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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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apex seals....

hi im wondering if apex seals are hard to replace. other than pulling the engine out and getting the rotors out, like how much would i pay to get the seals replaced and is it going to cost a butt load of money. and is it a major problem. as in it would make you not want to buy the car is it was being sold.
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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Well, you dont just "replace" them per se.. You have to spec out the motor too and see what else needs replacing.
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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well the car burns oil really bad, so thats what i was guessing what the problem was. because i know rx7 burn a little oil (read the faqs) but the owner said alot of oil is being burned, so thats what i was guessing. so your saying i would not only fix the seals, (if they needed fixing) but there are likely to be other problems?
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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Oil control rings or the oil control ring o-rings is the oil burning problem.

You'll probably want to get the atkins a rebuild kit at the very least, this should solve the oil burning problem, you may want to get apex seals too.
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 07:28 PM
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Motor needs to be torn down and rebuilt. Consider sending the engine out for rebuild or not buying it at all
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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Don't rebuild it yourself, its too scary!
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 03:21 PM
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haha thanks for the help. well the owner told me that it was running fine yesterday, so i dont realy know anymore. but this guy is askin $250 so i might just use it as a project car in my auto shop.
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 03:34 PM
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250.......buy It
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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haha alright well im lookin at it today. and ill see whatill be able to do with it.
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