My smoking 7.... again(but different...HELP)
03-15-05, 01:20 PM
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My smoking 7.... again(but different...HELP)
Ok, i posted before about my 7 blowing out excessive smoke when shifting.... but only when shifting at above 5500 rpm....
here is what i have found, if i drive and keep the engine in the 5 to 6k range it starts to blow smoke, also if i shift at that point or above it blows smoke. I tried a test saying to rev the engine to around 4K in neutral and see if it blows any smoke... there was none, however, i then took it up to around 5k and it started throwing smoke.... is it still the oil seals or whatever (meaning i need to learn how to rebuild a wankel).. if this is true i was thinking that i only notice more smoke now because the cats arent sucking out some of the smoke....
OR.. could it be that when i was doing my headers i accidentally broke an oil metering line... i fixed it by just sticking a larger piece of hose over the broken end and clamping the new hose at both ends onto the old hose.... i admit it is kinda ghetto but it seemed ok, but perhaps there something got thrown off by this
again this is an uneducated theory, but it kinda makes sense... maybe, allitle... i dunno
oh yeah and to enlighten you all i have driven the 7 for about a year, and i most of my car experience is on classic cars.... mainly studebaker and packard... therefore i am mechanically able, but not so great with vacum hoses and electrical computer crap and stuff like that, so anyways id prolly rebuild it myself if it needs it... anyways dont know why im sayin this but.... yeah
thanks alot again
sorry for the length.. lol
bryan
here is what i have found, if i drive and keep the engine in the 5 to 6k range it starts to blow smoke, also if i shift at that point or above it blows smoke. I tried a test saying to rev the engine to around 4K in neutral and see if it blows any smoke... there was none, however, i then took it up to around 5k and it started throwing smoke.... is it still the oil seals or whatever (meaning i need to learn how to rebuild a wankel).. if this is true i was thinking that i only notice more smoke now because the cats arent sucking out some of the smoke....
OR.. could it be that when i was doing my headers i accidentally broke an oil metering line... i fixed it by just sticking a larger piece of hose over the broken end and clamping the new hose at both ends onto the old hose.... i admit it is kinda ghetto but it seemed ok, but perhaps there something got thrown off by this
again this is an uneducated theory, but it kinda makes sense... maybe, allitle... i dunno
oh yeah and to enlighten you all i have driven the 7 for about a year, and i most of my car experience is on classic cars.... mainly studebaker and packard... therefore i am mechanically able, but not so great with vacum hoses and electrical computer crap and stuff like that, so anyways id prolly rebuild it myself if it needs it... anyways dont know why im sayin this but.... yeah
thanks alot again
sorry for the length.. lol
bryan
03-15-05, 02:41 PM
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do i need to remove the intake manifold to get at the OMP lines.... also, assuming it is the oil seals... when i check the compression are there any will it be affected.. (lowered)???
finally how long do i have left on the engine.... assuming its not too bad right now, will it just use some oil but go for.... 20-30K maybe???
thanks again
finally how long do i have left on the engine.... assuming its not too bad right now, will it just use some oil but go for.... 20-30K maybe???
thanks again
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