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Old 08-14-2011, 05:33 PM
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Changing Seals How hard can it be?

My car has been emitting alot of smoke lately , especially when i give it some revs.

Could it be the premix burning or is it something wrong with the engine itself?

100ml premix 39liters of fuel

the cars rpm also struggles and is unstable for 3-4 seconds on cold startup

i have had the T-body cleaned

Where can i get a new set of seals with shipping to asia?
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Blue smoke?
Black smoke?
White smoke?

all have different causes......

Which 'seals' are you looking to replace?

'O' rings?
Side oil seals?
Apex?

your sig says you have a Pettit s/c - why not ask Pettit?

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Blue smoke , what seals are likely to be changed , by which i mean what seals would be causing this?
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Blue smoke , what seals are likely to be changed , by which i mean what seals would be causing this?
oil control rings that stops oil from getting into the housing.
how fast are you burning oil?
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I think oil is burning really fast because i stopped premixing and drove 2 full tanks and still car gave blue smoke.

I checked the dipstick and it was LOW

If i replace the o-rings will it give it better compression too?
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Here is a good place to see how it's done...

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/complete-engine-teardown-bare-shortblock-how-pictures-178945/
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Originally Posted by shawns
I think oil is burning really fast because i stopped premixing and drove 2 full tanks and still car gave blue smoke.

I checked the dipstick and it was LOW

If i replace the o-rings will it give it better compression too?
it was LOW and you didnt add any?

yes it will.
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OFC i topped it up
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OFC i topped it up
well if you can replace them yourself then go for it.
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If i replace the o-rings will it give it better compression too?


Now you see, that's a problem - you literally don't know how little you know.

Not trying to insult you here, please don't take it wrong, just start the realization that if you don't know what an 'O'ring does in the rotary, then taking it to bits may be 'counterproductive'.
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I know how to take care of a rotary , i know how a rotary works , i just didnt have an idea about what the different seals do .

I wont be taking it apart my mechanic will
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Originally Posted by shawns
I know how to take care of a rotary , i know how a rotary works , i just didnt have an idea about what the different seals do .

I wont be taking it apart my mechanic will
ok, theres oil control rings which keep oil from leaking into the housing.
then you have side seals and apex seals to produce compression.
if you know how it works why dont you know what the seals do?
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