I was wondering, of the people that have had their engines rebuilt/replaced, what was the cost, who did the work and were you satisfied with the shops work? Another question is what type of warranty, if any, came with the rebuild?? Thanks in advance for the information.

 

rotaryresurrection.com. Kevin Landers is the lone ranger at that operation. Took a bit to get my block back, but he was always easy to talk to and all that. The engine seems to be great so far. I paid just under $2,200.00, thats including porting and shipping from Wa to Tn. The shipping was over $500.00.

 

believe it or not, i went to the dealer for a reman install in my FC. it was about $3k out the door. I totally trusted the tech as he also has the same FC too. Always establish a good rapport with the techs!

 

If you have experience working on other types of engines, you can get all of the information you need on the forum to do it yourself, and save a lot of money

 

And you can get the do it yourself video which would make it alot easier.

 

As the guys said, if you had an experince in rebuilding engine by your self then you are more than qualified to rebuilt a rotary engine.
For me i had it rebuilt by one of my friends, he do that mechanic job as a hobby and he did it for me at his home garage. It cost me for the parts 1550$ and 400$ labor.

 

I bought that video.... it is OK showing how to put it together... BUT shows nothing about sizing seals and measuring tolerences.. It is a good video but is incomplete.

 

Which video? The Rotary Aviation shows exactly how to measure tolerances.

As far rebuilding it yourself, it can actually be more expensive and time consuming depening on:

1. what failed in the engine and how much damage it did
2. what tools you already have in your garage

Things like measurement tools, parts washer and solution, engine stand and mouting adapter, etc.. all the little things can add up. If you already have a lot of that stuff, then it's not a big deal. If money is your concern and you don't have a full garage setup, just send the engine out or get a reman from Mazda.

 

Mahjik, I agree with what you're saying. Sometimes, rebuilding it yourself will cost just as much as sending it to a pro, due to the necessary tools and equipment. But IMO, if you're not going to rebuild it yourself, you should at least pull the engine out of the car and reinstall the new one. This will save about $1000 worth of labor costs, and other than a few small tools, nothing out of the ordinary is required (an engine hoist can be rented at your local tool supplier for about $25 per day).

 

RX7.com builds engines that don't break and are well worth the price; they run them in on an engine stand before they're shipped. I have two and those in the New Orleans area w/ an RP engine are pleased with them.

Recently, we installed a beautiful reman. for a customer - the thing had two oil leaks and resulted in additional expense for theshop and the customer. Customer will have to settle with Mazda on that since he bought the engine himself.

 

Yep. Local RX-7 owners are typically more than happy to come over and help with an engine pull or install.

 

Especially if there's a case of beer involved...

 

If you can, i would suggest doing it yourself. I bought the video, next time something goes, im doing it myself. Dont feel like caughing up another 5k for the job.

 

The video I bought was from Atkins. It did not show any clearancing of side seals at all. I know Pettit uses a little jig for this.

My car has a Pettit engine.. very tough and a very well put together engine. No issues with it at all.