Hey guys, i started workin on the FD again, and i have the motor down to the short block. I want to test to see if my coolant seals are still good before i put the motor back in the car.

Does anyone know any shop that has this tool that can test it for me for cheap? or does anyone have it i can pay you to borrow it? I dont feel like spending $60 for a tool im only gonna use once, and in the event it actually is blown sounds like a waste of $60.00 that could go towards the rebuild if it needs one

 

I am pretty sure Autozone has one you can rent for free, just pay the deposit and get it all back when you return.

 

I think harbor freight has them too with multiple adapters for ZGermans, Japanese, American cars.... GL.

 

thanks guys, but the motor is on the ground stripped down to just the short block.

i was lookin for something like this http://atkinsrotary.com/store/catalo...t-p-16858.html

http://www.pineappleracing.com/cooli...estercspt.aspx

i was hoping someone or some shop would have something like it locally before i have to make the purchase

 

bump. GL finding one bro! i need to stop by autozone to get a pressure tester myself. the coolant leak gremlins are after me.

 

I think you answered your own question.

Did you pinch a coolant seal or something?

 

haha well im looking for a cheaper route first.

Its a long story but what happend was, my car wasnt making power i didnt know why, i thought it was maybe a cracked apex seal, and also the water pump went dead. So even tho it was still running, i decided im just gonna pull the motor out and look for the problem. while pulling it in the garage the car started to climb on the temp and overheat before i shut her down.

While pulling it out and tearing it down i found the culprit of me not making power on the turbo manifold. So i checked the compression and its all cool. But since the motor is outta the car i wanna check if the coolant seals are still good after that overheating, before i go through the trouble of putting the motor back in the car. The motor only has 10k on a fresh rebuilt so i dont wanna pull it apart if i dont have to. So my only option is to check if the coolant seals are still good. Then i can put it all back in and be driving again!