Celronx

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I'll try to make this short and sweet. Today my coils went out and took my plugs and wires with them. That is exactly what the service guy said when I took it in, and I pretty much confirmed after getting home and reading on here the symptoms, but then he called and said something strange. He said that the car wouldn't be ready today becase the got it running on one rotor, the other rotor wouldn't seal. That to me is a blown motor, but he said that he was going to have it sit overnite with oil in the chambers and see if it will reseal. That sounded like crap to me. How can you do that with this motor without pretty much tearing it apart.

It's an '04 with 74k that I take great care of.

Do ya'll think it's blown, do you think he's telling the truth, or do you think he just needed a good excuse to keep it overnite?

Cel

The Mighty Red

What would be his advantage to keep it overnight (taking up space) if he didn't have to?

As for the seal thing.. I don't think soaking them in oil over night will fix them - but I'm no mechanic.

Celronx

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That's exactly my thoughts, anyone else?

BTW anyone know how much a new motor is with labor?

lurch519

haha, the coils took the wires and the plugs with it. thats funny. i call bs on your dealer.

The Mighty Red

Ok - MAYBE if the coils were weak it could possibly result in fouled plugs. But how would that damage the wires?

Jax_RX8

Actually - many engines (piston engines too) loose compression due to carbon buildup in the apex and side seals (rings for pistons) causing them to stick and not seal properly.

Thus, a "piston soak", or in this case a rotor soak, is common to do with a cleaner/lubricant to try and free up the seals so they will do their jobs and restore compression.

Many, many, times engines that are thought to be "worn out" because they have no compression actually have stuck rings and/or seals.

Lube Control Products (FP60 and LC20) are great for cleaning up and preventing stuck seals/rings.