Possibly blown coolant seal?
04-13-13, 09:49 PM
#26
Take the money you'd spend on gas to better assess your coolant system's potential issues and address the problems it may have.
My old NA had coolant issues, buzzer came on every so often telling me to addcoolant, but it took years and thousands of miles before they progressed to the point where I didn't trust driving it.
Does it smoke white smoke on startup for a while and sputter?
Does the coolant level drop without even driving it?
My old NA had coolant issues, buzzer came on every so often telling me to addcoolant, but it took years and thousands of miles before they progressed to the point where I didn't trust driving it.
Does it smoke white smoke on startup for a while and sputter?
Does the coolant level drop without even driving it?
04-13-13, 10:16 PM
#27
Take the money you'd spend on gas to better assess your coolant system's potential issues and address the problems it may have.
My old NA had coolant issues, buzzer came on every so often telling me to addcoolant, but it took years and thousands of miles before they progressed to the point where I didn't trust driving it.
Does it smoke white smoke on startup for a while and sputter?
Does the coolant level drop without even driving it?
My old NA had coolant issues, buzzer came on every so often telling me to addcoolant, but it took years and thousands of miles before they progressed to the point where I didn't trust driving it.
Does it smoke white smoke on startup for a while and sputter?
Does the coolant level drop without even driving it?
The coolant does drop while not driven so I know its seeping into the housing.
could be a broken coolant seal or cracked rotor housing, but a guy pulled up to me while I was on the side of the road a few days ago adding coolant after relieving pressure slowly from the radiator cap, and said he used to have an FB and it was bad apex seals on his.
I plan on using K-Seal hoping for a long enough temporary fix only for the trip, easing my way through the gears.
04-14-13, 08:59 PM
#28
Driving a rotary with coolant issues 1000 miles one way is a lot different then driving it for twenty minutes. If you have to pull over and add coolant while driving around town, you've got major issues that are going to be exacerbated by the strain of a long haul. You are asking to get stranded on the side of the road. You don't happen to be planning on driving south do ya? I hope you don't have a purty mouth...
Or you could listen to an entire forum full of knowledge and experience with cars, many times more than you have since it's obvious you have minimal knowledge as to your cars limits and absolutely refuse to heed good advice.
Either way, good luck.
Or you could listen to an entire forum full of knowledge and experience with cars, many times more than you have since it's obvious you have minimal knowledge as to your cars limits and absolutely refuse to heed good advice.
Either way, good luck.
04-14-13, 11:30 PM
#29
Well I went ahead and changed my spark plugs and oil, it started up very strong, no hesitation, no smoke or even a buzzer going off after driving. I changed spark plugs first and drove it before changing the oil and there was no smoke even then. But still a coolant loss so I added a little bit of water after changing the oil. I started it up and there wasnt any smoke unlike before where it would make a big cloud. I took it for a test drive after with no problems.
04-14-13, 11:47 PM
#30
I still wouldn't risk it, the only time I'd drive in that situation is if I had no choice (kicked out , homeless--driving to where I'm moving).
If you're adamant about driving there at least get a coolant pressure test done, if your system is bleeding out pressure it will only get worse until the problem gets to the point where you can't drive it, and that is why everyone is telling you driving that far is a bad idea-being stuck hundreds of miles away is much worse than being stuck somewhere close to home, you're pretty much sol if you're stuck in the middle of nowhere.
Also my car never sputtered or smoked on startup until it was so bad I wouldn't drive it, the sputtering is coolant burning and after its all burnt it stops, just because the burning stopped doesn't mean the leak is gone, instead of the coolant leaking into the combustion chamber the opposite happens and the pressure from inside the engine goes into the coolant system creating air pockets, when you shut it off the opposite happens and the pressure from the coolant system is pushed into wherever the leak is because the coolant is no longer flowing and the pressure has nowhere else to go..and when its been off for a while it will still continue to leak, how fast it leaks depends on how big of a leak it is...starts off small , could be the size of a pinhole and gets bigger and bigger.
