Posted by staight pimpin on July 10, 2000 at 21:52:23:
In Reply to: carbon build up posted by J on July 10, 2000 at 20:50:59:
: The MAZDA DEALER TOLD ME i HAVE CARBON BUILD UP AND ITS blocking my auxillary port--tyhe said i need to get the engine taken apart and cleaned and thatll be $$$$$$--what do yall think--any other fixes??--tanks--J
YOUR MAZDA DEALER IS PARTIALLY FULL OF SHIT. YOU MAY HAVE CARBON BUILD UP IN YOUR ENGINE OR YOUR CAT CONVERTER MAY BE CLOGGED.
I SUGGEST GETTINING A SECOND OPINION FROM A LOCAL SHOP. IF THE CARBON IS IN YOUR ENGINE, THEN YOUR BEST BET WOULD BE TO GET
A FUEL INJECTI0N CLEANING. PREFFERABLY FROM THE DEALER OR FROM A PLACE THAT WORKS ON MAZDAS, LIKE MAZCARE ECT. IF YOU
USE THE CONVENTIONAL FUEL ENJECTION CLEANING YOU CAN DO SOME MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, SO MAKE SURE IT IS CLEANED FROM SOMEONE
WHO SPECIALIZED IN ROTARYS! IT MAY BE A POSSIBLITY THAT YOU MIGHT NEED NEW FUEL INJECTORS. I THINK IT IS ALL IN YOUR CAT CONVERTER.
YOUR ROTARY PUTS OUT ALOT AND I MEAN ALOT OF HEAT. THIS HEAT CAUSES THE CONVERTER TO HEAT UP AND MAY CAUSE CARBON BUILT UP IN CAT.
IF YOU CAR CANT BREATH ITS NOT GOING TO WANT TO GO. YOU CAN GET A CAT CONVERTER FROM MIDAS FOR AROUND 200 INSTALLED, THIS WILL DO, BUT
THEY DONT LAST VERY LONG. YOU MAY WANT TO GO TO A PRESILENCER INSTEAD.
GOOD LUCK.
PS. A SECOND OPTION NEVER HURTS