Hello there,

Just wanted to ask a question. I'm from Ireland, I bought an 1996 RX7 Touring-X from Japan last November, 43,000 miles on the clock.

Today I was driving and I heard a 'thud', the car wouldn't accelorate and i pulled over. The engine was shaking quite unusually, I phoned the rotary specialist in Ireland(we've only got 1!), he told me that it sounded like an apex seal & the engine would need a rebuild.

I'm a bit let down, because he told me it would be fine 'til 60,000 miles. I had a compression test recently(0.63, 0.63, 0.61 - 0.61, 0.63, 0.63) and the guy that carried it out(from the UK) said it was normal for its mileage.

I've been told that I can't use an ApexiPFC as its an automatic, I've been using the closet RON to 100 octane which is 99.2 here. Is there anything I can do to help this after I have it rebuilt or does it sound more likely that the car was clocked in Japan?

Cheers

 

60k miles is a rough-and-ready ballpark estimate - engine could last fewer miles or much longer.

The only way to verify if it is a seal is to do a compression test. Could be a popped hose, for example.

http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/3r...ion_check.html
http://www.fd3s.net/compression_test.html

I'm not sure what units your compression numbers are but if you meant ~6.3kgf/cm2 this equates to ~90psi, which indicates a weak engine that has little life left. (Assuming the compression test was done properly.)

 

whos the rotary specialist your refurin to ?

99.2 oct where u gettin that ?tesco?

pfc ,not in auto,never heard that but could be wrong.if u get one u can get it maped to 95 oct

what site in japan did u get urs at?

 

Well, I went through the possiblilties of the hoses over the phone, he said he was 99% certain of it being a seal. I think you have it right with my compression test, the guy that carried it out could have told me it was weak, I mean, I asked him a few times what I should do next, he said keep driving it.

Thx for the help


Eddy Doyle, Maxol's E5 is 99.2 octane, I bought a PFC and I was instructed to sell it, IBCJapan.co.jp

Do u know someone that has put a PFC in an Auto Rex?

 

his bros was auto and was converted before he sold it on and it has a pfc in it guess i thought it might have always been in it ,cant see why u couldent have it in a auto.

why were u told to sell it ?

and how much u lookin for it?

have u got the commander too?

dont think it will work on mine tho, its a 92 jdm .think they have to match up.
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got mine there too good site..