Member from Okinawa, Japan.

[Pete_89T2]

Originally Posted by celiguy00

I am slowly learning all that I can about the rotary and this car, it looks sexy, drives and handles like a dream. Sad to say I am most likely going to have to do a rebuild soon, because after doing my first oil change and going through coolant I have found a bit of thick white crap in the oil filler tube. Any advice would be appreciated!

Welcome to RCC! I may have misunderstood you, but if the only problem you're seeing is white crap in the oil fill tube, it might not be that big a deal to fix. White/brownish oily crud in the filler tube & under the cap is usually the result of condensation in the block, due to a malfunctioning stock crankcase ventilation system; an improperly modified crankcase vent system and/or not running the engine long enough to evaporate the condensation.

If "going through coolant" means your coolant level is going down, you have an external or internal leak somewhere, and will need to find out where. Hopefully something external & simple like a leaky hose or water pump seal. If it's internal, you're looking at a rebuild.

[celiguy00]

Thank you for the information! I am still learning as much I can about this car, and there seems to be a lot of quirks that come along with this car. You described it perfect as white/brownish crud in the oil filler tube. I also am having a vacuum problem as most people see -15, and mine is typically -8 to -10. I am going to do some more research and try and trace down the crank vent tubes. Do you know of any threads that deal with these issues off hand?

So far the car seems to run good, no hiccups, pulls good under boost.
I just received my gauges today, so going to try and get them installed this weekend! Wideband A/F, Water Temp, Oil Pressure
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Originally Posted by Pete_89T2

Welcome to RCC! I may have misunderstood you, but if the only problem you're seeing is white crap in the oil fill tube, it might not be that big a deal to fix. White/brownish oily crud in the filler tube & under the cap is usually the result of condensation in the block, due to a malfunctioning stock crankcase ventilation system; an improperly modified crankcase vent system and/or not running the engine long enough to evaporate the condensation.

If "going through coolant" means your coolant level is going down, you have an external or internal leak somewhere, and will need to find out where. Hopefully something external & simple like a leaky hose or water pump seal. If it's internal, you're looking at a rebuild.