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For those who don't remember me-i had inserted a thread called "Car problems" a couple of months ago. See..i have a 1990 Mazda rx7 and since i first bought her she's been giving me problems but i won't give up on her because i know how rare it is to see a female drving one of those especially in such good condition (exterior wise anyway...lol) When i entered this site i was faced with a new problem-the car was letting out blue smoke out of both mufflers and it would make a rattling noise when i would turn it on..i took it to two mechanics that both told me a different story...the mechanic that she's in now, says that the engine was being used while it was overheated....the problem with that is that the thermostat NEVER read Hot..it was always in the middle area...regardless, the engine is hurt (lol) and they have to change all the parts..well, not that they have to but they feel that it would be best so that they will be sure that there weren't any damaged parts that they over-looked...well, the process is going to cost me 1000 dollars...i've been trying to save but...my school charged me 300 dollars because a loan didn't go through...and then Christmas came..so basically..i'm back to square one...i worked on Christmas which was double over-time..AND i didn't use up my vacation time so that money is going back to me..so hopefully this upcoming check will be good...i'll keep all the old members and new members posted on what happened....Take Care everyone and Happy Holidays...
Love,
rx7

Who did you take the car to? Most Mazda dealers don't know much about rotary engines because they stopped bringing the RX-7 to the US in 1995. Most people usually find some one with a good reputation for working on rotary engines, do the work themselves, like me, or they contact a rotary specialist like Atkins rotary (www.atkinsrotary.com) Mazdatrix (www.mazdatrix.com) Pineapple Racing, (www.pineappleracing.com) or Racing Beat (www.racingbeat.com) They all specialize in rotary engines or high proformance rotary engines. You can get a new, or used engine with warranty from them. Taking the car to a dealer that you don't know is dangerous because they may get into the engine, realize its a rotary, and them put it back together (the wrong way) and make up some B.S. about how they fixed it, charge you money and send you on with the same problem you had. Or, they will say it will cost $1000, find out it cost more, then want to charge you to for a new engine plus labor charges so they can replace the engine cause they couldn't figure out it was part xyz that cost $30.00. The honest ones will tell you flat out if they know anything about rotary engines or not.

As far as the smoke coming out of the tail pipes, you said its blue. That means the engine is burning oil. The rotors have oil rings at the center to keep the oil from getting into the fuel. When the engine gets older, or worn out, the oil will get past the seals and burn with the fuel causing blue smoke to come out the exhaust. It is a normal thing to see blue smoke on start up, but if you drive all around and its constantly pumping out blue smoke, then thats not good. The engine will eventually need to be rebuilt. Burning too much oil leaves carbon deposits in the engine, which can cause carbon lock, which is a condition when the carbon prevents the rotors from turning. Another thing you want to have done to the engine is a compression test. This is simple to do and will tell you the how strong the engine is. They should have done that first, instead of guessing that the engine is overheated. I wouldn't trust the person saying that it overheated. As far as the vibration, its probably coming from the a heat shield or the exhaust is vibrating. Kinda hard to say without hearing it, but its just an annoying inconvenience, nothing is going to fall off or be damaged from it. Something you can do is go to the Regional forums on this web site, and ask people in the Florida area where they go to get their car worked on. I've seen a few people on here who are from the Kissimmee area so maybe they could point you in a good direction as far as a mechanic.

Good luck

Hey ... it's me, again. :D
I took the liberty of posting your original thread in the Regional section for the southeast. I'll link it here ... SOUTHEAST FINGER ... so you can refer to it easily whenever you check in.

Also, I'll link THE ORIGINAL THREAD here. So everything is all tied up.

I really hope this help to get your repairs expidited and done by someone whose not going to try to rip you off. A word of caution, there are A LOT of nice guys here on this forum, and I'm confident that they will help you if they can. However, I've heard of some real ... how should we say ..."self-enterprising" PIGS here as well. Please be very careful with whoever contacts you. Just use your head and you should be fine ... do not give out personal information, credit cards numbers, yaddah, yaddah, yaddah ...

