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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 10:43 AM
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I seriously doubt there's something wrong with the motor itself. If it's currently holding a steady idle, pulling good vacuum, and making oil pressure, the motor is fine.

I would suspect either belt slipping or bad turbos. Pull the inlets off both turbos and check for play in the shaft - if the compressor wheel hits the housing, you'll get all kinds of weird noise. And, yes, bad turbos can make boost.

Again, I bigtime doubt you have an engine problem. 9 times out of 10, a problem with a new engine in the car is the ton of stuff you bolt on to the motor, not the motor itself. Remember, one of the cool things about a rotary engine is it's VERY simple. It's really just an air pump. There is nothing in the motor itself that would produce the noise you're describing.

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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 11:05 AM
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Originally posted by dcfc3s

Again, I bigtime doubt you have an engine problem. 9 times out of 10, a problem with a new engine in the car is the ton of stuff you bolt on to the motor, not the motor itself. Remember, one of the cool things about a rotary engine is it's VERY simple. It's really just an air pump. There is nothing in the motor itself that would produce the noise you're describing.

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I think he said he checked the compression and there is nothing on the rear. It has to be a seal problem.
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 12:27 PM
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I wonder if my injectors are sticking? Hard to possibly imagine a peripheral problem and not single out the motor...would bad injectors idle so well and respond so smoothly to 0psig?
If one of your secondary injectors is stuck that will happen. Don't know if you saw my thread on the DIY NS conv, but I was in a limp mode with no codes...caused by a newly clean/etc injector from RC, it sat for about two weeks without being fired. The guy at RC said, the fluid they use to calibrate could cause an injector to stick it it sits for awhile. Easy check, pull them and hook them to the battery, if it doesn't click it's stuck. But you shouldn't be able to build ANY boost.

As far as the "Squeeking badly...shuddering the car", I'm clueless.
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 01:39 PM
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For the record....THE ENGINE IS BLOWN! rear apex seal...at least 2 are gone. Driving it home, with no power, the engine idled dead on 10mmHg. It will bump trying to start on the only working rotor but will not start.

When I took the car home after the rear seal failure, no more squeeking sound...hmmmm
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 02:04 PM
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so Atkins engines are no good?

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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 02:42 PM
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I guess you'll find out what that squeaking sound was when you do the tear down. I don't think it was coindcidence that it stopped when the engine blew.
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