white smoke .. lots of smoke
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white smoke .. lots of smoke
Car was rebuilt about two thousand miles ago .. ran well until now . Went out and started the car and it started fine. Drove about two blocks and it started smoking white smoke . I got home and let it idle for awhile and it keeps billowing white smoke. Started and stoped it many times and it still starts and runs as normal. I an hoping its not anything internal but I am not sure where to start trouble shooting . Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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After car cooled off and you started it again did it go back to smoking?
Is there coolant in your oil? (pretty sure it floats)
Did a trusted rotary tech rebuild your engine?
What type of air intake?
Is there coolant in your oil? (pretty sure it floats)
Did a trusted rotary tech rebuild your engine?
What type of air intake?
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Never let it cool off before starting again .. built by Steve kan have not pulled plugs to look at them or checked oil .. had to leave after I found this out .. all of this has actually been from my phone
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Likely have an inner coolant seal leak. If the motor wasn't overheated or abused in any way ( sounds unlikely)..it could be a blip in the rebuild
How much is your coolant going down?
Does the cooling system pressurize when it warms up?
Could be the turbo center section as well if the motor isn't leaking
You could disconnect the turbo coolant feed lines to check that...wouldn't be common though..they usually leak out![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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How much is your coolant going down?
Does the cooling system pressurize when it warms up?
Could be the turbo center section as well if the motor isn't leaking
You could disconnect the turbo coolant feed lines to check that...wouldn't be common though..they usually leak out
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Turbo is not water cooled .. I will pull the plugs and do a compression check .. the coolant pressurized when it was idle and warning up .. half the overflow was still full