Coolant seal test: Take off radiator cap WHILE COLD. Start the car and run it, revving it with the throttle body while looking for any bubbles rising up from the coolant neck (like champaign bubbles, not big ones). If more bubbles come up when you rev the engine, you have a blown coolant seal.

I may have one, but not too badly yet. I don't get the bubbles in the radiator, but there definatley is some rust in the oil fill neck and water in the top of the cap from the oil pan, so IDK as of yet.

 

and where in the motor is that coolant seal and how much does it cost to tix ?>

 

Vibrating of the shift **** is a common problem. Replace the bushings. A JDM transmission is cheaper than a new set of tires.

 

do u know where i can find one ?

 

you must tear the engine apart to get to the seals so most people just do a rebuild while everything in apart....focus on doing a tune up and get her running right BEFORE you upgrade anything.

 

If you were supposed to revmatch all the time, why do you think they have syncros in the transmission? I know I never do it, and I never had a problem with a tranny in any car *yet*. That is the sole purpose of the synchronizers..

 

k grandma....

 

good luck with your purchase, i love my car to death, but man mine is really maintence intense, so many things are wrong with it due to previous owners, but i still enjoy cleaning up their mess. are you going to do your own work on the car?

 

*psssssssssssst* just between us........the earth is round, a sphere

 

^^^well there goes my belief structure. thanks *******.

 

 

[QUOTE=earthisflat]good luck with your purchase, i love my car to death, but man mine is really maintence intense, so many things are wrong with it due to previous owners, but i still enjoy cleaning up their mess. are you going to do your own work on the car?[/QUOTI WILL BE DOING EVERYTHING I CAN MYSELF TO SAVE MONEY.....I'M GETTING A COMMPRESTION TEST DONE AT MY SCHOOL 2MORROW AND I'M GONNA PUT IT ON THE DYNONOSTICS COMP... AND I HOPE EVERYTHING IS GOOD CUZ IF NOT I'M JUST GONNA PUT THE MONEY INTO MY TRUCK AND TURBO THAT BITCH

 

IN MY TRUCK WHEN I FLYING DOWN THE HILL ALL FAST N **** AND I NEED TO SLOW DOWN I HIT THE BREAK ALONG WITH HEAL TOE AND DOWN SHIFT IS THAT REV MATCHING ???.....I HAVE NO PROB DOING IT IN MY TRUCK (90MAZDAB2600I)
AND THERES NO LOUD *** SOUNDS OR ANYTHING JUST MY LOUD *** EXHAUST

 

Hey your that same guy that put a B26 motor in a RX7 What a dork!! (j/K)

Yes if you rev with your heal on the gas then you are Rev matching and on older trannies wiht WORN synchros you have to do that or else you grind 'em.

 

haha you guys are great. i'm in the same boat. i'm going to tomorrow to test drive the Turbo 2 i've been looking at.

 

I'll have none of your blasphemy!!

 

the turbo is audable from the cockpit, and the buzzer is one of the idiot lights going off telling you something is wrong. and rev matching = good

 

arnt the synchros brass so they wear out fast....what would be better rev matching ro putting it N and hittin the brakes

 

think about it this way, try to use your brakes more than anything, the reason being is they are cheaper to fix then a clutch or a transmission. what i do is put it into a lower gear but still have the clutch in, i put on my brakes then when im ready to go, i find the proper gear and them i go.

 

putting it in a lower gear uses the synchros regardless of whether or not you release the clutch. unless you've reached a complete stop...
if you want to save your trans then shift it into neutral when you're coming to a stop. Of course, we don't all want to drive our turbo sports cars like 80 year old ladies.

 

hahahahahahaha hey goto kill sections and look for my thread