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FdRx728 04-24-07 10:14 PM

Bad Coolant seal?
 
Well car is idling like crap, pulled the plugs and there is a little bit of coolant on the rear rotor side. Plenty of white smoke while it is running. Bad Cooland seal? I am planning on pulling the motor friday but is there anything I should check first?

Thanks Jeremy

finnicky7 04-25-07 06:38 AM

If you have coolant on your plugs then it's a bad coolant seal. Be very careful reusing housing that may be warped.

BlueTII 04-25-07 06:43 AM

If there is coolant in the combustion chamber, then there really isn't anything else to check. Either it is a bad internal coolant seal or the seal retaining wall has failed.

wstrohm 04-25-07 02:32 PM

Would a green tint in the oil wiped off the dipstick mean coolant in the oil? No other symptoms, but just checked recently changed oil and saw that; never seen before. '94, 91 K miles, original engine, only mod is a downpipe replacing pre-cat converter. No measurable loss of coolant from reservoir.

tdazmansFD 04-25-07 05:28 PM

My white smoke was due to a cracked iron. Save yourself the time of searching for answers and remedies and just get it rebuilt.
Trust me on this one...


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