and i had no oil. decided to pour a little more oil in to see where it was leaking and im missing the drain plug bolt! :[ umm where could i buy one of these?

 

you were driving your car with no oil drain plug?

 

i checked my oil around 5 and i still had a good amount of oil( more than half full on the dipstick) and i went to a friends house and when i was turning on my car after i left i got the buzzer. checked my coolant level cause i thought thats what the buzzer was for. coolant was fine. checked my oil and there was no oil.

 

that sounds like sabotage.. if u had oil.. then drove.. then had no oil, and no plug.. sabotage.... IMO

 

wow that sucks man, lucky you caught it before it really messed something up!! I couldn't find what size bolt that is in the FSM, but i imagine you could get one at the Mazda dealer....

 

Could have been put on improperly, and over time the threads slipped and it fell out.

 

I think Pineapple Racing sells them. How far did you drive without oil? I hav heard tale of people running the motors for like 20-30 minutes without oil under typical driving conditions before the engine would sieze up. Thats just crazy.

 

fuhh
thanks guys! im gona see if i can pick a bolt at the junkyardtomorrow
or get it from kragen

thanks!

 

I've seen Magnetic bolts on Ebay. Seemed like a good Idea but why waste the money if you already have a reg bolt. Any thoughts?

 

Very good idea. I always use a magnetic bolt or will put a magnet inside the oil pan after a rebuild. You might be surprised how much shavings will collect over time. I'd rather have those metal shavings stuck to a magnet than circulating through the oiling system.

 

The oil pan takes a popular sized plug. You should have no problem finding it at any of your local autoparts stores. I believe it is 14mmx1.5 which is common to domestics and imports.

The extended drainplugs with magnets never fit my '91 pan. It would always bump into something. Use a plug with a flat, short, or no magnet at all.

Am I the only one that glances at my parking space to see what my Rx7 has left behind? Be aware of puddles.

I would buy the new plug, refill the oil, change the filter, drive for a few miles for rinse, and then change the oil/filter again. ANY time driving with oil 0-PSI would drastically increase wear that is now floating around in the engine.

Do you have a working oil PSI gauge?
Who did your oil change?

Sabotage or oil change incompetence cause drainplug problems. Sabotage is rare unless you have enemies and **** people off.

 

At every oil change I use a brand new crush washer and tighten the drain plug to the torque specifications listed in the Haynes manual. And I thought I was paranoid (okay, maybe I am). I even have a couple spare drain plugs, in case my old one gets chewed up. So far I've just replaced it once, since it was pretty chewed up when I bought the car.

I went online a while back and got a good bulk deal on drain plugs, crush washers, and Nippon (OEM) oil filters. I think it was $30-$40 shipped, and now I'm set for the next 90,000 miles. I have enough crush washers for 10 RX-7's' lifetimes but hey, the bag was just a couple bucks. If anyone wants a few for free, just go to some RX-7 get-together and ask me. I always keep them in a ziploc in my car.

 

tight man i think a pre-sevenstock southern california 7fest should go down soon

 

go to home depot