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Old 03-07-02, 04:48 PM
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Blown turbo on buy, need answers quick

ok guys, 93 base leather optioned. has a blown primary turbo. how much will this cost to fix, nothing fancy and what would the worth of the car be? looking to buy so be honest and helpful. how drivable is it with the primary blown?
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here is the car. he says its not pulling on top end. i'm wondering if its a vacuum line issue. they want 13,700. good/bad. come on guys, where are you?
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To really determine the price you'll have to see if it's a boost issue and not the turbo itself. Most of the time it's just a boost issue. Does he have a boost gauge? What is the boost pattern? What condition is the car in? Mileage? Original engine? Details, details details...
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1993 MAZDA RX7 TURBO BLACK w/ TAN int. 6 CYLINDER 82,200mi. 5 SPD., BEAUTIFUL CAR! UPGRADED WHEELS!

the wheels are ugly, but its a six cyllinder! i'm not sure. i'm going to have a mechanic look it over up there. just assume blown turbo for the worst. i'm guessing rats nest problem but better to expect the worst. i just need to know costing on the turbo.
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a six-cylinder? c'mon man..you know it's a 2rotor...i'm having both of my turbos rebuilt for $800.
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6 cylinder???????????????????
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just a joke guys. i know its a two rotor. unless its from the f&f and then its a three rotor, lol. 800 for both isn't bad. how much for a new primary?
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I think KDR usually charges around 400.00 for a hose job, so that's kinda in the area of what it would cost to get a hose job done at a shop. You don't really know unless you have excessive smoke coming out of the exhaust. You could assume maybe a bad turbo, hell at least tell them that it could be that and ask them to lower the price.
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i will do my own hose job. that just doesn't sound right does it. so thats no biggy. i'm just trying to nail a good price down. so i'm going to expect a blown turbo. subtract that from the price.
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I just bought (in December) a '94 RX7 with PEP (sunroof/spoiler) for $9850 from a dealer. It needed a bunch of work done to it, though. So far, I've done the vac hose job, replaced the fuel pulsation dampener, injector o-rings, lower intake gasket, and tires. I've also put in a boost gauge and water temp gauge (got them in tonite!). About the only other work it needs is a new windshield and a new power antenna. It had 85K miles when I bought. Just to give you a ballpark figure. Everything else on the car was solid (interior is perfect, paint is good, engine and turbos are good (now)).

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$13500 is a bit high for a bad turbo. Maybe 12000. You'll be looking at $800 for a rebuilt turbo plus $500+ labor. Most likely, you'll need another $600-1000 of repairs on fuel pulsation damper, lower intake leak, theromostat, leaky injectors etc, very typical FD failures.
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