When you buy an FC, there's bound to be problems.
02-16-10, 09:36 PM
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When you buy an FC, there's bound to be problems.
From what I been noticing, the last owner didn't really take much care of the motor/electrical and spent all his money on exterior work. (The exterior work isn't half arsed either)
Anywho, here's the huge list of problems I been having with this car.
1. During cold weather, the car loves to hesitate to start. I start the process of deflooding by pulling the EGI fuse and repeating the process maybe 5-6 times. I never have this problem in warm weather so I'm not that bothered by it. ( I plan on doing a turbo II swap here soon anyways.)
2. Dash light burnt out - This happened because I hotwired the electric fan to the cigarette light illumination light and I suppose that was circuited along with the dash lights which probably caused the fuse to burn. I haven't checked yet because it happened today and it's too cold to check tonight.
3. Heater blows extremely low - With my mouth wide open I could blow a lot more powerful than the heater. This isn't a necessity to fix but with this below freezing weather, I need some sort of fix.
4. Stuck Clutch/Doesn't go into gear - There's obviously air in my slave cylinder system and I discovered the leak on the front seal on my clutch slave cylinder. (Bought the part, putting it in eventually...)
5. Random leak on the headliner - Now this part confuses the hell out of me. I used 3 inch wide electrical tape to cover up the sunroof to fix the leak temporarily. Although, the leak still shows up so I'm utterly confused.
6. Driver side wiper likes to go off the windsheild. This case I could simply re-adjust the blades. (I just wish it was warmer outside so I can fix all these problems at once)
7. Car overheats on idle: I tried the quick fix by wiring up my electrical fan since it never turned on at all. That fixed this problem until my dash lights fuse burnt out.
8. Car doesn't have a steady idle on cold start up. I have to keep a constant rev @ 2-3k until the car warms up. Otherwise, the car will just immediately die and I have to restart it back up....hoping I don't flood the damn motor.
So, buying an rx-7 for 3000$ was a complete pain and I somewhat regret selling off my RX-8. But, the fact of the matter is that it gives me more experience on tearing this thing apart and buying new stuff. Even without the engine I could still say the car is worth more than 3000 as a rolling shell. (If you see the profile pics, you'd understand...I'll give a one word hint "Re-amemiya")
So, the point of this thread is, I need help with some of the things I can't figure out. Regardless of all these problems, I still love my car.
Anywho, here's the huge list of problems I been having with this car.
1. During cold weather, the car loves to hesitate to start. I start the process of deflooding by pulling the EGI fuse and repeating the process maybe 5-6 times. I never have this problem in warm weather so I'm not that bothered by it. ( I plan on doing a turbo II swap here soon anyways.)
2. Dash light burnt out - This happened because I hotwired the electric fan to the cigarette light illumination light and I suppose that was circuited along with the dash lights which probably caused the fuse to burn. I haven't checked yet because it happened today and it's too cold to check tonight.
3. Heater blows extremely low - With my mouth wide open I could blow a lot more powerful than the heater. This isn't a necessity to fix but with this below freezing weather, I need some sort of fix.
4. Stuck Clutch/Doesn't go into gear - There's obviously air in my slave cylinder system and I discovered the leak on the front seal on my clutch slave cylinder. (Bought the part, putting it in eventually...)
5. Random leak on the headliner - Now this part confuses the hell out of me. I used 3 inch wide electrical tape to cover up the sunroof to fix the leak temporarily. Although, the leak still shows up so I'm utterly confused.
6. Driver side wiper likes to go off the windsheild. This case I could simply re-adjust the blades. (I just wish it was warmer outside so I can fix all these problems at once)
7. Car overheats on idle: I tried the quick fix by wiring up my electrical fan since it never turned on at all. That fixed this problem until my dash lights fuse burnt out.
