Confirmation of bad coolant seals (video)
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
Well, sorry for the bad news. What are your plans for the motor?
plans? 1jz-gte.
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...
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.
sorry to hear the bad news about the engine but i expected this outcome.
np. it's not like us FD owners don't see these things coming.
thanks everyone again for all your help!
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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!
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