Coopmiami

driving on highway on the way to school and my boost meter spiked up and I heard a weird noise so I pulled over right away and the car shut off. Popped the hood and I smelled a burning oil smell but everything seemed ok. Tried to crank it up again and it goes but just won't turn over. I know one of the gaskets for the turbo was broken and I ordered new ones but I'm not sure, bought the car this past weekend off a forum member. Any ideas or suggestions to look for, first rotary. Thanks

SirCygnus

iTrader: (1)

where you boosting when this happened or did the gauge just spike while cruising?

Coopmiami

i was cruising, just going 60 on the highway omw to school and the needle bounced up and as i was pulling over the engine shut off. I popped the hood, smelled like sulphur a bit, not much smoke. When i tried cranking it again it would crank but not turn over. Now that im home im going to research the **** out of it.

REAmemiya_fan

When you have a boost spike like that it causes a lean situation since the fuel maps can't compensate for the over-boost. In the end, you have esentially created detonation in the engine and most likely have blown an apex seal. Any time your engine runs lean (especially in turbo engines), it has catastrophic conseqeunces. Best bet, your engine is blown and will need rebuilt. depending on the milage and seals that were in it (i'm assuming stock) you will be looking at new housings as well.

MazdaMike02

iTrader: (4)

Sulphur smell is fuel are you sure its not flooded? Try to deflood by pulling egi fuse and cranking engine, remove spark plugs to speed process up.

Coopmiami

Rebuild. Well that would suck. Thanks guys

Coopmiami

Yup, previous owner obv ragged on it and now i get to pay for it. Woo. Just had a local guy look at it, and its for sure blown. Thank you though.

MIDNFauciUSN

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you wouldn't have been boosting if you were "cruising, just going 60"

AGreen

iTrader: (11)

^Probably cruising at a vacuum, engine shuts off and the "spike" was it going to 0"Hg.