az_lynx

Took the weekend to clean up the garage put all the new tools away and then crack the block open to find out exactly where it failed.... and sure enough... damn water seals.... I think the rotor housing are fried too... so next I get to use my new parts washer and clean everything up!








Looks like the failure was here right by the exhaust port...





I think I'm going to get all the aluminum parts polished

Next we get to mic everything out and see whats not in spec.

fun fun fun...

Killuminatic

damn i wish i knew how to do that ****.

97GST

deja vu...

az_lynx

I'll trade ya the knowlege for those wheels on the car in your sig!!! (what are those btw?)

Actually this is the first time I've ever done anything like this... and I would have to say it's not that hard. *shrug*

Just ends up costing alot of money for all the right tools. And if ya want it done right you can't cheap out on the tools.

I plan on doing it more than once tho... so...

eitan

Are those authentic Advan Model5s?

RX7SpiritR

iTrader: (1)

well, how long did it take you to take out the engine and dissasemble it? And about how much money did you spend on all the tools for this specific job? and what did you pull the eingine with? All info would be greatly appreciated, cause it has to be much cheaper to do it yourslef, makes you feel better, AND you can do what mods you want to do while your in there. You know what you get once the engines in there.

BATMAN

shoot teach me how to do that. and omg i will buy you whatever rims you want

jesus i will even send my girlfriend to live with you so she can cook n clean for you too

Edit * Ex girlfriend

Node

iTrader: (1)

you know what that **** is by where the failure happened?
nasty dude, but good look with it

Tomco78

I get real flashbacks when I see those pictures. My water seal went out in the exact same place, only mine was worse.
You'll all be suprised how easy it really is to rebuild one of these, I hadn't even changed oil on a car prior to my rebuild.
But why the hell didn't I port it while I had it out!!?? #"!%?!"!!

Cihuuy

Tomco78:
What your saying is that you never change oil b4, and you did a rebuild??

Damn... you really have ***** to do such a complex work!! Sharing is caring dude... Make a write up for us beginners...

az_lynx

Well.... it took about an hour to strip it down to just the block (this is with it freshly pulled and tranny hanging on it). It took about 45 min to have it all apart and on the bench (I'm sure it will be much quicker next time.... this was my first time).

I have it down to about 2 hours or so (maybe 3) to have the engine and tranny out of the car (with 2 people). Most of the time is spent jacking up the car and so on. I need a lift

Hmmm.... tools... to be honest I have spent a buttload on tools. Thats only because I had none and decided that I will be keeping this car for... well... ever hopefully. I figure that I might as well learn to do everything my self. So I've bought a air tank and some air tools($500?), engine lift ($180), engine stand ($40), and TONS of other tools ($2k? ... prob ALOT more than that). I also could include the whole bench you see in the picture... I built that. Even ran electrical to it w/in spec so when I sell the house it will pass inspection. I guess I just like taking on new things. Don't get me wrong, I have had my fair share of probs... broken studs and so on. Thats when you get to learn how to drill them out and tap .

In the long run it will end up being cheeper to do it myself cause now I know how and what to check on a motor. So... if somthing happens to the motor I'll know what parts to buy and what I can reuse and I'll know EXACTLY whats in there. The only thing I don't think I'm going to tackle myself is the porting. I'm going to try and send the approiate parts out to get them modified for me.

Bottom line... it's really not THAT hard to do. I do have alot of problem solving skills but still... I'm a computer programmer it's not like I'm a pro mechanic. I just love the car and want to know every inch of it.

Just order yourself the overhaul video from... atkins? If I remember correctly I ordered mine from rotaryavaition or whatever.

rxrotary2_7

its a bunch of paperclips and rubberbands in there. thats it.... after a few times, a motor can be taken out, rebuilt and reinstalled in a weekend provided you have all the parts before hand.
btw... a 5 gallon bucket is a way to save $40 on a stand.