I wish you were closer or I'd offer to at least look at it, but chances are I wouldn't be able to do much as soon as you would need it done. Anyway ... good luck and I'm glad you're keeping us posted.

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:crzyeye: I am going insane waiting for my car. I miss her sooo much!!! driving my moms' car just isn't the same...
i can't wait for my first check to come so that i can throw it all into the car.
Well anyway..unfortunately i can't write a long post tonight..just wanted to sign on and say WHATS UP???!!!?!! :D
I wish u did live close by Diabolical..i'm getting real frustrated with people giving me the run-a-round..
well good night everyone!!
Love,
rx7

Hello everyone!! Happy New Year. =) Well..i went to the mechanic yesterday and paid 600.00 so that they can start working on the car. They said that it should be done by this upcoming Fri. I'm so happy!! :D
I only hope that they will allow me to have the car on Fri. even though i haven't paid them completely yet. Its been really hard surviving without that car..especially with school and everything.
Well i hope everyone is doing well this new year so far.
Talk to you soon. BYEBYE!
Love,
Lilrx7

did you take it to a rotary specialist or a regular mech.? cuz any average mech would look at you like you got it from a different planet lol

also....... depending on the work performed you might want to give the car a break-in period...... to let the seals set....about 500mi w/out going over 3.5-4k rpm... Damn if i could only find a woman that loved rx7's up here.. I find it mmmm sexyyy

Yea i took the car to a rotary specialist. When i dropped of the car the first time, i almost died because of all the rx7's that i saw..even the new ones. Thats all that the mechanic prefers to work on is rx7's.
So anyway..yea thats what the mechanic told me as well..not to go racing after the first 2000 miles (just to be safe)..all the parts are brand spankin new so it won't have any mileage on it so he says to baby it for a while.
I can't wait to get my car back..once you go stick and rx7..you can't go back. :D
Well gots to get goin. Have to go to work.
Talk to you all soon.
Take Care
Bye!!!
Love,
lilrx7

Well i called the dealership and its going to be ready by tomorrow :D As soon as i wake up i'm hauling my ass over there and getting it. I've missed it so much~ lol
Well anyway..hopefully this time i won't be having problems with it for a while..
I guess i'll let ya'll know how things are goin.
Take Care
Love,
rx7

What did they do to fix it?

Well..i called the dealership before i left and one of the parts came late so they couldn't have it done by today..he said that it should be done by tomorrow afternoon. It better..i have to go to work.
Basically they rebuilt the engine..they ordered new pars for the entire engine and they're going to replace the old ones and the damaged ones.
Hopefully it'll be ready..otherwise i'm going to be pissed off.
Well..i'll let u guys go..
take care
bye
love,
rx7

lol'z i dont think lilrx7chic knows whats been done to her car or care for that matter, as long as it stays red and shinny, nor do i think that she has taken any of the advise that any of u so thourally took ur time on writing and advising and worring for the little rotary. I do however think that shes thankful for the help, but i'm sure its a lost cause. Hmmm i wonder if she even knows what under the hood? cyclender? cams? rods? maybe a v-tech? ;) I'm for one still a little worried, whats this mechanics shop name? does it go by Mazda dealership? I really hope not. I hope that atleast she took the advise on a rotary pro.

Sergei The Saint

Yeah, she logs on and tells all about her emotions like this is her personal diary. And there are so many people so deserving of an RX-7............

