I've got an oil leak in the area of the oil filter. I've changed the filter so its not that. I believe it is coming from under the oil filter housing. Is this commen? Is this an easy fix? From the manual it looks like a couple "O" rings.('86 base NA)

 

You got that straight. There are 2 o rings down there that go bad. Very straght foward repair. There are two 10mm nuts on the bottom of your filter stand. Remove the filter. Then the two nuts. The stand comes off and then peel out the o rings. Coat the new ones in oil and install.

If you want an oil pressure and oil temp gauge holes racing beat makes an adapter plate. www.mazdatrix.com sells them.

Try the search function for more information. Your leak is common.

James

 

Thanks James,
I kind of figured this was an easy fix, and something that happened to a lot of RX7s

Dave

 

i have this same leak, searched and found this. THANKS. It's been raining non stop since i picked up my new 86 GXL.. starting to find out the querks these bad boys have.. idiot light cluster.. horn not working. *all the time* and dash plastic is damn brittle.. amung other things. most common leaks i've found out is this...

http://forums.mazdaworld.org/index.php?showtopic=8083 - source..

1986-91:
Most common leak is the filter stand, oil cooler lines, and the pan gasket. Not prone to injection lines or tubular dowel leaks, though the front pulley 19mm bolt likes to work its way out, causing oil to follow. Look for oil sprayed around fan and on hood. It's a good time to replace the thermo pellet as well, since everything is already apart.

 

i got oil accumulated on plastic weather guard underneath car below fan...what would that be?

 

possible leaking oil cooler line or oil cooler would be my first guess

 

yea im thinking that it probably is on of those cooler lines, because it leaks a little bit overnight...