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Old Mar 5, 2011 | 12:49 AM
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Engine Problem

ok well now i have another problem with my 7. the engine has been acting up and was wondering whats wrong. please take a look at the videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlGtE...e_gdata_player

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http://www.youtube.com/user/LILCHRIS.../0/uAZwhbdgnLo
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Old Mar 5, 2011 | 10:32 AM
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It sounds like most of the exhaust is missing and it is running on one rotor.

A little background on the problem?
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Old Mar 5, 2011 | 10:39 AM
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does that mean a blown rotor? for the exhaust system should i replace, bc yesterday the cat caught fire
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Old Mar 5, 2011 | 10:42 AM
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also when i drive the power is still kicks its just when i go to a stop the engine starts to do what it did in the video
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Old Mar 5, 2011 | 03:39 PM
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My moneys on blown rotor, or atleast ones about to go , its running rich, cant combust all the fuel, thats why its spitting fire.( well rotaries sometimes do that anyway but...LOL) .
can you do a compression test ?
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Old Mar 5, 2011 | 04:38 PM
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ima do a compression check tomorrow. the reason i dont think its a blown rotor is bc it drives like normal. theres no lost of power. its just when i stop the exhaust shakes alot which makes the engine shake.... is there a possible that i need a new exhaust system since it seems the airs not flowing threw correctly?
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 10:05 AM
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I suppose that could be it, I gueess...luckily for you both of those two are easy to check......
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 10:07 AM
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http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/blown.htm

When did this problem start? Can you describe what happened exactly?
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
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When did this problem start? Can you describe what happened exactly?
this happend thursday night. the car was driving perfect as always and when going to chill with my friends at night the catalytic converter caught fire. once this happened thats when the engine started the shake when stopped and also bog like it was going to shut off.
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 09:15 PM
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so the rotor is not blown. did a compression check and both passed.... so if its not that what could it beee =[
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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could a bad motor mount cause that shaking of the motor and rattling/chattering sound?
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 09:30 AM
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Sounds like a bad fuel injector or an ignition issue.
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 09:31 AM
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Ooo I will Check the mounts.:O
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