If I drive my 87 RX-7 correctly, howoften will I have to rebuild me engine to replace my seals. Aprox. how long will it take to rebuild my engine?

 

most last a long time. My N/a engine has 153k miles on the original engine.

 

mine is comin up on the 150K mark n still on the original engine.

 

Average engine life is found in the FAQ at the top of this section.

 

my car had 153K on it before the coolent seals went out. And you could rebuild your engine in a day if you had all the tools and such

 

mine lasted 118k

 

what did you do to it?

 

definately is all about the maintenance you give to it, and how well the prev owners treated it.

 

Mine's at 169k and still kickin.

 

i saw an FC at the scrapyard with 354,000 kms on it, and another next to it with a mere 142,000 kms..

thats why i think its all about care and maintenance

 

My N/A packed it in at 45835 miles

 

did you beat the sh** out of it?

 

Do you guys usually drive your RX as a daily driver?

 

245,000 miles baby....change the oil fellows, change the oil. still strong

 

For added protection to the seals could I add a oil to the gas.

 

By the way does anyone run nitro? If so how long does your engine last then?

 

actually its beating the **** out of it that makes them last longer.

The worst thing to do to a rotary (and what I suspect happened to asherwoods) is to let it sit around, maybe driving it once a month, or baby/grandma the motor.

Drive it hard and all the time.

 

My car is my primary vehicle.


Santiago

PS a nice little four banger should be kept in the back yard for emergencies.

 

Thanks thats really good to know. I just bought my first
RX7 yesterday. The guy didnt drive it that much. I that going to be a big engine life factor?

 

Do a tune up. Then start driving is harder every day that goes by. Thats what I did.

 

Amen to that. Carbon is our engines worst enemey...the seals also need to see different loads and get worked..

Remember, to those who might misinterpret that, this doesn't mean pulling 1st and 2nd to 7,600 (series 4) 5 times a day....BUT the engine needs to see its powerband regularly.