ok ive got a 175k 12a in my 85 gsl, bad o-rings, apex seals arent so hot anymore either. how much will it cost for a complete rebuild kit? i honestly have no idea even after searchin around through mazdatrix for awhile i dunno what it will cost for me to fully rebuild it. any advice would be appreciated here. oh yeah how long does it take to do, thats another q i have.
thanks
gamble

 

Ok, I'm in the same boat as you...Ive been looking into rebuilding my 12A for a while now, and the cheapest place I have found to buy the kit from was Revolution Rotary. Thy have a rebuild kit that has everything you would need, all the gaskets and seals (apex, corner, side, etc.) for a little under $600. As far as time to do it, I think that all depends on you mechanical ability. I think that if you have a nice weeked set aside to just thins project, you could easily complete it (assuming you run into no problems). Hope that kinda helps.

~T.J.

 

thats exactly what i was looking for, finally a decent price. thanks T.J. now i just need to know what to do about my whiny tranny
gamble

 

I just put a motor together the other week for under $250

And parts are cheapest through Mazdacomp (or Mazdaspeed as they are now calling themselves). But you gotta race to get the discount.

 

lol, its sounding more and more like me . Ok well a wise man once said to me "if the tranny starts making noise, fill it with synthetic and run it till it breaks" From what ive heard, they arent too fun to even attempt to rebuild, so im guessing a junk yard is about your best bet on a tranny...Could be wrong though. Oh, and if you ahve an ebay account, and you care to try, heres a link to a cheap engine rebuild kit on there from atkins rotary...12A Rebuild Kit (Ebay) No bearings in it though...you may want to double check what all you will need to do the job, and make sure the "kit" your gonna buy has it all. Personally, im just looking for the one that has the most stuff for the cheapest price .

~T.J.

 

Hehe

 

Did you note the "wise man" part Felix?

~T.J.