I would like to know what your fuckin problem is...if you feel that i'm just "talking about my emotions" then don't read what i have to say.
I do appreciate the advice that some of you gave to me. NO i did not give my car to the mazda dealership because half them assholes dont know shit about what they're selling..i took it to a rotary mechanic which happens to be close by the dealership. What did they do to the engine? they replaced all the parts..the ones that were damaged and those that were still working...and they bought new parts for it..basically..a rebuild. Do i care if they might of fucked me over? yes i do...that is why on the receipt i had the mechanic right "rotary rebuild" and he signed it. So if something goes wrong with that engine in the near future...its his ass for doing a shitty job.
Do i know whats under the hood? Yes..do i know how to care for it no...that is why i joined this site in the first place..to listen to some advice from the "experts". which i guess you two must be because you sure as hell talk like you are..
Fuck the both of you and your fuckin sarcastic attitudes..

haha yea do you know if they replaced the camshaft? :rofl:

Actually..i'm not really sure if they did replace the camshaft in the engine..they said that they were replacing all the parts so i would figure that it would be included...but, that is something that i'll ask them tomorrow morning when i go over there.

Ohhhhhhhhh man that was fucked up ShortBusRiot :) ... lol...

Lilrx7chic: Rotary engines don't have camshafts... Camshafts operate valves in a piston engine. We don't have valves in our engines :). Instead, the rotor sweeps by intake and exhaust ports, opening the ports itself instead of the way a piston engine needs valves to open its intake / exhaust ports.

Hope that helps...

Manolis

PS hope everything works out for ya!

::blushes:: well, there ya go. Proof that i don't really know much about the car i have. I knew what a camshaft was..surprisingly..but, i didn't know my car didn't have one. I don't know much about rotaries..thus the reason why i joined this site to learn as much as i can...some people do like to ruin it for others though by acting like they know everything about what they drive..they forget that at one point in time they were clueless about the rotary engine and what they have to do to maintain it.
Anyway...i better get going...i'm in class right now so i can't really type long..
take Care
Bye
-rx7

Well..i get my car today from the mechanic. I have to pay 400.00 before i can drive it out of the lot though...
I told him that before i'd give him the money that i want him to write on the receipt that he DID infact put in brand new parts and that since it IS new..those parts have a warranty..and that warranty belongs to me.
Well..talk to you all later.
I just want to thank the members that were helpful and not sarcastic jerks to me...it was greatly appreciated..and i'll keep you all posted on the progress of the car.
take Care
ByeBye
"lilrx7"

well, i got my car. I cleaned the shit out of it because its been in a mechanic for almost 2 months..i waxed the body, vaccumed the inside...that car looks and smells good for now. I test drove it around before i took it home and it sounded fine. I switched gears with no problem and the car did not make any odd noises.
I then took it home and my boyfriend came by to see it. I turned it on so he can hear that sound (i had it on neautral) and after a while it just lower and lower in rpm's an it stalled...when i drove it around earlier, i had the mechanic with me and he said that the rpm's were too high so he lowered them...so i'm thinking maybe thats the probem..now its too low..is that it or is it something else? ALso...when i turn on the car..it goes all the way up to 4000 rpm's while its warming up..now i KNOW that can't be good..i can see if its 2000..but there's got to be a problem if it goes all the way up to 4000 right? Maybe the timing is off...what do you guys think? I REFUSE to take it back to the damn mechanic because i give up with them. They're not worth shit..
What should i do and what do you think the problems are?
-lilrx7

for about 10sec or so it will rev to above 3k~3.5k. 4k is a touch high. that is the mazda accelerated warmup system. the reason they are giving you a hard time is because you are relying on us for answers and have done little to no research yourself. you still haven't learned how a rotary operates and the problem areas when there is a ton of readily available info. www.howstuffworks.com has a very good tutorial and clip showing how it works. this is a tech section also. not an area where you share that you vacuumed it and hung the fuzzy dice back up;). no gruff, just don't abuse the forum. hope everything works out for you.

:crackup: I found some of this funny

got any pics ?

LOL @ Pictures. I like what you have under your avatar... Location Miami - Hell. I live in Miami and go to school in Daytona. The only reason why Miami is hell is TRAFFIC TRAFFIC and did I mention TRAFFIC!!!!

