i think the the real question is, who doesnt have an FC with too many problems to list?

 

I just like the thought that I'm going to fix it all eventually.

 

This thread has helped me feel a little better about my T2. It has its problems, but all of it can be fixed, itll just be a bitch. Only way Ill be happy with it, is when I got to rebuild the engine, Im going to redo ALL of the wiring I can find. Strip the interior and remove all of the floor pan noise reduction stuff. Tighten up all of the creaking interior panels that rattle and creak over every bump on the road. Get all new suspension bushings to stop the rattle. New or rebuilt steering rack. Mine is power but has been used as manuel for a long while now. Its loose and the boots are all torn to hell. Body needs to be blasted down to bare metal, I have the suspesion that it has been caoted with bondo in a few spots. Repaint it, new wheels and tires.... fix the sun roof and antenna (though I dont listen to the radio)... THEN maybe I will be happy with it. I just want to be able to drive it, have it act like it should, and not have to worry anon stop about what will break next. If only for a while. The way it is now, every time I drive it Im in a constant state of alert for a noise or smoke, or a smell. Which gets very stressful after a while.

 

I hate my car even more now. Just got in my Bonez intake kit, double alt. pulley and Cusco strut bar. It used to have a Cusco bar, but I sold it to get some extra $ when I was in a pinch. It fit before with just a hair of clearance, so I figured it would be the same this time. I go to bolt it on and it hits on the overflow nipple/line that goes to the overflow res. Im not sure why its doing this as I have new engine mounts that Im assuming are still in tact... Then I go to install my bonez intake, and not only will 2 of the bolts not fit, where the adaptor bolts to the afm (due to the inlet part where the filter bolts on being too close to the holes) but the filter and afm itself wont fit down inside the hole where the box used to be. I had to force the rubber piping back a good ways to make the filter sandwich down in there... uhg, problem after problem, they just dont let up their attack.

QUESTION: Does anyone know if both the S4 and S5 Koyo radiators have a filler/cap on the ratiator itself? So I can get the S5 thermostat housing and do away with the massive tower with cap assembly. Or would I have to get the S5 Koyo? Are the mounts for both S4 and S5 radiators the same? thanks

 

TII:
paint and fit passenger fender and door
change passenger door look
driver;s door handle
starter
clutch+hydrolics
brake system (lines,pads,rotos, MC)
A/C re-install
P/S re-install
Emissions re-install
balljoints
tie rod
oil leak
paint/polish wheels and mount tires
paint entire car
hatch shocks
shampoo interior
replace faded/cracked interior parts
fix driver's seat bolster
replace carpet
refresh sunroof
struts/springs
exhaust
tint
install stereo + alarm
fix any engine problems
install boost gauge, buy more gauges
APexi PowerFC
wideband
rebuild (eventually, only 106k now)

Red FC:
tires
paint
clean interior
exhaust leaks
roof issues
A/C

:/ i'm forgetting things . . .

 

My problems..

1. I need a major body work...
2. My Idle when warming up shuts off.. (takes about 3 Tries till it'll stable)
3. Everytime after I go back to neutral while driving, it nearly shuts off.. (but doesnt)
4. It has spoiler holes on the back...
5. It takes about 3-4 tries till my moonroof fully closes...
6. My A/C wouldnt charge, even after converting it..
7. No headunit (place to put headunit is all messed up)
8. I have backseat!!! that can fit 1 80 pounds viet girl... (no offence)
9. Oil leak somewhere... I believe... not 100% sure.
10. Thats all.. =]

 

High pressure line leak. a lost oil cap. suspension worn out. paint fading and chipping. exhaust rusting. missing wheelwell plastic flooding and broken compressor bracket. other than theses things my 7 is perfect.

 

couple wires are burnt from headlight brain, TPS is bad, check engine stays on, e brake stays on, passenger auto seatbelt track doesnt work, no antenna,trannys going out... shall i post more?

 

hahaha yea true, i was thinkin the same thing

 

Good thread...lol. I was just thinking about selling my TII the other day and today, again. When I got my car, it had all sorts of exhaust and oil leaks(which ive fixed),the paint was wore out and the PPO(Previous Previous owner) had wired the running lights to turn on with the ignition(Have not been able to fix that yet...not good with wiring diagrams...grrr) so my interior lights only work with the ignition on. Found a melted wire going from the headlight switch to the main harness. There was also an alarm box under the dash...pretty sure the guy wired the headlight flash part of the system wrong causing an overload and he just rigged it up instead of fixing it. Idiot. My ac will only come on if I hold the key all the way on with the clutch not pressed in ...like im cranking the car without holding the clutch.
And now all of a sudden,the car has lost some of its power and when I rev the engine and bucks bad if im just cruising. Bought ready to push the car off a cliff.
Man I love my car.

