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Old 05-13-2002, 12:05 PM
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If someone said thier rotory had a oil leak, then they blew the engine one day, I would assume they seized it up right? Does a rotory still turn over when it has been run out of oil? What would be the internal engine damage for a rotory engine that had been run out of oil? I know a piston engine, but this one I dont know. Only because my spare vert that I got, I decided today to hook a booster up to it, and it was turning over, very fast like it had no compression, but it has also been sitting over a year. Is it worth a shot to do the ATF thing, and try again? I got the car right before the winter, and never did a thing with it, with my car being in the exaust shop today, I got to thinking maybe the engine in the other one wasnt total ****?
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Just like a piston engine, everything rides on bearings, and the cumbustion chamber requires a little oil for lubrication(rotaries need a lot)

So a rotary that has been run with no oil has the same consequences as a piston engine. Scored and burnt bearings, scored eccentric shaft and rotor housings, just plain BAD
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='May 13 2002,14:05
If someone said thier rotory had a oil leak, then they blew the engine one day, I would assume they seized it up right? Does a rotory still turn over when it has been run out of oil? What would be the internal engine damage for a rotory engine that had been run out of oil? I know a piston engine, but this one I dont know. Only because my spare vert that I got, I decided today to hook a booster up to it, and it was turning over, very fast like it had no compression, but it has also been sitting over a year. Is it worth a shot to do the ATF thing, and try again? I got the car right before the winter, and never did a thing with it, with my car being in the exaust shop today, I got to thinking maybe the engine in the other one wasnt total ****?
You could try the ATF trick, but a quick compression test could tell you alot. The oil level looked ok when we checked it, but maybe that's because she tried to add oil after it got messed up. Maybe one day this week we can take a look at it.
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