Any who Lilrx7chic.....Listen up....or lets see look closer... Thats better. Call me at 386 846 6351. or if anything I'll call u. I will explain to u what your car is suppose to do and what its not suppose to do. However; u need to research on how your car is suppose to work and function. Sorry to say it but an Rx-7 is not a Honda or a DSM. These cars have to be taken care of differentLY from other cars. You can't just go and drop any fuel injector cleaner or Sythentic into your engine because these cars were design different from piston driven cars. Ever one wants a rare or exotic car, but it comes with a responiblity. Ever seen a Lambo at Pepboys...excatly.

lilrx7chic: I feel sorry for you. those guys ripped you a new one. but they do have solid opinions. You really should research things before you dive head first. I think you got ripped off. Even if they did fix it right which I don't think they did they still ripped you off. Sad thing is you're a girl (mechs. love them) which means $$$. My mech. didn't charge me a dime until after everything was fixed. He also told me right up front how much it would cost and possibly what the problem was. I would recommend not going there again. Yeah if you're a chic and you have a problem with your car do some research otherwise they can tell you anything and how are you going to disagree with them? Don't take it personally when guys fuck with you. Next time just know what you're talking about before hand.

Oh yeah a couple more words of advice... Don't post threads saying car "trouble" "problems" especailly "help" Most of these guys in here won't even read them (except for the nice ones or the ones that truley know alot) simply because guys see those key phrases and say oh great another worn out topic asking the same questions. Don't worry I did it too. I quickly found out not to do that though. but by all means don't put a catch phrase that has nothing to do with your questions. they hate that even more. Also when you put in smiles don't put double colins (:: blah blah ::) just one (: blah :) I hope I helped a little. :bigthumb: Oh make sure your "smilies" are on. that could also be the problem. Take care.

who rated this thread with 5 stars?

Cool bro :cool:
If you have some time check out these Miami threads ;)
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/search...der=descending

some of my faves:
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...ghlight=flybye

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...ighlight=miami

ROFL @ Flybye I was dying when I read that!!!!!

:blue:
I took the car to another mechanic-they checked out the work that the other mechanics have done and said that so far things were looking fine. There was no leak and the rpm's are back to normal.
For all of you that are completely annoyed with the fact that i don't know anythin about my car...sorry about that..i bought a book on rx7's a couple of days ago and i'm reading up on it.
I won't be getting on this site much because i've started school and i need to focus on that..i'm sure some of you are cheering about that too..lol ;)
so..the last thing i'm going to ask for a while (or until i have time to ask again..) does anyone know any GOOD rotary mechanics in the KISSIMMEE/ORLANDO, Fl. area....if u can give me the names or links..it would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks
-lilrx7:cool:

$1000 for all new parts? Did you get an estimate somewhere else to compare? I can spend over $1000 just on gskts and seals. They must like you so much they did the labour for free and even bought you the rest of the parts themselves...

What's with the BS about RXs have special needs and they're a responsibility? You guys are full of shit! The blind leading the blind...

Shut the hell up.......I see you treat your 7 like shit then. With an RX-7 you have to pay attention to it more then the cars u see to day..

First - Are car operates competely different then most cars

Second - How many times have you found a rotary mech in your area.

Thrid - Not to many people understands the working of a rotor driven car...hell I know a guy that drives his driven his ar for 2 years and didn't know he had a rotary.

Every car has a nit picky thing and getting an Rx-7 does come with a responsiblity......For example you a lot of people rebuild there own engine......Aren't you taking care of your own car......? That sounds like being responsible.....Its not the blind leading the blind....But didn't you take the time to understand the workings of your car........if you did Then what the fuck do u call being responsible.

I don't know about you, but with limited places around florida...most work on FD's anyway....and amount of money a college student makes...yeah! having a FC is a responsbilty...cause if your motor blows u can't just go to mazda and have them fix it....Most of the times mechs fuck up Rx-7s thats why most of us do it are self. That is are responsiblity....when it screws up the owner deals with it..not pep boys not uncle joes mech shop down the street.

Theres a lot of love in this thread......I can just feel it!!!

:werd:

i know an rx mechanic in northern florida fort walton beach area but thats a little too far for you to drive huh??