 

1. All of the body is bad (paint chipping, paint fading, dents, rust)
2. Transmission makes noise
3. Exhaust leaks
4. Coolant
5. Starting
6. Interior is moldy
7. Power Steering
8. Tyres on backwards (Tyre place are idiots...)
9. Many bolts and nuts are broken or severed / rusted
10. There are more... but too many to list

 

I have just one problem currently, the rest have been fixed and the car is almost 100% streetable.

1) Fuel pump resistor relay

 

My vert has been treating me well lately, except that my alterntor died, got a new one, then my battery died, got a new one, and tommorow when i wake up to goto school I hope I can turn my car on this time... And my cruise control(Not that id use it personally, its just one of the things that gets on my mind when i think of stuff thats wrong) doesnt work, and my passengers power window switch doesnt work. My body has so much dents and dings and paint chips, and over spray. Its not too bad, but it does go out of commision for a couple days to a few weeks every so often (I.E. my brake master cylinder failing, having the car come with almost no brake pads, getting the brake pads finnaly about 2 weeks later, only to notice i was sent the wrong ones -_-)

 

I have a ton of problems, but the major one is that my engine is blown.... I also just discovered that my oil cooler is seriously banged up and probably needing to be trashed. Then there's all sorts of body/trim/paint problems, but I really don't care about looks. It had a lot more problems (mostly electrical) when I bough it, but I have fixed most of them.

 

1. Engine leaks oil (whose engine doesn't?)
2. Could use a new paint job
3. Some of the plastic dash pieces are shot
4. All bushings need replacing
5. Needs a complete exhaust
6. New tail lights
7. A/c compressor

And probably some other stuff I have not found yet

 

I started a list 4 years ago and still havn't got 30% through it yet. Maybe I will reach 60% when I take it off the road.

Time and Money is the issue.

 

^ NOICE!

Let's see,
Needs a complete brake job. calipers stick, pads/rotors are beyond worn.

engine or turbo smokes oil... don't know who is the culprit yet, working on it

possible bad driveshaft/worn out hubs/ imbalanced tires. shakes bad at 60mph, then smoothes out until you're going faster than 80

need a white turboII hood, other paint is in pretty good shape

stereo is shot, only outputs bass to the speakers in radio mode, CD and tape deck are shot.

recently fixed my heater/ac ligicon /idiot lights. why they both use the same damn plug and why the previous owner had them hooked together is beyond me.

reverse lights dont work (need to hook up)

one of the drains for the convertible top is plugged. pasengers side turns into a moat when it rains.

wiper switch only works on the I setting (who's doesnt?)

need to reinstall AC

oh yeah, trans leaks oil like a siv. engine doesn't at all. go fingure?

thats all i can think of for now. engine runs like a champ though 84k miles on the never-rebuilt turbo II motor. FCD, fuel pump and RB exhaust. runs great, idles solid, never floods (knock on wood). i love every min. i'm in this car.

 

Lol, this thread is titled "FCwith too many problems to list" and everybody's listing them.... lol.

vac leaks
exhaust leaks
TPS
minor body work
needs more HP...

 

i think everyone is listing the problems they can remember ;-)

 

-blown engine
-few electrical gremlins here and there
-mainly BLOWN ENGINE!

 

broken driverside door handle
slipping clutch
dieing turbo
peeling paint
electrical gremlins out the ***
broken FTPs

 

Here goes: Here's the list of things I've replaced over the 17 years of owning my 7.

1. On 3rd motor!
2. Replaced shocks and strutts
3. AC is need of replacing again after doing this once before.
4. Sun roof replaced.
5. Driverside door handle replaced
6. Antenna will not go down but who has one that does?
7. Clutch slave cylinder replaced
8. Replaced entire exhaust system after my wife told me that I smelled like a muffler.
9. Replace entire braking system rotors and all.
10. Car has been repainted after fading completely.
11. Replaced both front seats.
12. Replaced Radiator and clutch fan.
13. Replaced omp lines. still have a leak!!!
14. Replaced tranny after it was stuck in reverse 160,000 mile though!
15. Replaced radio after cd was stuck in it.
16. Replaced all the plastic trim behind steering wheel.
17. Replaced logicon I still don't have defost coming out up front.
18. Replaced wiper switch after being stuck in on speed.
19. Replaced alternator after it developed a bad bearing and was tearing up belts after 20 miles of driving.
20. Replaced drive shaft complete vibration after going above 30 mph.
21. Replaced fuel pump and injectors
22. Replaced TPS.

God I love this car! I can't sell it now I think I'm almost there! I've boght this car twice I think.

RXXXED

 

It seems like I need one job to pay the bills and a second job just to fix my RX7!

 

......

 

honestly, for mine being an 86, and me being broke as a joke, its not that bad.
just...
no heat or ac (fan works)
needs a new tranny
alternator and battery like to go out every month or 2
200k+ on the chassis
no carpet
and some body damage.
other than that she's a champ