trent1059

engine is in process of rebuild/install and the service tech sent me this picture, he did not say why he sent it or what the pic is or whats wrong. Any ideas????

onePOINTthree

it's the oil metering pump and it looks hella dirty, that about all i can tell you

trent1059

they said I needed new lines, 200 bones for stainless steel, are stock ok or should I go for the SS?
The car has had a small oil leak for awhile, think this is it?

Dan H

scalliwag is selling SS lines for much cheaper than that. I think around $55-70 for a full set. The OEM lines are fine too but they are pretty expensive.

yearrgh

I'd say that's a pretty good bet.

trent1059

another shot

casio

definately PM Scalliwag for SS lines; ~$80 and if your oil lines' hardware is still good, mention that to him. he always needs oil line hardware pieces.

Parastie

Umm...who are you having rebuild your engine? If he's sending you these pics and does not know what they are you need to get that engine away from him before he destroys it.

trent1059

Rotary Performance(www.rx7.com) in Garland Texas is doing the rebuild, I did not say he did not know what it was, I said he sent progerss pictures without saying what it was or what was wrong. I was curious what it is and if it could possibly be the cause of the oil leak.
I searched long and hard for a engine rebuilder and narrowed it down to two here in the Dallas area, I really wanted the other person to do it but the car would have been outside for a couple of weeks and RP had it inside under lock and key. Both came highly recommended so I trust the shop and the tech.

Parastie

No those guys are really good, kind of on the expensive side but they DO know their stuff. I was just confused as to why the pic.

Kahren

iTrader: (13)

the omp beign gunked up as it is usually means it wasnt gettign the oil to combustion chamber, be ready to have to replace both rotor housings. and try to use premix in future, it works much better then omp if you are not lazy that is.

trent1059

Rebuild at RP is one price regardless of the condition of your engine, housings and rotors are covered in the price. It is a little expensive but seems to be in line with every other quality shop I spoke with and got quotes from. cheapest and most expensive were only about 400 dollars different. I had a rebuild with a street port, new air conditioning, new exhaust( high flow cat and a cat back ) all new vac lines, all new hoses and a few little maintenance type items done. I am pleased with the price and amount of work being done

astrochild7

iTrader: (3)

RP is a top notch shop. Chris Knows everything there is about these cars

trent1059

Chris is who sent the pictures. he sold me a few things and services that I was not thinking about doing to the car but what he said made sense for reliability and performance

alwayssideways

rx7.com is a great shop to deal with .. helped me out a few times!

beamer242

may i ask what you are paying for all that...im almost doing the same thing without exhaust or ac...but im also getting poly motor and tranny mounts

trent1059

Yea motor mounts and tranny mounts were needed also, I would rather not say dollar amount but it is alot more than the car is worth.

beamer242

yeah im paying the same that i paid for the car.....which also was too much lol... but in my eyes its well worth every penny.