i'm looking into buying a '87 non-turbo se. here's the catch. i think the seals may be bad, but i'm not sure yet. it could be just that it hasn't been tuned up in a while. the guy says it runs, but idles funny. i've gone by to lok at it, got picsb but haven't started it or driven it yet. the question is... is it worth it to buy it if the seals are blown? howmuch do a set of seals cost? btw, this car is a fixer-upper, project car. i'm single and need a hobby, and cars bich less than women . so does anyone think it's worth it. ohh, he only wants about $300 for it.

 

For $300, you can't go wrong. But a compression test is the easiest way to tell if you lost a seal.

Engines that start up without trouble and idle pretty well rarely have bad seals.

New seals means an engine rebuild. At least $1000.

 

well, what if i doo all the work myself? i need the price of the seals themself. how do i do a compression test?

 

If you can't do a compression test, you can't rebuild an engine.

But a seal kit will cost you $800 or thereabouts.

Easiest way to test compression is to pull one of the spark plugs from the front rotor. Listen for even "psst" sounds. Now do the same to the rear. A bad seal will be obvious in the form of missing "psst" beats.

 

duhh, i should have thought of that. this will be my first rx-7 of my own. i used to help rx-crazy work on his fd. but we're not the greatest of friends at the moment, so to say.