Hi, FC3S S4 owner here.
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Hi, FC3S S4 owner here.
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.
Nice to meet you all.
Last edited by Viktor Konca; 11-27-18 at 07:08 AM.
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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...
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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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gauget then, and a new sensor just to be sure because i'll have to run with a non OEM thermostat, my sensor has been replaced by the seller of my car, he told me that the problem should be the thermostat, that is broken or isn't there, i'll have to open it to know, but i'll wait to have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.
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
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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.
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Vernet
Last edited by Viktor Konca; 11-30-18 at 02:26 AM.
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