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Old 09-14-02, 04:35 PM
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Angry White smoke when redlined...

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On a "normal"car that mean's your pushing water through the headgasket. I dont know what it means on the rotory for sure, but you may start there.
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Do I need a rebuild I'm not ready for it
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maybe you blew out carbon, or some other **** in ur exhaust. does it feel better or worse now?
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check in radiator cap when starting for bubbles or something like that.
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actually, it pulls strong as in stronger than ever before.
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Originally posted by DCmina
check in radiator cap when starting for bubbles or something like that.
i've done this already and nope... no bubbles.
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White smoke is a sign that your water seals are gone.
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why would a car pull stronger if the water seals were fucked? must have been carbon or some other ****. this is y u shud always redline
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BTw what kinda 7 u have? I have a red 88 tii with a black GTU passenger fender and a single exhaust, i'm always around fisherman wharf (i work at chics)
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RexyRdyder, thanks for the advice but if my engine gets fucked up, I'll blame it on you BTW, I'm here in San Jo and my car is in my sig
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but seriously, it's been smoking at redline for a month now. but i only drive my car about 3 times a week though. isn't that too long if it is spewing out carbon?
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i would say to try the ATF treatment and driving ti reall good and see what happends.
thats jsut my 2 cents.

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sorry no ATF for me. I just did the MMO 2 weeks ago.
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if its truely white it's probably coolant,
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oh its every time u redline, i thought its jus once, ur engine is fucked
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Mines been smoking bad for over year now. Tried revving pass 5k rpm in neutral, it could smoke up the whole parking lot in a white plume of smoke. The motor still runs like a champion still. My 40-70mile in 3rd gear takes only 5.5 secs average, comparable to stock turbo tii. I always though the leaking oil would mix in with the fuel mixture and hurt power. I guess not. And I ain't gonna to bother rebuilding the rotary until it smokes real bad at idle.

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Do NOT use ATF in your engine...

-Pressure test cooling system. White smoke is generally coolant. Do you burn any?

-How much oil does it use?

Are you SURE it's white smoke? What does it smell like? Sweet?
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Well in my case, no coolant leak since march but I am having to put in a qt of castro 20-50 every 100miles
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