Its on its way out isnt it!!! :(...thread now the offical bad luck dan club :(

[Dan Norton]

Wow, would you believe, after putting my car up for sale on saturday, and big stu off the forum here wanting to have a look this weekend, i am having this coolant / buzzer problem start on mine on tuesday.



It seems there are loads of us with this problem, thats why its been intresting reading wiggys pots for the last couple of days.

Basically mine seems to be losing coolant as soon as you turn it on from cold.....when you start it up, coolant light and buzzer comes on for 30 secs (and yes it is dam ANNOYING), i let it run for a minute, then check the coolant level........and its used half a cup or so.
There are deffo no leaks in the coolant system.

However it doesnt smoke or get hot (according to the stock temp gauge), but the is a thick white residue in the oil filler neck

It starts fine  when warm (and cold), and doesnt have the buzzer going off when warm..... just when its cold :confused: :rolleyes:

So...i think its rebuild time.......i\'m gonna use this oportunity to get it single turboed aswell.

Its not for sale (couldnt sell it like it is anyway), and i think i\'m gonna go a bit crazy with it.

Gurj......how much do you love your t78 setup?.......i\'m thinking the same route.


Dan!!

[Carl]

Hi Dan,
Don\'t give up on it straight away,it may just be a minor thing.
The filler area does not need to be topped right up.It allways should sit a couple of inches down the neck when cold.
Try driving it for a few days with out topping it up,while keeping a careful eye on temps and ear on buzzer.Check your expansion bottle dipstick in the drivers side inner wing both hot and cold.
Change the air seperator tank pressure cap for a new one too,they are renowned for being unreliable.It could be letting too much coolant go into the expansion tank.
Also check the expansion tank is not leaking,they sometimes do.
Hope this helps.
Kind regards
Carl

[gsb876]

Hi Dan,

the T78 is becoming everyones fav no???

If you get a chance pop down to Derby and i\'ll take you out for a blast if you wish, weather permitting of course no go in the wet???

But i think the T78 setup is more than enough power, not had her dyno\'d on full boost yet but when dyno\'d at 0.6bar boost we made 342bhp flywheel, which is a hell of a lot running close to no boost!!!

In the Technical section theres a a few questions answered on various turbo\'s under the sub-section "FAO FREDDY - T88/T51R PICS" ok buddy hope that helps

Gurj:wave

[andrewrx7]

but the is a thick white residue in the oil filler neck

Depends on how much emulsion there is. This is not necessarily an indication of anything wrong. I\'ve always had white emulsion in my filler necks, on both RXs (a 12 year old one, 121k miles, and now a 2002 with 5k miles) - no problems at all. I\'ve read other posts on forums over the years with the same white emulsion, and similarly, no problems. All I\'m saying is, don\'t take it as an absolute that there is coolant in the oil!

[petemillis]

Emulsion often causes by condensation in the oil - builds up with short journeys where the oil doesn\'t get up to temp.

[Dan Norton]

Thanks for the reply lads!

I\'m gonna do that coolant test in wiggys post .

Started the car today this morning....no buzzer :confused:
Left it at work all day, and when i went to go home, the buzzer was on for longer than 30secs this time ....took over a minute to shut up.

Thanks for clearing that up about the white residue in the filler cap aswell, that is reasuring, but i\'m not getting my hope up.

Gurj i would love to come to bubble inn on 24th, but i just cant risk it when i\'m not certain the engine will last the journey.
Did you get your newer injectors in yet?....and have you upped the boost yet?


Cheers all,

Dan!!

ps, had a fair few phonecalls from peeps from the autotrader aswell , maybe its a sign that i should keep it and go "crazy" on it, it is looking wicked now, and once i get my buckets in, new wheels on and new front lights.....she\'ll be a cracker :cool

Hmmmm....whats everyones thoughts?:confused:

[ScuttleRX]

keep it  spent all that time making it look great, enjoy it for a while...


...and slap a huuuge turbo on there

[gsb876]

Dan,

no probs about the bubble meet as i wont be there anyhow working 7am - 7pm:reallymad

But the injectors are in and the boost has been mapped to 1bar, tbh with the weather being crap have not give it full boost yet!!!! but feels much quicker over the 70 - 140 mark!!!!!

Oh and either keep the car, or sell it and get a single turbo rx7:D

If you do pop down in the future to the bubble meet i\'ll take you out for a blast!!!!

[Dan Norton]

Haha cheers scuttlerx.....could be heading that way

Thanks gurj......sounds awesome mate....from roll on i bet you noticed a massive differance yea?
Also on the selling it point.what would i get for it if its playing up....unfortunatly, not much even tho its in nice nick now and with it looking how it does

Just been on the phone to carl and he talked me thro the bleeding process (him talking while i did it:D ), so i\'m just about to go for a run and see what happens.
So....thanks carl i really appreciated that, helped out no end!!!!

Dan!!

[Dan Norton]

Went for a run......not overheating, started first time, buzzer light stayed off.
All good,....but it still stinks of hot coolant, and there was a fine mist of steam coming from the engine bay

Gonna try again in the morning.


Also, my luck just seems to get worse.......on my run i stopped at sainsburys (their new beer offer.....20 bottles of stella and 24 bottle of grolsch for £20:D), theres this stoopid little speed hump on the way out the out....went over it nice and easy....then as the car comes over the other end...the rear veilside spat crashes down on the hump and just breaks off from its mountings.....:rolleyes: .....chuffing hell...it gets worse :mad:

Dan!!

[MikeLMR]

steam in the engine bay sounds like you have a leak somewhere, could be hard to track down if its a hairline crack though.

[Mark C]

Well i\'m no expert by any stretch of the imagination but if you have a fine mist of coolant under the bonnet it sounds to me like either a holed rad or a leaking / split hose.


Speed bumps don\'t ya just love \'em

[Dan Norton]

Thats the thing tho, ive been looking and looking...been underneathe etc etc...just cant find any spilts at all !!!

Speedhumps are proper ghey:( ....deffo not going into sainsburys again!!!!:(

Upto quarry bodyworks in the morning:)

On a lighter note, is anyone of to the classic ar show at the nec this weekend?

Me and me dad are off tomorrow!....try and cheer my self up:)

Dan!!

[MikeLMR]

p1ssing about with cars tommorow so I\'m not off down. Is it any good ? only ever been to the Autosport show at the NEC.

[Dan Norton]

Dave (ggti nutcase.. ) has been before and said its a great day out.

A lot of owners club stands and lots of old race cars.

Be nice to see a few old rotaries down there:)

Its over 7/8 halls aswell.... ....so  a massive show!


Dan!!