8. Car doesn't have a steady idle on cold start up. I have to keep a constant rev @ 2-3k until the car warms up. Otherwise, the car will just immediately die and I have to restart it back up....hoping I don't flood the damn motor.
So, buying an rx-7 for 3000$ was a complete pain and I somewhat regret selling off my RX-8. But, the fact of the matter is that it gives me more experience on tearing this thing apart and buying new stuff. Even without the engine I could still say the car is worth more than 3000 as a rolling shell. (If you see the profile pics, you'd understand...I'll give a one word hint "Re-amemiya")
So, the point of this thread is, I need help with some of the things I can't figure out. Regardless of all these problems, I still love my car.
02-17-10, 08:19 AM
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1. Might want to get the injectors professionally cleaned. They are the most likely culprits
2. That was dumb, because the fuse is too small to run the fan. Find another source.
3. Probably a blower motor but I'll need details to tell you for sure.
4. If there's air in there then you need to bleed it.
5. How's the weather stripping? Since it's twenty years old, you probably need to replace that.
6. Wrong size wiper or its on the bolt wrong.
7. Do you have a shroud? Try doing a full coolant flush and replace the thermostat.
8. Could be a number of things. Do you still have the BAC and the rat's nest?
An FC is not worth anywhere near 3kusd as a rolling shell and I am stumped as to why you would give that much for a car with all these problems. Most of them are going to be an easy fix but for 3k you could have gotten a decent turbo II. Good luck.
2. That was dumb, because the fuse is too small to run the fan. Find another source.
3. Probably a blower motor but I'll need details to tell you for sure.
4. If there's air in there then you need to bleed it.
5. How's the weather stripping? Since it's twenty years old, you probably need to replace that.
6. Wrong size wiper or its on the bolt wrong.
7. Do you have a shroud? Try doing a full coolant flush and replace the thermostat.
8. Could be a number of things. Do you still have the BAC and the rat's nest?
An FC is not worth anywhere near 3kusd as a rolling shell and I am stumped as to why you would give that much for a car with all these problems. Most of them are going to be an easy fix but for 3k you could have gotten a decent turbo II. Good luck.
02-17-10, 06:51 PM
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I got my FC for a grand and it hasn't given me any problems except my wheel bearing going out recently. Also, it flooded once but the EGI fuse trick worked perfect. My heater blows really nice and warm on cold nights. It seems you just made a wrong choice on the money you put out on that specific rx7. I was thinking the problems you encountered were with the motor/seals/etc. but most of the stuff you mentioned is minor. Sorry to hear your having a pain though. Glad i haven't experienced anything crazy yet and i'm already at 125k.
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1. Might want to get the injectors professionally cleaned. They are the most likely culprits
2. That was dumb, because the fuse is too small to run the fan. Find another source.
3. Probably a blower motor but I'll need details to tell you for sure.
4. If there's air in there then you need to bleed it.
5. How's the weather stripping? Since it's twenty years old, you probably need to replace that.
6. Wrong size wiper or its on the bolt wrong.
7. Do you have a shroud? Try doing a full coolant flush and replace the thermostat.
8. Could be a number of things. Do you still have the BAC and the rat's nest?
An FC is not worth anywhere near 3kusd as a rolling shell and I am stumped as to why you would give that much for a car with all these problems. Most of them are going to be an easy fix but for 3k you could have gotten a decent turbo II. Good luck.
2. That was dumb, because the fuse is too small to run the fan. Find another source.
3. Probably a blower motor but I'll need details to tell you for sure.
4. If there's air in there then you need to bleed it.
5. How's the weather stripping? Since it's twenty years old, you probably need to replace that.
6. Wrong size wiper or its on the bolt wrong.
7. Do you have a shroud? Try doing a full coolant flush and replace the thermostat.
8. Could be a number of things. Do you still have the BAC and the rat's nest?
An FC is not worth anywhere near 3kusd as a rolling shell and I am stumped as to why you would give that much for a car with all these problems. Most of them are going to be an easy fix but for 3k you could have gotten a decent turbo II. Good luck.
