Possible, but usually that's lower on the block. Either the injectors are clogged and the OMP kept pumping or the SSV did something. But around the coils no oil lines are close. Fill tube and oil filter are further back.

Good!?

...OMP...SSV...???

I want to find it in the manuals easier.

There was fresh oil in the throttle body and the air box.

Off to HF for gloves and buckets for cleaning!!

Oil metering pump, secondary shutter valve.

Not really good, as in why and how did it get there. Was someone an idiot and spill oil everywhere? Or something else. Hopefully just an idiot.

Removed the coils, wires and plugs

Plugs:
Top Front
Lower Front

Top Rear
Lower Rear

Wires To:
Top Front
Lower Front

Top Rear
Lower Rear

Coils tested good

Secondary shutter valve...are you kidding me?

The tech manual starts at “Remove the front bumper”

I thought it was bad when it said “Drain the coolant”

Did see the three valves...the bottom one had oil on it

Tell me what you think about the plugs

Not true. Most of the time with questionable plugs they need to be pulled and cleaned, and the engine cranked over for 20-30 seconds without the starter to really clear it out

I've yet to see a renni fail from an oil related problem. Most of them just get tired sticky and cranky and loose compression

Blown is a little harsh... lets not forget FrankenB's donor. Nothing was broken on that engine, just a dirty TB, and MAF sensor, and the internals were all sticky and pissed off.... but nothing was blown

Werd..... new coils... I don't even want to think about how many engines were replaced under warranty because of faulty coils.

91 gas? What is that phaggotry

And TB, don't forget the TB :lol:

[QUOTE=JL1RX7;332832]That....

Fill tube and oil filter tend to do alot of leaking though if someone is trying to fill the engine in the hurry

:rofl: Sooooo much wrong there... especially with remove front bumper.

OK.... soooooo look.... You've really not done much here to troubleshoot anything. You pulled the plugs... now compression test it.

Put the #2 plugs back in, pull th TB off, pull the EGI fuse and crank the engine over and LISTEN very carefully. Every compression stroke should should sound the same and be the same time apart. Does it?

Yes - Install the compression tested with the schrader valve and crank for 15 seconds. Report the numbers

No - I hear a psh whooo whoo psh. Engine Blown. I give this a 10% possibility

Repeat for the rear rotor.

Next step, install ALL NEW PLUGS & WIRES & COILS

Next, drain the gas

Next, Add fresh gas!

Next, try to start it with the key.

If that doesn't work, pull start.

#2 = Lower plug?
What is EGI?

It is one of the large fuses in your engine bay. The fuse box cover should have it labeled like this:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/...c78dd0680a.jpg

No, #2 ROTOR. The rear. You need to separate the chambers so as it's rotating you can hear if one rotor is "blown" or the other is. It's known as the poor mans compression test. Personally, I call it the experienced rotor guru's compression test. By listening you can tell what's bad and whats not, and generally how healthy an engine is.

The EGI fuse is the fuse for the ECU. Basically the ECU needs to be off or when you rotate the engine for the compression test, the injectors will fire, and so will the coils. Don't need to explain why that would be bad if two plugs were missing

That's from an FC. The 8 is completely different

Yeah, I just google image searched for "rx8 egi fuse", I wasn't sure if it specifically belonged to an 8 or not. I figured at the least he'd get the general idea of what to look for :lol:

(I'm bored as hell at work, please forgive me.. :rofl:)

If bored, find me a new BAC valve for an FD for ~$100... all the ones I'm seeing are >3x that price

:suspect:


On it.. :lol:

Was that a drive by thread jacking?

Pulled the TB found the EGI fuse and relay. Should I remove the Eccentric Shaft Position Sensor for this test?

Also all 4 plugs were the lower plugs.

If it was?

Removing the CAS plug is a PITA to do, easier to pull the fuse

Super rare 26B RX8?

New problem:confused:
It won't turn over.

Time out, I keep forgetting this is a manual!!

I did remove the ESP sensor (it was only one bolt)

Going back out side!