Heavy Smoking 1979 RX7

1988rx7 · 06-13-2008, 08:44 AM

Kentetsu,

First of all thanks for the reply.

As far as oil amount, I used 4 quarts of Castrol GTX 20W50.
Then changed the oil to 10W40 thinking it was too thick. But I had the same results. The problem is intermittent, in one occation as I was ready to go home from work and I started the car with the choke, she started fine no smoke, but I didn't get to the corner when she started smoking. I pulled to the side and turned the car off. I opened the hood and played with the oil metering rod, pushing it up and down several times. Closed the hood and started the car, and believe it or not when I started the car, she smoked while she cleared the engine for about a minute and then no smoke, got home with no problems.
I will try this weekend using the 1 quart of Lucas Heavy Duty Oil Stabilizer and 3 quarts of 20W50 Castrol GTX.
I'll let you know how it goes.
If the oil rings are bad, wouldn't I feel loss in power?
She feels strong as ever.

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06-13-2008, 08:44 AM	#5
1988rx7 1988rx7 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Kentetsu, First of all thanks for the reply. As far as oil amount, I used 4 quarts of Castrol GTX 20W50. Then changed the oil to 10W40 thinking it was too thick. But I had the same results. The problem is intermittent, in one occation as I was ready to go home from work and I started the car with the choke, she started fine no smoke, but I didn't get to the corner when she started smoking. I pulled to the side and turned the car off. I opened the hood and played with the oil metering rod, pushing it up and down several times. Closed the hood and started the car, and believe it or not when I started the car, she smoked while she cleared the engine for about a minute and then no smoke, got home with no problems. I will try this weekend using the 1 quart of Lucas Heavy Duty Oil Stabilizer and 3 quarts of 20W50 Castrol GTX. I'll let you know how it goes. If the oil rings are bad, wouldn't I feel loss in power? She feels strong as ever.