weird oil leak in FD
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weird oil leak in FD
well guys,
i've got my rx-7 running again.
but now there's a problem, it leaks oil .
starting the car is no problem (hot or cold) but when i let the car idle for a while or drive at low rpm (3k max) it goes wrong.
the oil is coming out of near my BOV and eventually gets IN my BOV.
the oil pressure (watching the standard meter) is dancing when i'm driving but at idle it's good. the temp (with aftermarked meter) of the oil is good.. running up to 90C but when driving the car it drops back to 60C fast. is this normal? (driving with out front bumper, shouldn't make a big differance i think)
i think there is to much oil in the circulation. when i check the oil-meter is says Full (a bit to full) but i've already removed 2 litres and it still says the same.
i'll ask for sure, how much oil should there be in the engine?
maybe i've put to much oil in it or something?
please help me, thnx!
little picture of my pride, it just had a respray:
i've got my rx-7 running again.
but now there's a problem, it leaks oil .
starting the car is no problem (hot or cold) but when i let the car idle for a while or drive at low rpm (3k max) it goes wrong.
the oil is coming out of near my BOV and eventually gets IN my BOV.
the oil pressure (watching the standard meter) is dancing when i'm driving but at idle it's good. the temp (with aftermarked meter) of the oil is good.. running up to 90C but when driving the car it drops back to 60C fast. is this normal? (driving with out front bumper, shouldn't make a big differance i think)
i think there is to much oil in the circulation. when i check the oil-meter is says Full (a bit to full) but i've already removed 2 litres and it still says the same.
i'll ask for sure, how much oil should there be in the engine?
maybe i've put to much oil in it or something?
please help me, thnx!
little picture of my pride, it just had a respray:
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it's a RHD.
could it be that there is to much oil in the system and tries to get rit of it?
again, how much oil should there be in it?
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Also, if you aren't sure about the oil level, drain the oil and refill with fresh oil to the correct level.
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Im having the same issue with my car... I am hoping to GOD it is my turbo oil seals and not the oil control o-ring in the engine.
While I am planning on rebuilding the engine in the near future, I wanted to enjoy the one I have in there for at least a few K miles.
While I am planning on rebuilding the engine in the near future, I wanted to enjoy the one I have in there for at least a few K miles.
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As for to much oil if its a little to full dont worry about it. It will be lower once the car is running.
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