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Old Jul 16, 2015 | 01:44 AM
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How to maintain?

Simple question. How do you maintain a rotary?
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Old Jul 16, 2015 | 06:11 AM
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Simple answer, read the FAQs:

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Old Jul 16, 2015 | 06:23 AM
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- check your oil often because rotarys inject oil to lubricate the apex seals and will need to be topped up from time to time.

- regular oil and oil filter changes, same goes with all engines fresh oil is better oil!!

- gently warm up the engine and don't drive it hard until the motor is at full operating temperature.

other than that its like maintaining any other car.
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Old Jul 16, 2015 | 12:33 PM
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Okay cool man thank you hows the electrical aspect of these maxdas? I hear they have a lot of problems
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Old Jul 16, 2015 | 01:22 PM
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How to maintain?

These cars are almost 30 years old, anything that old will have some electric issues
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Old Jul 16, 2015 | 01:25 PM
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Im coming from toyotas where everything works always so im surprised to hear this haha
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Old Jul 16, 2015 | 04:18 PM
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Because it's a 20+ year old car, the wires in the engine bay are old, get brittle and tend to break off leading to electrical issues (think of a 20 year old rubber band). Rotories also run hot.
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