Single Turbo RX-7's Questions about all aspects of single turbo setups.

Temporary fix for bad oil contol seals (reduce smoke)

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 01-17-09, 09:11 AM
  #1  
BadAss DoItYourselfer

Thread Starter
iTrader: (9)
 
jetlude's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Paradise
Posts: 869
Received 3 Likes on 2 Posts
Temporary fix for bad oil contol seals (reduce smoke)

My 93 JDM FD smokes heavily on decel only, from my research its my oil seals. My engine has no other problems and runs strong. I know that the engine has to be disassembled to replace the seals, but I am not able to afford it at the moment. I dont mind the oil consumption, its just the embarrasing smoke. Is there anything I could do to minimise it? Mabe thicker oil?

What I have been doing that helps, is to mash the clutch if decelerating from high RPMs to alow the engine to idle as the car slows.

It seems to be high vacum conditions (decel from high rpm) that sucks the oil leaked from the bad seals into the cumbustion chamber causing smoke. I think that if I could find some way to reduce vacum levels on decel, it would help.

What are your thoughts.
Old 01-17-09, 10:15 AM
  #2  
Crash Auto?Fix Auto.

iTrader: (3)
 
classicauto's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Hagersville Ontario
Posts: 7,831
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Other the just babying it around, not much you can do short of a rebuild.

You could try an exercisim?

Old 01-17-09, 10:40 AM
  #3  
Eh

iTrader: (56)
 
djseven's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 6,544
Received 333 Likes on 189 Posts
I posted in your other thread also.

Have you deleted your PCV? If not, maybe it failed. If you did delete it hopefully you didnt cap off both nipples on the Oil Filler Neck. Also try driving the car with the oil filler cap removed and see if that fixes things. Oil control ring failure is not real common.
Old 01-17-09, 11:21 AM
  #4  
500+hp club

iTrader: (26)
 
silverfdturbo6port's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: .
Posts: 2,211
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
usually only older motors pre 85 or motors that have sat for years and years get this problem sometimes the rings get harder than new and they start to flatten and leak
Old 01-17-09, 04:42 PM
  #5  
Built Not Bought

iTrader: (14)
 
TwinCharged RX7's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Stamford, CT
Posts: 4,250
Likes: 0
Received 852 Likes on 538 Posts
It happened on mine. I got a rebuilt engine to fix it haha. As soon as I let off the throttle there was smoke, so every shift, every time at a stop light, and everytime i tried to let the engine slow the car down it bellowed smoke. After swapping the manifold to the new engine, and looking into the exhaust port there is no wonder why it smoked so bad, the rear rotor just gurgled oil when turning the engine by hand.
Old 01-17-09, 06:12 PM
  #6  
silver ghost

iTrader: (11)
 
G's 3rd Gen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Home of the Rolex 24
Posts: 3,061
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes on 5 Posts
You sure it is not a bad oil seal in one of the turbo? That is usually the case on smoke on decel. I switched out my turbo and it fixed the problem.
Old 01-17-09, 06:20 PM
  #7  
Built Not Bought

iTrader: (14)
 
TwinCharged RX7's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Stamford, CT
Posts: 4,250
Likes: 0
Received 852 Likes on 538 Posts
the only way to know for sure without removing the engine is to turn the car on without the turbos, thats what I did, but I have a single so it may be way more difficult for someone with stock twins.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Th0m4s
Build Threads
25
02-26-19 02:04 AM
sYnth.
Build Threads
0
08-19-15 06:27 PM
tsmith94FD
3rd Generation Specific (1993-2002)
4
08-16-15 05:41 PM



Quick Reply: Temporary fix for bad oil contol seals (reduce smoke)



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:50 AM.