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Hello, i'm from Spain and i recently buyed an FC two months ago, i just started to make some repairs and modifications, i want to make it looks like an S5 so it's gonna be a long way, i find myself in this website looking for guides and help often so i decided to participate with the comunity.
Nice to meet you all.
Last edited by Viktor Konca; 11-27-18 at 07:08 AM.
Hello, your car look great I like it this way.
Do you have any other pic, rear & inside?
Did you find it in Spain? in France, there are pretty hard to find in good shape...
Hello, your car look great I like it this way.
Do you have any other pic, rear & inside?
Did you find it in Spain? in France, there are pretty hard to find in good shape...
Hi!, i'll upload some more pics but i haven't any of the inside but it's in good state, the carpet needs to be cleaned, the air conditioner grille needs to be replaced as usual, the trunk cover is dirty and broken, the seat of the companion has some cigar burns. the ashtray too and the radio is new and have too much lights, the rest is original and in good state.
The only things who aren't original are the exhaust and the coilovers, the gas pump is from an FD but i have the originals too.
I found it in Spain, here they are not common either, this one was hard to find, the rest has lot of engine problems, this one looks fine in that aspect, for now i just had to replace two bushing of the brake reservoir and i will need to buy a new thermostat, the engine is very cold all the time so i think is broken, the sensor works fine, oh and the relay of the wiper washer buttom needs to be fixed, i think thats all.
Last edited by Viktor Konca; 11-27-18 at 01:25 PM.
Welcome! The car looks great! As for the wiper issues, also read up on cold solder joints inside of the wiper switch. The solder joints fail and will cause issues with the wipers not working or not turning off.
Welcome! The car looks great! As for the wiper issues, also read up on cold solder joints inside of the wiper switch. The solder joints fail and will cause issues with the wipers not working or not turning off.
The factory coolant temperature gauge is known to be very inaccurate. If you haven't, you may want to verify that it is actually running cold with an aftermarket coolant temperature gauge. If you do replace the thermostat make sure you buy an OEM Mazda unit, make sure to properly bleed the air out of the cooling system.
Very solid advice on buying a Mazda thermostat. Be sure to install the thermostat with the jiggle pin at the 12 o clock position. I will only buy a genuine Mazda thermostat.
As far as i know there isn't anything like that, I think there are very few fans of the RX7 here but you can meet people who like it everywhere, especially when they ear the engine.
Originally Posted by Templeton
The factory coolant temperature gauge is known to be very inaccurate. If you haven't, you may want to verify that it is actually running cold with an aftermarket coolant temperature gauge. If you do replace the thermostat make sure you buy an OEM Mazda unit, make sure to properly bleed the air out of the cooling system.
Hi, thanks for your advice, i'll look for an aftermarket gauget then, and a new sensor just to be sure because i'll have to run with a non OEM thermostat, my sensor has been replaced by the seller of my car, he told me that the problem should be the thermostat, that is broken or isn't there, i'll have to open it to know, but i'll wait to have a replace.
Originally Posted by mazdaverx713b
Very solid advice on buying a Mazda thermostat. Be sure to install the thermostat with the jiggle pin at the 12 o clock position. I will only buy a genuine Mazda thermostat.
Yes i know that Madza OEM is the best and almost the only thermostat recomended in this site and on every site that i could find info about it but is very, very, very difficult for me to find one and from the usual sellers like Mazdatrix who actually sells a Stant instead of OEM or thats what i read from another post of here, and AtkinsRotary that cost about 60$ or more and it takes 6-9 weeks to arrive. So i think my only viable option is a Nippon Pieces Sevices that i'm not sure if it compatible, a Vernet who looks pretty close to the original or a Gates, Stant is hard to find too, worst options than OEM i know but is that or no thermostat at all so...
Nippon Gates Vernet
Last edited by Viktor Konca; 11-30-18 at 02:26 AM.
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