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Old Apr 23, 2002 | 11:12 PM
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Angry HELP! my oil is gone...where did it go?

OK I GOT MY TURBOS REBUILT, ALL NEW SILICON VACUM HOSES...PICKED THE CAR UP THIS SUNDAY...I DROVE IT SUNDAY, MONDAY, AND TUESDAY (TONIGHT)...
THE OIL IS GONE!! WHY? AND WHERE DID IT GO?...IT WAS FULL WHEN I GOT IT ON SUNDAY...AND MY CAR DOES NOT SMOKE A LOT ...DOESNT LEAK ONE BIT EITHER...WILL SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS?
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Old Apr 23, 2002 | 11:16 PM
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rx7

its a 93 twin turbo touring model
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Old Apr 23, 2002 | 11:21 PM
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Sounds like the turbos are burning the oil. It may be your engine too.
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Old Apr 23, 2002 | 11:36 PM
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Did you physically check the oil? Or just check the pressure gauge? reason I ask is that the pressure gauges on our FD's suck and get dirty and stop reading correctly, mine reads like 0-20 psi after warmup but I have full oil.

if you did check the stick and have no oil, put some in and run it for a bit, check for smoke under throttle. If you're burning enough oil to drain it in 3 days you'll definately see a cloud. Also if they changed the oil, check and make sure they closed the pan lol.
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Old Apr 23, 2002 | 11:44 PM
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Check the color of the smoke also.
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Old Apr 24, 2002 | 04:49 PM
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the car blows some blue smoke but only on cold startups...other than that it doesnt smoke at all....only at idle i get a little black which because i have no air pump and i run really rich at idle...other than that i dont leak...and i dont puff huge clouds of smoke
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Old Apr 25, 2002 | 08:12 PM
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same probem

I've been recently pouring a quart of oil every two weeks or so... not a hint of a leak, and no smoke whatsoever. I'm wondering where it's going myself. Wondering if it could be leaking into the cooling system. Anyone have any ideas??? Thanks!
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Old May 26, 2002 | 11:45 AM
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Re: same probem

I'm bringing this thread back.

Originally posted by MILD7
I've been recently pouring a quart of oil every two weeks or so... not a hint of a leak, and no smoke whatsoever. I'm wondering where it's going myself. Wondering if it could be leaking into the cooling system. Anyone have any ideas??? Thanks!
Me too... I have no idea where it is going and no smoke. Any ideas?
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Old May 26, 2002 | 12:28 PM
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Hey Highrev,

I found out a couple weeks ago that my coolant had been leaking into my oil. I know this because I had poured some copper block weld into the cooling system, and discovered it had worked its way into the oil when I changed it. Sparkly copper stuff in my oil. I have yet to check my cooling system to see if there's any oil in there. I need to wait a couple weeks when I have time to do it. My problem may be different from yours, since I already know that I have coolant seal failure. Good luck to you!

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