jreynish

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Ok! My car was smoking ALot then i went premix and it is alot better! And was leaquing oil from line between passenger firewall and enigne but fixed new line! And now it smokes from under the hood! and well i am trying to figure out from where! But it is mainly between the firewall and the engine on the drivers side! and a little more forward! Well i need to figure this out before i can Safety my car so that i can drive it where i live! and i have been working on it for about a month! Help please!

Silkworm

Oil o-rings under the oil filter pedastle? That's the only thing I can think of that would drip oil onto something that would smoke (hot block), except the pressure sender. If it were a busted line spewing oil, I think you'd know it, so my guess is the o-rings.

PaulC

jreynish

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BUMP...
Please help!!!

jreynish

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Well where is this exactly say in reference to the mop... or the water pump? and where could i get replacements? THank you!

Jodoolin

The pedistal holds the oil filter. I am replacing the two "O" rings (there are two) today/tomorrow and the oil pressure sender while I am at it. Leak in that area but no smoke. like you.

Get the "O" rings at Mazda dealer part # 9954-10-1601.
Go to (I don't know how to insert link) www.haxxOr.net/car/rx7/oil_ring. He did a step by step with photos on how to. Looks real simple.

Good luck

Silkworm

It's very simple Jodoolin. Just kinda tight in there.

PaulC

rico05

I agree with Silk, probally the oil filter leaking around the pedistal. The o-rings are like $5, and it appears to be a VERY easy fix.

jreynish

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Alright guy's if this is the last of my problems i will be driving my car!!! and will finally be able to race my freinds WRX! fun fun fun!

jreynish

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The link doesn't work!

jreynish

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Ok I found where the oil is leaking from the Oil pan the gasket is shot!... Now the smoke appears to comming from the oil filter! but the ring on the filter is 100% what else could be causing this? It seems to come from ther or somewhere really close! Ok on my car there are the two spark plugs.. then dirrectly above the ones the the front there is a bolt with a wire attached.. and the one to the rear there is simply a threaded hole there is nothing in eather of the service manuals. Does anybody know what these are for?

Silkworm

No no no no..

Ok. Remove the oil filter. The ring on the oil filter has nothing to do with it. The pedastal sits there, with the threaded hole. If you look UNDER that, you can see two 10mm nuts (one holds on a wire loom holder).

Remove those nuts. You will then be able to take the pedastal off of the block. Two rubber o-rings seal the pedastal to the block. Replace those o-rings.

Paul

jreynish

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ok I will try that thanx! But does anybody know what that thing above the spark plug to the front and the hole to the rear are for?