To give you an idea when mine completely went I could top off the coolant and the next day it would be bone dry before I even started it again.
If you're adamant about driving there at least get a coolant pressure test done, if your system is bleeding out pressure it will only get worse until the problem gets to the point where you can't drive it, and that is why everyone is telling you driving that far is a bad idea-being stuck hundreds of miles away is much worse than being stuck somewhere close to home, you're pretty much sol if you're stuck in the middle of nowhere.
Also my car never sputtered or smoked on startup until it was so bad I wouldn't drive it, the sputtering is coolant burning and after its all burnt it stops, just because the burning stopped doesn't mean the leak is gone, instead of the coolant leaking into the combustion chamber the opposite happens and the pressure from inside the engine goes into the coolant system creating air pockets, when you shut it off the opposite happens and the pressure from the coolant system is pushed into wherever the leak is because the coolant is no longer flowing and the pressure has nowhere else to go..and when its been off for a while it will still continue to leak, how fast it leaks depends on how big of a leak it is...starts off small , could be the size of a pinhole and gets bigger and bigger.
To give you an idea when mine completely went I could top off the coolant and the next day it would be bone dry before I even started it again.
04-15-13, 12:33 AM
#31
Well I went ahead and changed my spark plugs and oil, it started up very strong, no hesitation, no smoke or even a buzzer going off after driving. I changed spark plugs first and drove it before changing the oil and there was no smoke even then. But still a coolant loss so I added a little bit of water after changing the oil. I started it up and there wasnt any smoke unlike before where it would make a big cloud. I took it for a test drive after with no problems.
The sweet and white-ish exhaust isn't normally directly after driving it. The exhaust is after it has sat AFTER having driven and the engine and coolant brought up to temperature. Then when it sits and is no longer combusting it is no longer burning off the coolant as it leaks in. So the coolant pools in your housing and burns off next time you go start the car...and then you see and smell the exhaust the most.
If your exhaust smelled sweet I can't think of too many reasons other than coolant seal leak. Coolant fairies aren't coming along and sneaking it into your engine while you sleep.
04-15-13, 06:47 AM
#32
You could very well be fouling your plugs with coolant in your combustion chambers? So you change the plugs and it runs great for a while and slowly degrades as the plugs foul. Ask me how I know this....???
The sweet and white-ish exhaust isn't normally directly after driving it. The exhaust is after it has sat AFTER having driven and the engine and coolant brought up to temperature. Then when it sits and is no longer combusting it is no longer burning off the coolant as it leaks in. So the coolant pools in your housing and burns off next time you go start the car...and then you see and smell the exhaust the most.
If your exhaust smelled sweet I can't think of too many reasons other than coolant seal leak. Coolant fairies aren't coming along and sneaking it into your engine while you sleep.
Hes basically putting a bandaid on a problem that requires surgery, soon there will be no bandaid to fix the problem.
04-15-13, 10:29 AM
#34
MECP Certified Installer
Why are yall still trying to talk him out of going on this trip?
We know he is going to do it anyway, and then we are going to have a new thread titled "I destroyed my engine".
We know he is going to do it anyway, and then we are going to have a new thread titled "I destroyed my engine".
04-15-13, 11:57 AM
#35
Ban Peak
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You shouldnt worry about how I treat things because I know the limits, I know how to take care of a rotary, and I dont beat on my car besides redline it once in a while to help remove any carbon buildup. But the circumstance right now is a tough situation that came up in the worst time. Youre going to see future videos and posts of the rebuild and how well its going to be treated. So youll just have to wait and see if youre so concerned.
You don't know the limits, and you don't have everything figured out in life. Why don't you take some time do some introspection and realize you should take advice from others who have more life experience. Who gives a **** about "future videos and posts". All that is your speculation, do you think now tha you should've rebuilt your engine instead of getting the body kit?