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Here a thread about emission equipment removal which can be used to help understand their purpose.
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=112251
The "rats nest" is a bunch of solenoids, small diameter metal piping, and vacuum hoses that have to do with the emissions on the car.
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=112251
The "rats nest" is a bunch of solenoids, small diameter metal piping, and vacuum hoses that have to do with the emissions on the car.
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02-19-10, 12:20 AM
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1. Might want to get the injectors professionally cleaned. They are the most likely culprits
2. That was dumb, because the fuse is too small to run the fan. Find another source.
3. Probably a blower motor but I'll need details to tell you for sure.
4. If there's air in there then you need to bleed it.
5. How's the weather stripping? Since it's twenty years old, you probably need to replace that.
6. Wrong size wiper or its on the bolt wrong.
7. Do you have a shroud? Try doing a full coolant flush and replace the thermostat.
8. Could be a number of things. Do you still have the BAC and the rat's nest?
An FC is not worth anywhere near 3kusd as a rolling shell and I am stumped as to why you would give that much for a car with all these problems. Most of them are going to be an easy fix but for 3k you could have gotten a decent turbo II. Good luck.
2. That was dumb, because the fuse is too small to run the fan. Find another source.
3. Probably a blower motor but I'll need details to tell you for sure.
4. If there's air in there then you need to bleed it.
5. How's the weather stripping? Since it's twenty years old, you probably need to replace that.
6. Wrong size wiper or its on the bolt wrong.
7. Do you have a shroud? Try doing a full coolant flush and replace the thermostat.
8. Could be a number of things. Do you still have the BAC and the rat's nest?
An FC is not worth anywhere near 3kusd as a rolling shell and I am stumped as to why you would give that much for a car with all these problems. Most of them are going to be an easy fix but for 3k you could have gotten a decent turbo II. Good luck.
2. I had to think of a quick fix since I was visiting home in St Louis. (Car made the 900 mile straight drive with no issues). It was indeed dumb and I should have taken the time to create a switch. (Which I plan on doing the next nice day)
3. Didn't bother with this yet... for more details, the blowing air is very weak but it is present.
4. Haven't replaced Clutch Slave yet. Even if I bleed I'll still get air in the system unless I constantly refill DOT 3.
5. Could you mean the weather stripping on the windshield?
6. Re-adjusted, now its fine
7. (In-Process) Doing a direct fused switch to the battery.
8. After reading up on the BAC ( http://mazdarx7.iougs.com/idlecontrol.shtml ), is it fine to remove the system? If that's the case I would probably start that next because I hate waiting 8 minutes to warm up my car just to leave.
I appreciate all the help, and it solved quite a few problems. (And everyone else here too) I just got a few more tweaks and fixes before this car has no issues whatsoever.
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wish, I would have seen this thread ages ago. You have my old car. It was my daily for several years so I know it well. You've probably fixed all of the little quirks by now but...
I never had flooding or hard start issues when it was mine. It did however kill when you let the revs drop until it warmed up. This started right after I put the N1 on it. The bolts were rusted to hell and I couldn't get it to mate well so the massive exhaust leak is what I assumed caused this.
Overheating was also never an issue...did someone jack with the fan wiring or something? It was wired to the ignition so it always ran and with the Koyo rad it stayed much cooler than when it had the stock fan. It's fused already so if it wasn't working I assume either someone buggered something up or the fuse is missing/blown.
The wiper issue was when I pulled them off to paint them...I just stuck the driver one on at a bad angle. I had quit driving it at that point so wasn't in a hurry to remedy that. Pull off, move, and tighten down. Problem solved. I would have assumed something so silly would have been fixed before the car changed hands.
As for the leak it is the rack for the sunroof...it's rusted to ****. Take off the headliner, grind off the rust and epoxy it. The frame has rain channels that dump out behind the fenders. In heavy rain it seeps through the rust rather than all going down the channels.
