coolant in motor? - RX8Club.com

02-25-2011, 01:11 PM

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wberkshire

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coolant in motor?

car is at mazda and they said there is coolant leaking into the motor. anyone ever hear about that happening or what would cause it? they say i ned a ew motor though

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02-25-2011, 01:46 PM

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Crack near spark plug.

It is rare but happens to any motor from any car company.

My brother has a Dodge Ram same problem water in motor.

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02-25-2011, 08:01 PM

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yes you will need a new motor.

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02-25-2011, 08:18 PM

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That happened to my last motor in my old 8.. It ended up being that 2 seals broke... How bad does your car smoke?

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02-26-2011, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by DocBeech

yes you will need a new motor.

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