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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 02:47 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
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 03:42 PM
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Go to the dealer and get a compression test done
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 04:37 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.
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 12:30 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.
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 12:33 AM
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What is the history on your car?
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 10:58 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.
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Old Nov 24, 2007 | 12:51 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
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 02:34 PM
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anyone else have an idea?
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 03:10 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.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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I think I may have the same problem, VRRX8 have you pulled any codes??
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 12:57 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..


beers
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