farnumen

I'm considering getting a new engine from them, and I want to if anyone has had good or bad experiences, or even if they're legitimate. Thanks.

Broken09

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What are you looking for just a standard rebuilt engine or more? If you're just looking for a rebuilt or reman it's hard to beat Malloy.

farnumen

Just a standard engine. The dealers start at $7K. I first want to make sure all these businesses are ligitimate. The one I mentioned is about $2500 (after $900 refund fior the core). I'll check out Malloy. Thanks. Also how hard is it to remove/install one of these engines?

paw140

$7k? No.

Malloy can get you a Mazda reman for $2050. Most other dealers will be a few hundred higher. Nowhere near $7k.

As far as mazdarx7engines.com, I've never heard of them.

RTS3GEN

Most dealerships will quote about 7K for the entire job, since Mazda won't warranty non Mazda services they will almost always quote 7-8K for the job. Hell some just bid so high since they are clueless about the Rand R so that you won't bring it to them to do!
aRt

xstacy7

Doing the Engine R&R yourself isn't that hard if....

1. You have the right tools
2. You have help with the engine puller
3. You know what your doing

I got mine out in a day, and I was goofin around and went riding on the dirtbike for 2 hours

farnumen

Thanks everyone.

How hard is it to remove and reinstall one of these engines? Has anyone done it on their own? And is any special equipment or tools required?

spurvo

farnumen, it isn't terribly difficult to remove the engine. I strongly reccomend pulling the tranny at the same time. I didn't, and getting the engine back in was very problematic, and I may have hurt the input bearing on my tranny in the process.

Putting the engine back in isn't really all that hard either, in spite of the above comment. I think were I to do it again, I would leave the motor mounts off untill the engine was basically in, then hook them up, remember to use plenty of silicone sealant everywhere.

The real time and brain drain is swapping all the components from the old to the new. You are on the right track to have the new engine ready to go, and just do the swap. But you really want to replace all the vacuum connections while you are in there, and that takes time and patience. To remove old vacuum lines, cut the old hard rubber with a sharp utility knife parallel to the connection (i.e. along the length of the rubber where it is slid over the connection). Then carefully peel away the remaining rubber. If it wont peel easily, cut away more rubber. I didn't break a single solenoid when I did mine.

Make sure you have a fair amount of room in front of the car to pull the extra length of motor and tranny if you pull them together. You'll also need to pull the drive shaft and powerplant frame, and the shifter. Easier if you remove the down pipe from the turbos as well.

Hope this helped. I'm running a reman that was opened and inspected by a reasonably respected shop. 7500 miles so far. The only complaint from the shop that looked at it was the rotor bearings were not new, and the flywheel looked less than stellar. I think the clutch is chattering on the flywheel, but it hooks up nicely, and shifts fine, so I just grin and pretend not to notice.

Good luck!

Mahjik

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Removing the engine isn't that bad. However, removing all the components from the old engine, inspecting and replacing the bad components (new hoses, check valves, etc) and putting them on the new engine can be time consuming.

Make sure you know why the old engine failed and that problem is fixed before slapping in a new engine so you don't cause the same problem again.

farnumen

Does anyone have the contact info for Malloy? Thanks.

oakridgerx7

im pretty sure that is atkins rotary engines. I bought an engine through ATK engines, and that was their link.

Mahjik

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Malloy Mazda
1-888-533-3400
Talk to Ray Crowe

Fred Sickert

I used mazdarx7engines.com. It's atkins rotary. $2400 with free shipping and core pickup. They say their seals are better than the stock ones. The customer service is good. Engine runs good.

paw140

Untrue. Mazda will warranty the engine even if you install it yourself.

israel

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never question Art.

Jayseven

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i highly suggest malloy. Me and my friend "Garrett" on the forum blew our motors around the same time. We were pretty short on cash and couldn't afford much. We decided to buy our motors from Malloy. We are both VERY pleased. We put our motors in with the help of a fellow mechanic and good friend that got us both into rx-7's. It is much, much, easier if you have a lift and all the proper tools. But yea, definatly give Ray a call and he will hook you up.

Jay