Should I get my engine rebuilt?
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Should I get my engine rebuilt?
So the car currently does not need it, but it has about 52000 miles, so chances are it will need it fairly soon. Should I have it rebuilt now, and save some money (less damaged parts) or just wait for it to pop?
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I can rebuild my engine now for about 2000 less than if it was blown.
Hmm do I wait or go ahead now and save the money even though I don't know how long this engine has left in it.
Hmm do I wait or go ahead now and save the money even though I don't know how long this engine has left in it.
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I'd say if you can afford to do it now. Both in terms of paying for it and have the allowable down time then do it now.
But if you need to drive the car now (it is summer after all) then wait till winter or even untill it blows.
But if you need to drive the car now (it is summer after all) then wait till winter or even untill it blows.
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If you wait for it to pop then you will be opening yourself up to replacing more parts then you need to be. Is the motor out now???? when mine popped i had to get a new housing and 2 new rotors
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you could at least do a compression check to gauge the current health of the engine. although other factors, such as premature death through knocking/detonation, can't really be accounted for...
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Originally Posted by coldfire
you could at least do a compression check to gauge the current health of the engine. although other factors, such as premature death through knocking/detonation, can't really be accounted for...
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Originally Posted by edv
I would have thought that detonation is independant of mileage.
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If the engine still runs good and has good compression don't waste your money.
Maybe start researching what to do when it does blow so you will be ready. Decide on what mods you want and maybe even learn how to rebuild it yourself.
Is your car stock? If so, do you plan on modding it?
Maybe start researching what to do when it does blow so you will be ready. Decide on what mods you want and maybe even learn how to rebuild it yourself.
Is your car stock? If so, do you plan on modding it?
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whats to worry?
drive it and enjoy it, if its really bothering you tear it down in the warm garage when the snow's flyin'
if you're really paranoid then baby it the rest of the season, thats not a whole **** load of miles anyway, my 87 has 110 on the orginal engine and still runs flawlessly...although ill probably be taking my own advice throughout the winter months...
just my 2 cents
drive it and enjoy it, if its really bothering you tear it down in the warm garage when the snow's flyin'
if you're really paranoid then baby it the rest of the season, thats not a whole **** load of miles anyway, my 87 has 110 on the orginal engine and still runs flawlessly...although ill probably be taking my own advice throughout the winter months...
just my 2 cents
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Gee... Its not even broken in. My 7 is 20years old and has 200,000km on the original motor and has never been opened up. If it's healthy, then drive it!
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Gee... Its not even broken in. My 7 is 20years old and has 200,000km on the original motor and has never been opened up. If it's healthy, then drive it!
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Originally Posted by Roshambo
Just FYI, he drives a 1994 FD3S with the 13B-REW motor which is not the poster boy of being reliable and lasting over 200,000kms like the unstressed NA rotary in your car.
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Better yet.. Go buy one of those imported engines from Japan or whatever.. Rip it apart and rebuild it, keeping your original engine still running.. Once the engine is finished or your original blows then swap em..
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as long as your metering pump works well and your cats aren't clogged (not that a rotary should have them) your engine should last a long time. I've had 10 first gens and 1 second and I beat the **** out of all but the most recent as now I have a kid. I had 2 motors go on me and one due to an overheated exhaust from a clogged precat and the other I was stupid enough top let my buddy reinstall my metering pump and he didn't adjust it and I was stupid enoughnot to check...I made about 100km from my driveway and dropped the rear rotor(car still did 155km/h on the highway with one rotor...took forever to get there but it did it. Long story short regular oil changes and proper maintenance, it should last you another 50-100,000 miles even if your running it hard (within reason)
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