If you fix your car like you write, it's sure to be a P.O.S.

I do treat my RX like shit, takes a beating and keeps on ticking! Had an EX that never new a 10 yr old car could be so reliable and require so little maintenance.


Obviously your car opperates differently, you worked on it! Mine works like most people's, step on the gas it goes, brake it stops...

Find a mechanic? I never looked, I've been one for decades...

You're right, most people don't understand how a rotory works. Most people don't know how any engine works. Hell, they don't know how their brakes work, they just know how to use them. So? Example, can you tell me the physics involved in the primary and secondary ignition system, specificly, why do you need a capacitor and exactly what effect it has on the rest of the system? No? Ok then, what part is in the GSL brake master cylinder that makes it different than the GS brake master and where is it?

I notice people like to try to rebuild their own motors. I get a lot of near new parts that way. After years of opening other people's rebuilds (people like you) I've only found one that looked proffessional and it was the ONLY one that was put together correctly.

ERAUMAZDA...must be a wannabe pilot with that attitude! Clueless and cocky, just do us a favour and don't take anyone with you when you $%#& up and kill yourself.

Sorry Mouse... I really don't know what your problem is. Acutally, Im not here to be number one in giving advice. Your attitude is horrible and you use profanity in every other sentence.

I really don't like to assume...that is what your doing.

1. Im not a pilot..I have been an aircraft mech for 10 years

2. I have been an automotoive mech for 12 years.

3. I am ASE cerified.

4. I do kniow the how the igintion system works on the GSL and Actually i helped design an igition system for an experimental aircraft.

5. Sorry you have beef with me...however this is aforum and your going to get different types of advice.

You sir, are an ass. Please tell me where you live so I can stay far, far away. I find that taking it to someone who has had a great deal of knowledge in rotaries is better than taking it to some schmuck down the corner. 12a's and N/A 13b's sure last a long time, but someone with knowledge in the area can keep your engine running longer in tip top condition longer than any "Joe Schmuch" mechanic. First off, if you go to a mechanic and he asks you if it has a 6 cylinder or an inline 4 FUCK OFF, LEAVE. He may put sinthetic oil in your rotary or put the Apex Seals on backwards. And besides, most people who are actually knowledgeable in rotaries can port your engine and help you out in reliable mods that will increase the performance of your rotary.

Rotaries Burn oil. Go to the Canadian or 1st gen board, they talk about putting 2 stroke oil in with your fuel, using premix and MMO.

peace.

would you guys stop bickering like a bunch of little school kids? mouse, obviously you haven't been on here too long but we don't like attitude. eraumazda, chill. there is no need to get your panties in a wad over something as stupid as this and that reltaliation was a bit overzealous.

rx's in general will need a bit more maintenance and precaution as to the nature of there problems, mainly lack of tolerance to temp and detonation that a psiton engine doesn't have. also the other 20 trillion quarks. and since the powerplant is different and only in the rx's then most mechanics f it up or won't even touch it. meaning if you blow your motor then you better damn well know what you are doing. thus why we are pushing for her to become knowlegable.

so i tell you what, you go post this out in the lounge area. that we are all the blind leading the blind and all full of bs. talk smack out where most everyone will see you. and i believe many have already questioned the price and her lack of knowlege in what was done. do get your prescription checked. also, don't nail someone else's grammar while using bad grammar. not only is it childish but makes you look like a bigot.

lilrx7chic, its good to see you're reading up. hope you visited my link and saw the animation, etc. hope school goes well for you.

well put jeremey

Stop fighting everyone, you scared off the chick.

Thank god shes gone, i'm sorry, i'm all for everybody learing about rotaries, females, males. But not people like that, she is just erregant and ignorant, she gained absolutly no help from her post and has done nothing but waste our time. (appart from giving us a good laugh there with the camshaft) but we should not laugh at things like that, because she really didnt have much of a clue. The problem was she wasnt looking for the type of help that we provide, she was looking for a solution, she didnt care about what was going into it or how or what was replaced, she just thought that making a cry for help on such a forum would magicly solve all her problems.
This all makes no sense to her i'm sure, but she is right, i for one 'am very happy that she is gone and hopefully when or if she comes back her posts will have a useful purpose. But so far her posts here are a lost cause for all.

