Confirmation of bad coolant seals (video)

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Jul 18, 2006 | 10:28 PM

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Howi

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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S

Well, sorry for the bad news. What are your plans for the motor?

np, thanks....
plans? 1jz-gte.

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Originally Posted by scotty305

Soon I'll be uploading another video, showing the same engine about one year and 15k miles later. I'm pretty sure my coolant seals are failing slowly, I've got a stream of tiny bubbles that appears when the car warms up and the thermostat opens. I'm going to do everything I can to maintain and upgrade the cooling system before I rebuild the motor, I'd like to see how long you can go on 'bad' coolant seals if you baby the car...

i had the same plan, was hoping that the motor will last at least till the end of the season. nope. it's only been a week or 2 and it has gotten really bad, to the point where i can only make 30 minute trips at a time b4 i have to refill about a litre or 2 of coolant...

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Originally Posted by Karack

that tool is quite nice, i actually have one premade that you can buy from tool dealers like Matco or Mac tools for about $30.

sorry to hear the bad news about the engine but i expected this outcome.

definitely a nice tool. the first time i've seen this tool was in the background of a FD video i saw (either options or best motoring). some jap dude was using it to fill up coolant in an FD. I thought it was brilliant, so i made my own.

np. it's not like us FD owners don't see these things coming.

thanks everyone again for all your help!

howi

Jul 18, 2006 | 11:01 PM

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philek9

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Sorry to go off topic but where can I find that tester kid to bleed the system? Looks like the first video was made with a soda bottle but the 2nd vid looked a lot cleaner. I'm interested in making or buying one of these funnel things. Thanks!