Help please.. just a general question
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So here I am, finally got back in school, am a full time student with a full time job and i'm saving up to buy a new car. I really want an rx-7 but I'm looking for some advice as far as what I'd be getting myself in to. I hear a lot of negativity about the reliability issues, but is there a way around this? I found a clean 94 rx7 with 91k miles on it, but that's right at the point where the engine would typically blow isn't it? I guess what I'm wondering is what kinda of money would I be looking at spending on regular maintenance aside from the performance mods that I'd be doing. I'm fairly mechanically inclined and feel I could do most of the work myself, but rotaries, then again, are a whole nother world than piston pushing engines. Any realistic advice/help on this would be greatly appreciated before I jump head first into something I'm not prepared for and disrespect a car that may need an owner more capable than I.
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i wouldn't go as far and say the stock engine is ticking bomb at 90k miles but i will say this, i replaced the OEM apex seals with 2-piece seals.
I think the 70's model rx7 had a different type of apex seal and those were (afaik) lasting a lot longer (engine). One Ratary dork pointed out this trivia to me a few years back.... and he simply said "older (1970 era) rotary engines used a different type of apex seal which lasted a lot long than mazdas current oem junk [speaking in terms of FD seals]".
my last FD was sold with 190k miles on the clock and a two piece 3mm seal job. did it cure the engine from blowing up again? no - but i did drive that car a little easier than i would a typical 'sports car'. so for whats its worth - should the engine blow, my car ran WAY past the "90k" mile point without killing over.
side note: i personally haven't had too many issues i couldn't handle on my own... when in doubt "rx7club.com -> search" ;]
and to be honest - swapping engines in the last FD was actually really simple for me to do with the tranny intact.
I think the 70's model rx7 had a different type of apex seal and those were (afaik) lasting a lot longer (engine). One Ratary dork pointed out this trivia to me a few years back.... and he simply said "older (1970 era) rotary engines used a different type of apex seal which lasted a lot long than mazdas current oem junk [speaking in terms of FD seals]".
my last FD was sold with 190k miles on the clock and a two piece 3mm seal job. did it cure the engine from blowing up again? no - but i did drive that car a little easier than i would a typical 'sports car'. so for whats its worth - should the engine blow, my car ran WAY past the "90k" mile point without killing over.
side note: i personally haven't had too many issues i couldn't handle on my own... when in doubt "rx7club.com -> search" ;]
and to be honest - swapping engines in the last FD was actually really simple for me to do with the tranny intact.
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Originally Posted by zinch
So here I am, finally got back in school, am a full time student with a full time job and i'm saving up to buy a new car. I really want an rx-7 but I'm looking for some advice as far as what I'd be getting myself in to. I hear a lot of negativity about the reliability issues, but is there a way around this? I found a clean 94 rx7 with 91k miles on it, but that's right at the point where the engine would typically blow isn't it? I guess what I'm wondering is what kinda of money would I be looking at spending on regular maintenance aside from the performance mods that I'd be doing. I'm fairly mechanically inclined and feel I could do most of the work myself, but rotaries, then again, are a whole nother world than piston pushing engines. Any realistic advice/help on this would be greatly appreciated before I jump head first into something I'm not prepared for and disrespect a car that may need an owner more capable than I.
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Keep your Integra and get through school with as little debt as possible. The FD will still be there and you'll appreciate it a lot more when you don't have to stress about paying for expensive parts or working on it to get it running when you have work/exams to worry about.
And we have a lovely FAQ thread to read through, as well as the search function. The forum may be running a little crappy right now, but we get threads like this REGULARLY.
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