So my engine blew a seal today...
12-21-2011, 04:35 PM
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So my engine blew a seal today...
EDIT: false alarm. engine is still pulling strong with no issues. The guy changing my oil totally overreacted and jumped to conclusions from what he saw in my oil. I'm reading all the oil condensation froth threads and that's all it seems to be. compression test checked out fine at 99k and was fine again today. phew.
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12-21-2011, 04:42 PM
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Everything is fine thank god. However, even the mazda dealership jumped on the blown seal conclusion as soon as they saw the frothy crap on the dipstick. Luckily one of the mechanics took a second look and found the ventilation TSB related to this issue before making me painfully decide if I wanted to replace the engine (which went out of warranty last week) or not.
Apparently they just recently had an RX-8 owner who drove through some water, sucked it into the combustion chamber, and since water doesn't compress, blew out the seals.
12-22-2011, 09:59 AM
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Two penguins are driving their truck to Las Vegas one hot summers day. As they are driving along, the engine starts to make weird noises and losing power. They pull into a repair shop to have it checked out. The mechanic tells them it's going to be awhile for him to figure out what's wrong with the truck so, they will have to wait.
The penguins notice an ice cream shop across the street and since it is such a hot day, they decide to indulge in a cool treat while they wait. They enjoy their snack as it melts and drips in the summer sun.
Upon returning to the garage they ask the mechanic if he figured out what the problem was with the engine. The mechanic replied, "Looks like you blew a seal".
The penguins responded, "No, that's just ice cream".
The penguins notice an ice cream shop across the street and since it is such a hot day, they decide to indulge in a cool treat while they wait. They enjoy their snack as it melts and drips in the summer sun.
Upon returning to the garage they ask the mechanic if he figured out what the problem was with the engine. The mechanic replied, "Looks like you blew a seal".
The penguins responded, "No, that's just ice cream".
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Yeah this was exactly it.
Everything is fine thank god. However, even the mazda dealership jumped on the blown seal conclusion as soon as they saw the frothy crap on the dipstick. Luckily one of the mechanics took a second look and found the ventilation TSB related to this issue before making me painfully decide if I wanted to replace the engine (which went out of warranty last week) or not.
Apparently they just recently had an RX-8 owner who drove through some water, sucked it into the combustion chamber, and since water doesn't compress, blew out the seals.
Everything is fine thank god. However, even the mazda dealership jumped on the blown seal conclusion as soon as they saw the frothy crap on the dipstick. Luckily one of the mechanics took a second look and found the ventilation TSB related to this issue before making me painfully decide if I wanted to replace the engine (which went out of warranty last week) or not.
Apparently they just recently had an RX-8 owner who drove through some water, sucked it into the combustion chamber, and since water doesn't compress, blew out the seals.
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