04-15-13, 11:59 AM
#36
MECP Certified Installer
Hey Dumbass,
You don't know the limits, and you don't have everything figured out in life. Why don't you take some time do some introspection and realize you should take advice from others who have more life experience. Who gives a **** about "future videos and posts". All that is your speculation, do you think now tha you should've rebuilt your engine instead of getting the body kit?
You don't know the limits, and you don't have everything figured out in life. Why don't you take some time do some introspection and realize you should take advice from others who have more life experience. Who gives a **** about "future videos and posts". All that is your speculation, do you think now tha you should've rebuilt your engine instead of getting the body kit?
04-15-13, 01:27 PM
#37
Hey Dumbass,
You don't know the limits, and you don't have everything figured out in life. Why don't you take some time do some introspection and realize you should take advice from others who have more life experience. Who gives a **** about "future videos and posts". All that is your speculation, do you think now tha you should've rebuilt your engine instead of getting the body kit?
You don't know the limits, and you don't have everything figured out in life. Why don't you take some time do some introspection and realize you should take advice from others who have more life experience. Who gives a **** about "future videos and posts". All that is your speculation, do you think now tha you should've rebuilt your engine instead of getting the body kit?
04-15-13, 04:47 PM
#38
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Not even 6 months ago you were in the lounge begging for a cheap plane ticket to visit your only-slightly-more-effiminate-than-you internet girlfriend....sorry, real girlfriend now, right?...how do you plan to afford upkeep on *TWO* FCs?
04-15-13, 05:05 PM
#39
MECP Certified Installer
Just stop driving the ******* car, you are going to nuke it. Your engine might be salvageable at this point, but if you take it on this trip, you are going to extend your rebuild costs by THOUSANDS.
*knock Knock* Are you ******* awake?
*knock Knock* Are you ******* awake?
04-15-13, 08:57 PM
#43
All this talk of blown motors and coolant seals is a setup! Kenshin, don't you remember how things went for you in the lounge? The entire forum has come together to try and convince you your car is soon to die, in hopes that you will leave this forum, and never, ever return. I couldn't help but bring this to your attention when I got the list of PM's on this subject.
Your car is fine man, take it on that trip, it won't blow up or anything. You'll be fine, its going to be better for it actually if you drive it hard the whole way, keep the revs high to clean the seals out of it.
Your car is fine man, take it on that trip, it won't blow up or anything. You'll be fine, its going to be better for it actually if you drive it hard the whole way, keep the revs high to clean the seals out of it.
04-16-13, 06:12 AM
#48
Hey Dumbass,
You don't know the limits, and you don't have everything figured out in life. Why don't you take some time do some introspection and realize you should take advice from others who have more life experience. Who gives a **** about "future videos and posts". All that is your speculation, do you think now tha you should've rebuilt your engine instead of getting the body kit?
You don't know the limits, and you don't have everything figured out in life. Why don't you take some time do some introspection and realize you should take advice from others who have more life experience. Who gives a **** about "future videos and posts". All that is your speculation, do you think now tha you should've rebuilt your engine instead of getting the body kit?
Dont "molotov" your car now.
Last edited by Kenshin XI; 04-16-13 at 06:14 AM.
04-16-13, 06:21 AM
#49
- if everything turns out differently, my car in fact making it there and back, then it does. If everyone is right and I do break down somewhere, then I break down and I deal with it on my own. Simple as that. No need to tell me over and over what I already know and have taken into consideration
04-16-13, 06:58 AM
#50
Well once again, people cant stick to the topic and only mention the cause and effect of the condition of the problem. People have to add other things than saying what could become worse from driving it that far which has been said that I understand.
- if everything turns out differently, my car in fact making it there and back, then it does. If everyone is right and I do break down somewhere, then I break down and I deal with it on my own. Simple as that. No need to tell me over and over what I already know and have taken into consideration
Bring a gallon of straight antifreeze and a gallon of distilled water if the situation arises and you need it, I always made a habit of driving with my toolbox in case I needed that as well.