Help strange smell
05-04-2002, 01:47 PM
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??? Okay I have this 86 RX-7 I just tried to wire in my radio and bought the Metra wiring kit and no sound what's up? I also have a funny smell coming from under the hood it smells like gas butI see no leaks from injectors. The car sat for about six months before I bought it and seems to be running a little better now that it has been driven a little. I hope it just needs to be run what do you guys think?
05-04-2002, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Monkeytuner' date='May 04 2002,12:47
??? Okay I have this 86 RX-7 I just tried to wire in my radio and bought the Metra wiring kit and no sound what's up? I also have a funny smell coming from under the hood it smells like gas butI see no leaks from injectors. The car sat for about six months before I bought it and seems to be running a little better now that it has been driven a little. I hope it just needs to be run what do you guys think?
05-04-2002, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Monkeytuner' date='May 04 2002,21:54
Okay so putting my car on a jack while it is running will show me what>? ???
05-04-2002, 11:38 PM
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"Ooooh that smell, can't ya smell that smell."
Sorry, that song just popped in my head after reading your post.
Yea if you didn't already I would recheck all the wires for the radio. You could start at the fuel filter on the driver side firewall/fender and work your way up and around checking for leaks.
Sorry, that song just popped in my head after reading your post.
Yea if you didn't already I would recheck all the wires for the radio. You could start at the fuel filter on the driver side firewall/fender and work your way up and around checking for leaks.
05-05-2002, 09:27 AM
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Okay I figured out the prob. with the radio. I had an amp nuilt into the dash for my two front speakers so I had to disable that and then I found a found my rear speakers both had individual amps built into the housings they sat in so I just took these out reconnected the wires for now I will be buying new speakers but for now I Ijust reconnected the old ones.
I will check for that leak today I am doing an oil change and I am going from god knows what for oil to Mobil 1 Tri-synthetic 15w-50 any body think this is a bad idea.?
I will check for that leak today I am doing an oil change and I am going from god knows what for oil to Mobil 1 Tri-synthetic 15w-50 any body think this is a bad idea.?
05-05-2002, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Monkeytuner' date='May 05 2002,08:27
I will check for that leak today I am doing an oil change and I am going from god knows what for oil to Mobil 1 Tri-synthetic 15w-50 any body think this is a bad idea.?
05-05-2002, 10:40 PM
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I think it is because the synthetic oil won't burn as well as the mineral oil and will leave more deposits and such in the engine. Here is a link to a faq page that talks about it.synthetic oil
05-06-2002, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by isamu' date='May 05 2002,21:40
I think it is because the synthetic oil won't burn as well as the mineral oil and will leave more deposits and such in the engine. Here is a link to a faq page that talks about it.synthetic oil