meangreenrotarymachine

I need feedback from you, my rotary brethren, on your relationship ( experience ) with your FD3. Any info related to the mentioned title of this thread is appreciated -
the hell, any info feedback or advices about the FD3 is REALLY APPRECIATED.

By the way, i am not one of these imbecils who know nothing about what rotary is all about: the fast and furious kids who have their daddy's money to spend on a beautiful , international class, pure bred sports car, and then DRIFT it and crash it, then scrap it, as if it were a shitty hyundai accent or tiburon or honda civic.

Thx alot, a brother in rotary.

JTurtonRX_7

150 000 kilometers = 93 205.6788 miles

and yes

meangreenrotarymachine

please feed me with your knowledge!!!
thx 4 replying.

Nuvolari

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He drives one

MOBEONER

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Wow! Its Kimbo Slice In That Picture

JTurtonRX_7

stock rx7 + reliability mods + regular maintenance = rx7 working for a while

KKMpunkrock2011

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84000 miles, no racing either really helps

KKMpunkrock2011

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and ppl say 19 yr olds can't be responsible with a car like this, and trust me i've raced in my old car

legendz7

Too much variables to be count in, if u maintain your car good enough even it breaks down anytime u still can do nothing. Some go racing and rev the hell out of the engine still last more than 100,000 miles. How you take care of it and how good is the rebuilt done previously, how the previous owner maintain it, how good is your mechanic, and the weather,the traffic,the gas u pump all plays a factor to determine how your car last. I believe luck plays a small role too.

KKMpunkrock2011

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Yeah, well as I see it, the people that don't race usually don't have to repair it as much and therefore when there is a bigger repair needed they have the money to get it done better. Unless they're really rich and race it.

But yeah Luck FTMFW

moconnor

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If you are trying to reassure yourself that FDs can be reliable then this is a pretty pointless question. It is a bit like asking for people who have smoked two packets of cigarettes per day and lived into their nineties. Yes, it can be done, but most die in agony in their fifties and sixties.

legendz7

^^ True true

But my bet is 10 or 15 years from now there is a cure for cancer coz by smoking.

rotarymandan

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Jesus loves rotaries

you want the truth???/ you can't handle the truth!!
my engine blew 10k miles after a rebuild...
I = no luck

meangreenrotarymachine

I guess its true that many factors influence the reliability of the motor.
But now my question is : what do people mean by the proper maintenance of the car. I am a mechanic, so i know the basic tune up and maintenance procedures.
But some people say theres extreme care required, what the hell do they mean?
Tell me what u think. thx in advance.

JM1FD

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Proper maintenance would be changing all the fluids on schedule, keeping things clean underhood, pinpointing and fixing the cause of things that aren't quite working right, replacing things (especially coolant hoses) that are starting to age.

Extreme care....well...for one thing you have to keep a close eye on the water temperature, and you can't rely on the stock gauge for that.

AdamBench

it depends on how it was treated before you getting it....... mine had over 93k when i decided on my own will to rebuild nad race port. i believe it had some life left in it. i tried to take care of it but on the same note i didnt granny it either i did some autocross and LOTS of spirited driving so ya if its watched closely and taken care of it will last. i have had my car 5 yrs now and it was jus tthis year that i rebuilt it

Tim Benton

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I know of 2 people that made it past 100k with their FD and original engine. Stock with nothing other than premixing a little 2 stoke oil in at fill ups.

Tim

mrb63083

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I bought mine with 123,000 miles on the original motor... Motor didn't have the best compression, but it did run and drive fine. Still really quick WOT for an old motor, too.

alexdimen

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There are tons of these threads out there.

Original engine and turbos in mine went a solid 130k before i bought it. I probably could have gotten it running with a tune up and some vac hose work, but I decided to pull it apart anyways.

blizzaga

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Make that 3! I have mine at 116K and it ran really freakkin good! I didn't believe that I was driving a car that is 15 yrs old. But anywho I kinda hope it does blow so I can tell me girlfriend that I need a new motor and get myself a 20B

meangreenrotarymachine

Logically if i put engine oil in the tank with the fuel, it might screw up the injector functionality - it might clog it up. I thought the oil metering pumps take care of that!
what do u think?

Tim Benton

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It's been debated on whether or not the electronic oil metering pump that Mazda starting using on the 89-91 RX-7's and on the 3rd gen's mix enough crank case oil for the side seals in the long run. A knowledgable mazda shop in the Atlanta area doesn't think so since as the cars start to get past the 80k range, the 89-91 and 93-95's tend to start idling lower and you hear of people's car's stalling out when they downshift with the AC and coming to a stop. The car isn't pulling enough vacuum at that point. The RX-8 also was having their ecu's reflashed for the same reason - ecu not sending enough oil and car's slowly losing compression even though the engine didn't have that many miles on it. My wife's 8 has had 2 reflashes since she got it and both deal with oil metering issues among other things. The engine recall test for the 8 also was a vacuum test as well, lending some credability to the issue of not enough oil metering going on. The premixing is just an extra safeguard. Pour about 4 oz, or whatever Pettit's little bottle they sell into the tank before fill up and it should help. Not enough to lower the octane but adds some lubrication the factory system might not being doing enough with.
Plenty of pre-mix threads about this aswell. I premix with my FD, 89 TII and 91 couple.

Tim