The heat was never an issue...worked great so I'm at a loss there.
Dunno if you've done the clutch yet but the rear main is leaking but if you're going TII you may or may not fart around with that. If not, fix that because last time I saw the inside of the bellhousing it was a mess.
Anyway, if you want any history on the car hit me up. I've had my hands in it since 1998 when my friend bought it. You have a hurricane Katrina survivor in your possession. I can show you pics where it was parked with tree limbs around it (but thankfully none fell on the car). That car is a trooper. As for the expensive bodywork yes and no...I spent a lot on the unique parts for that car. You will be hardpressed to find another Your's Sports rear wing so treat it well and if you ever decide to let it go I'd buy it back. I paid a premium for the mirrors too but that was ten years ago and they are easier to find. I can show you the receipt for the front bumper...that is a sore subject for me. It cost about $2600 and it did not look like that when I had it. The guy I sold it to put it in the body shop for paint and the genius there took it upon himself to completely mold in the moldings (it has regular S4 moldings glassed in) and mold it to the fenders...so yeah, he basically took and original RE Amemiya bumper and turned it into crap. Man it makes me sick inside. Molding the rear and sides was kinda retarded too but those are just AIT parts so no major loss. Ugh. Anyway, glad to see the car went to an enthusiast and not some ricer kid. After I saw what the body guy did to it I thought for sure it would get sold to some idiot who didn't have a clue what they were getting.
I never had flooding or hard start issues when it was mine. It did however kill when you let the revs drop until it warmed up. This started right after I put the N1 on it. The bolts were rusted to hell and I couldn't get it to mate well so the massive exhaust leak is what I assumed caused this.
Overheating was also never an issue...did someone jack with the fan wiring or something? It was wired to the ignition so it always ran and with the Koyo rad it stayed much cooler than when it had the stock fan. It's fused already so if it wasn't working I assume either someone buggered something up or the fuse is missing/blown.
The wiper issue was when I pulled them off to paint them...I just stuck the driver one on at a bad angle. I had quit driving it at that point so wasn't in a hurry to remedy that. Pull off, move, and tighten down. Problem solved. I would have assumed something so silly would have been fixed before the car changed hands.
As for the leak it is the rack for the sunroof...it's rusted to ****. Take off the headliner, grind off the rust and epoxy it. The frame has rain channels that dump out behind the fenders. In heavy rain it seeps through the rust rather than all going down the channels.
The heat was never an issue...worked great so I'm at a loss there.
Dunno if you've done the clutch yet but the rear main is leaking but if you're going TII you may or may not fart around with that. If not, fix that because last time I saw the inside of the bellhousing it was a mess.
Anyway, if you want any history on the car hit me up. I've had my hands in it since 1998 when my friend bought it. You have a hurricane Katrina survivor in your possession. I can show you pics where it was parked with tree limbs around it (but thankfully none fell on the car). That car is a trooper. As for the expensive bodywork yes and no...I spent a lot on the unique parts for that car. You will be hardpressed to find another Your's Sports rear wing so treat it well and if you ever decide to let it go I'd buy it back. I paid a premium for the mirrors too but that was ten years ago and they are easier to find. I can show you the receipt for the front bumper...that is a sore subject for me. It cost about $2600 and it did not look like that when I had it. The guy I sold it to put it in the body shop for paint and the genius there took it upon himself to completely mold in the moldings (it has regular S4 moldings glassed in) and mold it to the fenders...so yeah, he basically took and original RE Amemiya bumper and turned it into crap. Man it makes me sick inside. Molding the rear and sides was kinda retarded too but those are just AIT parts so no major loss. Ugh. Anyway, glad to see the car went to an enthusiast and not some ricer kid. After I saw what the body guy did to it I thought for sure it would get sold to some idiot who didn't have a clue what they were getting.
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