I have a 3rd gen and I have a mechanic that does most my work on this car. My mechanic specializes in RX-7's but I have to travel a good distance to take my car to him. I know that most mechanics do not know how to properly work on these cars. My question is, how important is it for a RX-7 specialist to do simple tune-ups? If I take it to a standard mechanic am I at risk that they will screw my car up from lack of knowledge or is a tune-up simple enough for most mechanics to do?

Thanks all.

 

Don't take it to a "standard" mechanic. Big mistake.

There is a good chance that he will mess up something. Then you will wind up taking it to your RX7 guy who will:

1. Be mad at you for taking it somewhere else.
2. Charge you for the tune up you already paid for.
3. Charge you to repair what the other guy screwed up.

 

I would trust a Mazda dealer or other mechanic to do things like change air, oil, fuel filters, spark plugs, and tranny/diff fluid. Changing wires or flushing the coolant, I would do myself or have done by an FD mechanic due to the quirks of the car in these areas.

 

Thanks for the advise looks like it will be worth the trip to avoid the risk.