joshsrx8

hi ive recently done a 13b rotary rebuild for 2004 rx8. ive ran seals in did abit over 1200kms with rev card. seals are jc racing seals and race beat bearings plus high volume oil pump. did a Bridgeport and extractors plus race exhaust the car also has haltec computer, high flow in tank walbro fuel pump,silicone radiator hose kit,alloy radiator,cat removed coils leads plugs. i got the car back from jc racing after final tune was done. ive driven for about 150 to 200km and then got a coolant light then a tonne of whit smoke came out of the exhaust so i put the clutch in and the engine shut off. i opened the bonnet and it looked like coolant had exploded everywhere. there was no coolant near the bottle it was sprayed all over the passenger side of the engine. ive spent over 20k just on the engine of this car and now this, does anybody know wot mite have blown coolant over passenger side of engine. ive had the heater core disconnected aswelll cause that blew bout a year ago. could the coolant seal have failed i realy need some help cause its costing me too much money. also im filling the coolant bottle but its not filling up and i can not see any flowing on the ground.

dxjp

Pull the plugs and spin the engine over. If it spits out coolant you know the answer.

joshsrx8

ok thanks for ure reply if it is coolant seal would it spray coolant over the passenger side of the engine i mean realy spray it with alot of force. and how do i spin the engine over with no plugs. do u mean spark plugs

dxjp

Yeah it can shoot out the pass side if its a coolant seal. It goes all around the housing.

Yes pull the spark plugs, and the crank pulley sensor ( unplug it only) and turn the engine over with the key.

If you have white smoke out the back this will just confirm its a seal, and help push the water out of the chambers before the plates rust.

joshsrx8

thanks so much for ure help dxjp ile try this asap. 1 more thing wen i got the car back only last week i noticed a funny sound that sounded like rubber vibrating it was coming from the passenger side of the car under or to the lower left of the gear stick the mechanic came out and listen to it and said the exhaust mite be loose. well wen the coolant did wot it do i was bout 10kms from home so i drove home and guess wot there was no funny sound any more. should the guy who did the rebuild sort this out free of charge i did pay him $11.600.00 for the build

joshsrx8

thanks charles ust wondering if there is a link to any pics on how to find this hose