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Old 11-22-2007 | 03:47 PM
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blown engine?

Ok, the car runs like ****, and sounds like a v8 on steroids, i think that i blew the apex seals on one of the rotors, someone also told me that the timing might be bad cause i have no cat, and that the na rotaries need back pressure, so that may have caused the timing to get messed up... can anyone help
Old 11-22-2007 | 04:42 PM
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Go to the dealer and get a compression test done
Old 11-22-2007 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by invasion08
Go to the dealer and get a compression test done
if the car sounds like **** and it turn of if your not giving it gas and your smoking then yes you have a bad apex seal.
Old 11-23-2007 | 01:30 AM
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if it smokes ALOT, you might have a blown seal.

but if it just *really loud* and *lack of power*. It might be dead engine, but it also could be foul Plugs, bad coils, bad spark wires, etc.

So check first. Dont conclude it so fast.

Oh, Cat-Free will NOT mess your timing up. All you will get is a CEL that means *cat effciency below therashold* or something. and thats it.
Old 11-23-2007 | 01:33 AM
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What is the history on your car?
Old 11-23-2007 | 11:58 AM
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A blown apex seal doesn't mean it will smoke... just run like he described... Typically it will want to stall if you let off the throttle.
Old 11-24-2007 | 01:51 PM
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it dies every once in a while, it does not smoke, but it does backfire like crazy, mods to the car are only, intake, full exhaust with no cat, and greddy emanage with the na map
Old 11-28-2007 | 03:34 PM
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anyone else have an idea?
Old 11-28-2007 | 04:10 PM
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if under warranty, change it back to stock take it back and have a dealer take a look. but I doubt they will be able to fix anything, dealerships are useless.
Old 01-25-2008 | 07:18 PM
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I think I may have the same problem, VRRX8 have you pulled any codes??
Old 01-26-2008 | 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted by VRRX8
anyone else have an idea?
yep,

a couple, but you provide almost no info...

first take of the emanage..


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