Does anyone have any info or know who to contact about becoming a certified rotary mech? I know there aren't any in my area and it will be in more demand with the up coming release of the RX-8. The dealers around here don't know squat. I would appreciate any info you could give me.

 

I'd check with ur local Mazda dealership.

 

One of the local dealerships told one of their customers to call me at my auto parts store because I knew more about his FC than they did. That doesn't give me much confidence.

 

There is no such thing as a mazda ceritified rotary mechanic. Mazda never trained any of their own mechanics in the US to work on rotarys. The only thing they are taught to do is to check compression and little thing like that. But they are not allowed to crack engines for rebuilds or any internal work. Mabe they will start though with the rx8 coming, who knows?

CJG

 

I dont think the mechanics would really consider that kind of training unless the money was right for them to stick with Mazda.

I worked at Toyota and you'd be pretty surprised by the amount of mechanics that would come and go from other dealers (GM, Ford, Honda etc). They just go where the moneys best.

 

I have a friend who works for a mazda and VW dealer... They send him to school ... I am not shure what kind of cert they give... your going to have to go to work for a dealership and they will train you... most of the guys that work at most dealerships dont like to work on rotarys so I am shure you would have 1st crack at all the 7's that come in

 

Like Rotortuner said, Mazda won't let their techs. open an engine, it's R&R only. I don't know why no one knows what they are, all the crap on the outside works the same as any other Jap car. As for more demand with the RX8, sure, you can do LOFs for the next five years...

 

Not really...Not all piston driven engines have a thermo pellet, or 5th and 6th port. Not to mention the BAC on are cars and sub-zero assist system...like we used that anyway. Yeah we have an alternator and ABS system; however u can't just be a Honda tech and take on a RX-7 job...

 

They don't work on rotaries. Something wrong, they'll just replace it.

I want to be a tech too.

 

Mazda knows there's too many people like ERAUMAZDA that work as mechanics...hence they don't want any Wankels "repaired" in the field. As for fixing Mazdas, compare the steps required to fix a Probe then the same problem on a Mazda. The Mazda manual will correct the problem in 10% fewer steps... Any monkey can fix the externals if they know how to read, guess that leaves you out ERAUMAZDA.

 

This is not true, Don Marvel, the owner of Marvelspeed is a Mazda certified in rotarys. He has been working at Mazda for about 25 years. They did do training for rotarys back when the cars where still being sold. He has a fender cover from mazda that says mazda master tech with a rotor on it. He also has a plaque with rotary stuff. It is a mazda master tech. And back in the older days the rotarys were actually rebuilt by the dealer techs. The main reason people say taking the car to the dealer is such a bad idea for rx7s is because the new guys dont get trained in old stuff like the 7's. They only send them to the schools for new cars. But just to let you know, there was training for the tech and you could be a mazda certified rotary tech years ago.

 

word is that mazda is revamping the rotary engine to have slight physical changes to create tremendous result which could result in the creation of an rx9 so mazda may soon be looking to train people once more.

 

i still wanna work for mazda ill train myself in rotarys =D

 

Holy unintelligible 9 year bump!!!

 

You can always tell when the young kids join a thread. Haha. If you wan't to be a rotary tech, follow your dreams...but work on those communication skills at the same time. Haha.

 

yes but keep in mind there is no certification for rotary engines, it bothers me when people claim to be when there is no such thing.

closest thing would be the line techs at the engine assembly plant, most of them only know one part of the process, like fitting side seals.

 

Training did used to exist but it was a LONG time ago. Ask Jay Evenson with Rotary Response & Racing in Tucson. He has been building/working on rotary engines longer than anyone I know.

Like the others said though, these days the good builders are all self-taught.

 

Never heard of them and I live in Tucson... need to look him up.

 

Talk about epic bump!!!

 

What about ASE certified rotary techinicians? That's what one guy was (according to his shirt label) in a dealership I used to take my fb to back in the 90's. Anytime someone brought in a rotary, they'd say "You'll have to wait until the rotary tech is in..." Is that another bogus certification, or is that what the OP was originally asking about?

 

I work for a large dealer that has 16 different dealerships and mazda is right across the street from me Terry Berg is the techs name and he rebuilds all rotary engines. there are rotary certified machanics there just very very limited. In dealerships They are the older guys that have been there since the early/late 80s when the rx7s first came out. I go to him for any ? on my rx7 and since my coolant seals just went out and when i start my car coolant pours out the backside of the engine either he is going to rebuild my engine or im going to purchase another engine. He will be the one rebuilds the engine for me.

 

i got my 1987 rx7fc turbo II from a guy named ken carswell he works in a shop in ohio called rotary connections he said he was a master tech trained and sertified by mazda, engines got idle problems, and stuff could be electrical, but if it is then his training was lagit i guess, he was trained in the 70s though

 

that would be sick to have more technicians but i also heard from a little bird that the rx-9 is going to be battery and fuel driven low end will be the battery for its "quick response for torque" and hi end will be fuel for sustained speed....... guess one way to find out.