My son is replacing OEM turbos.
 

Guys my son is in Hawaii and one of the turbos went bad. A friend of mine took the ones off his 93 with 30,000 miles on them. I'm sending these to him. Best thing I think is to take all tubing out and then the upper intake. Here is my question, what gaskets are needed once he takes the old turbos off. I know probably the upper intake gasket. If any one has done this replacement, can you post what's needed, so I can point him to the right direction. I have searched but have not found anything on it. Thanks for any info:


Edgar

Hi Edgar!

Call Ray @ Malloy Mazda and he will get your sorted out. If you don't know who Ray is, he's the Parts Manager at Malloy, owns a 3-rotor FD and gives amazing discounts on anything OEM. If your son is replacing all of the gaskets including the ones for the oil lines, etc. if IIRC it should be less than $100.

Search for Ray's # here on the forums or someone else will chime in with it soon.

I gave a basic run-through of the steps here:

https://www.rx7club.com/midwest-rx-7...3/#post6916235

^ Great post!

I also recommend your son getting a copy of the Factory Service Manual. It will help quite a bit.
Foxed.ca - Mazda RX-7 Manuals

The stock system can be confusing when it comes to vacuum lines as well. Here is a good link that helps outline it.

https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...-turbo-749702/

Hope this helps.

Ray is the man. Thanks for pointing me to him, got all my gaskets, turbo crush washers exhaust etc. and great price. Thanks again guys. Will have everything at my door by Friday.

Edgar

The link that Mahjik posted is great.

Be sure to put a rag, masking tape or something over the LIM openings to avoid dropping something into them.

Also, spray some penetrating fluid onto the nuts that hold the DP to the turbo (and the main cat) and then the turbo to the manifold. You might follow the seven steps in Mahjik's post, spray, wait 15 min, spray, wait 15 min and remove. This should prevent any stripped or snapped studs.