hey there fellow rx-7'ers. just picked up a 93 montego blue w/ tan. 87,xxx mi's. got it for $9500, little minor fender damage on both sides, clean title 1 owner. i felt that i got a pretty good deal, i will post pics when i get the car cleaned up. so far i this car has been a blast to drive, havent driven hard yet, but power feels pretty good at loew rpms.

thinkgs i noticed about the car, not sure if it normal or not.
-car has notchy shifting
-when car is just sitting idleing and you blimp the gas to 2k, the needle on the way down drops to a almost stalling and jumps back to normal idle about 800-900


been reading alot about this car and i think the mods i do is the preventive maintenance, or should i just drive it till it dies and then just replace the motor?? how much longer can i go on this motor if i do the preventive stuff?? the previous owner had always got it seviced at the local dealership. but after reading about dealerships not knowing about these cars i dont know if its a good thing or not.

anything i should know, please feed me in on it, thanks

 

also any good rotary shops here in the bay area, ca. san francisco area, thanks

 

Congratulations for your purchase and welcome to the club.

Hope to see photos soon.

Yes the shift is a bit notchy especially the second. If the car idles from 800 to 900 and normal operating temp it should be a very good sign that the motor was very well kept. A compression test would be ideal to see in which condidtion your rotary is. If after the test it is OK I would do the mods. If not I would wait and do a rebuild.

A boost test by means of a boost gauge would also be good to know what real power you have.

Good luck and have care of it.

 

Ricks Rotary in Pleasanton http://www.ricksrotaryperformance.com/

Rotary Extreme in Fremont http://www.rotaryextreme.com/

C2 Automotive in Oakland

Mr. Mazda in Campbell

Ivans Autoplace in Sunnyvale


BTW, goodluck with the 7, treat it well, hopefully she'll do the same to you.




oh yeah, post pics.

 

Check with mazda and see if the recall was done on your car. The recall was because the engine would occasionally stall when you pushed the clutch in.

 

Also, please remember to read ALL of the newbie thread and always search before you ask anything. Just warning you.

 

ya ive been reading almost all the stuff in the newbie section, lots of interesting things about this car, very different from all the others i have owned. i am going to the dealership for the brake vacumn hose recall tomorrow

 

when i went to the dealer they only showed me 2 recalls and i read somewhere here there was 3. i cant seem to find it anymore. can someone please send me a link, thanks. i have did a search and the vin check stuff only comes up

 

There was also a recall for the electric fans.
so electric fan, brake vaccuum, now all we need is 1 more haha
congrats on your purchase

 

high-press. fuel line replacment is also another recall... The most important one to have done if over all others

 

hey welcome to the club...where are you located in the bay area?

 

put the car on the lift today and i noticed a oil leak around oil pan sub frame area. possibly a rear main seal?? co-worker also metioned something about a rear stationary o-ring, what is it and where is it located???