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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 08:25 PM
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need help new to rx7 fc3s 1987

hey new to the rotory motors

but yesterday i seen that it needed a lil more coolant and i put some in and now i went out this morning to start it and white grayish smoke is comin out now !! like wtf did i do! all i did was add coolant it had some in it

culd some one plz help me out and think what i did wroung
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 08:32 PM
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man noobs these days.
i would do a search, on the matter im sure this has been covered. search your symptom
but if you are getting white smoke and keep having to add coolant. i would say your coolant seals are blown? i have never experienced this first hand, just putting two and two together.
i'm sure someone will chime in
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 08:35 PM
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bad inner coolant seals. motor rebuild.

take out the spark plugs and see if they are clean as a whistle. if so, coolant is leaking into the rotor housings and out the exhaust. motor wont last long.

you should get your coolant system pressure tested just to make sure you dont have any outer coolant leaks. if you dont and the pressurized system is dropping pressure, you then know that you have an internal leak.
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 04:00 PM
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I had a coolant seal blow on my old rx7. I think you usually get a slightly blueish tint to the exhaust if coolant is being burned up. The exhaust will also smell kind of sweet. Don't drive it if the coolant seals are blown, you will overheat the car and the engine will seize, which is what happened to my first rx7.
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 09:00 PM
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damnnn that sucks hmm alright thank you eveyr one looks like ill be selling ti now i dont even think its worth any thing now
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Old May 1, 2011 | 08:30 PM
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He man, where are you located in De?
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Old May 1, 2011 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by idontcare20089
damnnn that sucks hmm alright thank you eveyr one looks like ill be selling ti now i dont even think its worth any thing now
Be careful with it. When these engines start having whats know as the "grey smoke condition" they can spontaneously combust rapidly. The car does not even have to be running for this to occur. Search this forum for this subject, many people have lost their lives, houses and garages this way.

My advice is to unhook the battery, don't make any sudden moves around it, and sell it to the first poor sob that is interested.

Good luck.
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Old May 1, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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Buy a good n/a motor and slap it in there. Most people who do Tii swaps will damn near give em away.
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