers*
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