Listen sergi, chicks don't want solutions. They only want empathy. They want to tell their story and be heard, that is why they are so different than men. So don't get pissed at a chick acting like a chick. If she was a good DIY rotary owner she would not be a real chick!

Have you seen women that know how to and like working in cars? They are just not the same :gay:

Anyhow I am just having a little fun here. It is so funny how all you naive guys thought she would listen. Chicks don't listen, they try to get guys to listen to THEM!

DUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHH

88integraLs: I think you're right. I know she said that she has finals or whatever but she didn't even thank me for being nice to her and trying to help a fellow newbie out! I could have ripped into her like a few guys did but I didn't. I felt sorry for her and her car problems. well I don't anymore. She probably just joined this forum to get us to help her out with her problem. Now that it's fixed "she has finals and won't be visiting for a while" I hope I'm wrong about her and I hope she ends up learning more about her car. If not she should be banned from this forum. I also think it's time to close this thread. All that anyone is doing here is just bitching (like me) anyway. "Good luck on your finals" Lilrx7chic!(camshaft!)
:hah: :hah: :hah: :hah: :hah: :hah: :hah: :hah: :hah:

I know how tempting it is to want to help when a girl pops her hood open. (sigh)

88IntegraLS thats what i meant, thanks for clearing it up. :) My point was that "It is so funny how all you naive guys thought she would listen. " <-exactly. I did not help her out, just pointed out to everyone that she was not listening and was a lost cause, but ur absolutly right I shouldn't get mad, and i dont think I was but might have come off as. However i'm still glad that shes gone cuz I dont want to have a new forum called "empathy". Anyways i'm done.

:D

i understand guys, but you aren't going to save much or change anything. whether i wasted 30sec making my posts or not, isn't going to kill me or stress me out. so i'd suggest not worrying yourselves. just let her do as she pleases and if she is putting shit in here then a mod will move it to the lounge or where ever.

:cool:
Hey everyone..ya miss me? yea...right...*lol*
Well...i gave up complaining..and relying on other people to mess with the car..well, mechanics anyway.
A couple of days ago-my car starting making a raddling noise under the hood...at first i thought it was the power-stearing pump (because everytime i turned the wheel..the raddling grew louder)..so i checked it out..and it was EMPTY...dry as fuck...i thought you had to change all the fluids when you changed the oil to a new engine? or rebuilt..or whatever they did to it..well, anyway..i guess they drained it and forgot to add some in. So i added power-stearing oil in the pump and turned the wheel side to side..the noise died down but, didn't stop. The next day i drove it around and the noise was just as loud as the day before. After that i gave up..i opened the hood thinking..if its going to die on me anyway..i might as well look around and see what i can do before it completely died....first thing was..i checked the belt...i un-tightened the pully and took the belt off..i turned on the car and the noise was gone...so i put the belt on-tightened it and i turned on the car again..the noise was gone. the mechanics didn't tighten it enough..after that i put in some screws where it was needed on the engine..(the mechanics didn't put all of them back in..those fuckers) and now the car sounds fine.
The anti-freeze light keeps coming on but, i know there's anti-freeze reaching the engine because i opened the cap and there was some in there...so maybe there's a loose fuse? don't know..i'm going to find the book and find out myself...
So how did i do for my first try?
Talk to u guys later..
-lilrx7

Hey all you guys that complained about chics and how they know nothing(SERGI) GET OVER IT ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't know how to use this forum to my advantage at the time...i'm done complaining and i'm ready to learn..for those of u who want to teach...its welcomed...for those of you who want to complain some more to feel better about your knowledge on the engine...f@*& you..ok? =)
With that said...thanks for those who had the patience to deal with my stupid complaints before..
Bye-
lilchic