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Unlucky mate

If they cannot justify a full respray then tell them that you want the £12k that the car is worth!!! I\'m sure they\'ll quickly change their tune. Do not give in mate- hang in there.

Glad to hear you\'re ok mate. Sounds like you may have aqua planed.

Set the height that you want and then adjust the damper to suit that height. If the height is low then set the damper high and vice versa.

That\'s one good looking RX. In the best colour too- black.

Looks wrong. How can our water be so clear. I can see the bottom and there\'s SAND instead of pebble/gravel. Hmmmm, might have to take a trip down there with my fly rod as the waves aren\'t too rough.

Did you see fish there? Also, it is actually a crescent right rather than some super wide angle lens on your camera, lol.

Cheers

Van

I\'d definately go for the gunmetal insides with polished spokes and lip. Can you not get it with 5 spokes ? Very nice.

Excellent. Your Rex looks sweet. The beach on the first photo looks like somewhere almost tropical. Did you go for a dip?

I split mine myself then found companies to do what was needed, either powder coat or polishing. Then put them back together.

I ended up wuth the full polishing, all done for £200

Hi John, how difficult is it to piece it back together again?

I believe they are 4mm.

Hi Folks

Well, what a day it has been. Before heading off to Carl\'s, I tried to replace a split vac pipe and ended up breaking the valve spigot and had to super glue it. It turned out to be an exceptional repair job. It didn\'t come off during the 3 hour journey to Carl\'s :cool . It was admired by all at Hayward :chat .

Carl and crew has confirmed, via compression test, that the engine has not blown an Apex seal :cool . Compression were all even around 6.7 so is in pretty good shape. However, there are two areas where the lower inlet gasket has blown causing boost leaks and likely high idle. I\'ll be going back to Carl\'s, probably next week, to have this done along with the Apexi fuel mapping and replacement of rear bushes. Other minor issues were sorted thanks to Carl, Ian and Geoff.

Carl and his team have given me a quality and cost effective service and I would recommend them highly to other rotary owners. It\'s nice to see enthusiast at work :cheers .   Big thanks to Tim and Tom for teas and Maccie D.

Van

Hi cjle17, I was worried that no one from MRC had used them before and you have pretty much confirmed my initial concerns. However, I\'m glad my engine doesn\'t need a rebuild and hopefully Carl will confirm this when I visit him next week. Thanks for posting. It\'s a real shame the way they avoided further communication with you after agreeing the date.

Hi TURBOIINUTTAH, I think you are probably right and I think it\'s for the best considering their lack of courtesy.

Hi Rixio, so you\'re the mystery man . Thanks for your help, mate. :cheers

Van

Hi Khyber, ecu auto adjust....well that would explain it. I\'ll have to do a search, thanks.

UPDATE:

Gurj came over today and had a look at the RX7. He has reset the stock ecu just to be on the safe side. The car now feels better and seems to run smoother. I\'m glad to hear from him that it\'s NOT and an engine rebuild :Thumbs-up .

However. the car is overfueling. We could smell petrol fumes, beyond the norm, so this needs to be looked at.

Gurj has suggested I get the Apexi mapped, change the spark plugs and leads for peace of mind.

I\'ll probably drive down to Carl\'s soon to have the Apexi mapped and for a general check-up (especially the overfueling).

Thanks for all your advise and special thanks to Gurj- hope you recover from your cold and insomnia soon, mate.

Van

Travis

Should be fine but I shall check coming weekend- weather permitting. Thinking about it, I suppose that if one plug/lead is faulty then the symptons be very much the same.

Thanks

Van

Hi John

I\'ve had the Apexi in for over 9 months and was working fine till recently. I have driven the RX7 several times today and it seems to be stuttering below 1800rpm once my foot is off the gas pedal when coasting/slowing down. It just feels weird and the feedback from the gear stick is also a little jerky.

You are right regarding pleading for more experienced FD owner to take a look at my car. Gurj is the most local FD owner I know so I\'ll ask him first.

Thanks for your support. I really wish I had your optimism.

Van

Update.

Well, I removed the Apexi and put back the stock ECU. The engine idle is now steady when warm. However, the idle stays arounds 1250rpm which is too high. I have tried adjusting with the two idle screws (nearest oil filler and below TB) but cannot lower the idle. Any ideas?

It seems to drive ok other than stutter at low speed.

I\'ll look into the "poor man\'s test" and give it a shot if it\'s not difficult.

Van