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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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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?

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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 06:38 AM
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If you have coolant on your plugs then it's a bad coolant seal. Be very careful reusing housing that may be warped.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 06:43 AM
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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.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 02:32 PM
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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.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 05:28 PM
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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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