No Oil no motor....it's official
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No Oil no motor....it's official
This was the original thread were I lost oil after installing the crooked willow dual oil coolers...
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...ghlight=7racer
They found that the AN fitting to the stainless line failed. It was like I stated in the other thread where the fitting wasn't sealed and seated correctly when installed and basically "popped" off.
The mechanics fixed it. Put oil back in the car and vrrrooom! It STARTS!
However, no compression on the rear...They stated that it seems like the apex seala are fine but the rear seal? most likely failed resulting in no compression on the rear...
did I make any sense?
Anyways, the engine will get pulled and taken a closer look as well as the turbos...
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...ghlight=7racer
They found that the AN fitting to the stainless line failed. It was like I stated in the other thread where the fitting wasn't sealed and seated correctly when installed and basically "popped" off.
The mechanics fixed it. Put oil back in the car and vrrrooom! It STARTS!
However, no compression on the rear...They stated that it seems like the apex seala are fine but the rear seal? most likely failed resulting in no compression on the rear...
did I make any sense?
Anyways, the engine will get pulled and taken a closer look as well as the turbos...
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well still up in the air...I told them to pull the engine and take it apart...that way look at everything including the turbos as those are still in question...
dude! Back off! The body ain't even cold yet!!!
lol....thank god I already sold those JIC's to someone else
dude! Back off! The body ain't even cold yet!!!
lol....thank god I already sold those JIC's to someone else
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The 22nd is going to be hard to make...hmmm.....maybe Brentis will let me borrow his car?!?!
ps. I'll post pics of the damage during the engine pull
ps. I'll post pics of the damage during the engine pull
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apnea....if you ruin that seal would you get no compression in the rear?
I'm still a big novice when it comes to the engine...
I figured that most likely the engine still needs pulled to see what exactly has been damaged don't you think???
I'm still a big novice when it comes to the engine...
I figured that most likely the engine still needs pulled to see what exactly has been damaged don't you think???
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Originally posted by 7racer
apnea....if you ruin that seal would you get no compression in the rear?
I'm still a big novice when it comes to the engine...
I figured that most likely the engine still needs pulled to see what exactly has been damaged don't you think???
apnea....if you ruin that seal would you get no compression in the rear?
I'm still a big novice when it comes to the engine...
I figured that most likely the engine still needs pulled to see what exactly has been damaged don't you think???
Your seals may have seized in the apex seal slots..PUT OIL IN THE BACK ROTOR. Small chance they may come loose. I have seen it happen.
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Ok, I am not understanding...Can someone break it down and explain it to me like I am a 5 year old?
How does the rear rotor stick and the front one doesn't? what are the seals sticking to, isn't the rotor housing smooth inside? Excuse my ignorance. help a brotha out
How does the rear rotor stick and the front one doesn't? what are the seals sticking to, isn't the rotor housing smooth inside? Excuse my ignorance. help a brotha out
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The rotors get so hot from the added friction and the side seals stick in the groove. They turn blue from the heat. If it was run without oil, the rotor is bad and the side housings. The oil comes from the rear of the engine forward.
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Originally posted by cpa7man
I used MMO to unstick a rotor on a first gen, back in the day. Wrote an article about it in the then DFW RX-7 club monthly newsletter.
I used MMO to unstick a rotor on a first gen, back in the day. Wrote an article about it in the then DFW RX-7 club monthly newsletter.
Of course after I typed all this I'm not sure that this is really relevant to the thread other than I figured that the rotor was stuck. I tried dowel pins and a hammer to move the rotor and was never able to budge it. Never tore it down so I'll never know for sure what froze up.
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