Newbie needs help!

[oldone]

oldone are you in a 1st gen on IOM ?? Will be cool to see what it does on the mountain road. Can\'t wait

Shaun

Get your shoes polished bro....old school will be there,snorting and farting.:3gears-rh I am even putting in new spark plugs,,heheheheheh:yes

[tomotadahira]

Baz116 I am looking for tdi for everyday use. Audi is great car how much do you want and do you have e mail address!?

[Kieron]

Welcome to MRC,

Go for a fresh import thats already been modified in Japan with a single turbo and get it from JapSceneUK!

Thats what I\'ve just done after owning 2 3rd Gens (from 2 supporters of this site) both twins and both a lot of trouble!

[Baz116]

Baz116 I am looking for tdi for everyday use. Audi is great car how much do you want and do you have e mail address!?

to be honest mate i haven`t really looked what there going for, i`ll find out and let you know, email add is Baz116@hotmail.com

[Baz116]

Hi, thanks for the help so far.

One more question!
i`m going to look at an rx tomorrow, do i need a compression test? if so, wot is it exactly and how is it done? o, and how much would it cost?!?!?!

thanks again!

[agroupuk]

Baz116,

I live in Blackpool also and have just (well a few months now..) bought a nice twin turbo example.

If you want to pop round and have a look etc gimme a call - 07999 833533 (not too late tho or the missus will be unhappy :Nono!  hehe)

Any questions that I MIGHT be able to help with I will.

Cheers.

Agroupuk (edd)

[Baz116]

Baz116,

I live in Blackpool also and have just (well a few months now..) bought a nice twin turbo example.

If you want to pop round and have a look etc gimme a call - 07999 833533 (not too late tho or the missus will be unhappy :Nono!  hehe)

Any questions that I MIGHT be able to help with I will.

Cheers.

Agroupuk (edd)

Thanks, i have just put a deposit down on a rather nice 1, cant wait to pick it up!!!!!! still have to meet up though! wot colour is yours so i can look out for u?



one more question please!
The rx i have just put a deposit down on is a 3rd gen twin turbo, imported last year on an L plate. it is being re-M.O.T.`d  due to a few bulbs, fog light and failed on emissions, running to rich (u could smell the fumes). it does not idol perfect due to this and it is being fixed i.e. fuel being adjusted, is this likely to be hiding a bigger problem? is it something of nothing? just a bit worried about it.

thanks

[shaunwil]

It won\'t be the fueling. Its more like to be that either the bearings in the air pump are shot or it has been disconnected and the cat isn\'t getting to temp at low idle. The fueling can\'t be messed with on idle, the sensor isn\'t used on tick over. This is why the airpump is there.

I\'ve got a straight through system and it really smells strong when it is first fired up. It part of the joy of these cars. Just wait for the back fires on a straight through exhaust !

If the idle is rough and jumpy it could be that you have a boost leak in the rats nest and the car is struggling to sit at the pre-set idle level because its getting intermitant vaccumm.

Anything over 10 years old only needs to have an mot and usually because it is an import the gas levels aren\'t measured, just that it doesn\'t smoke on tick over. Plus it pays to know a goot mot station !

Enjoy, check that it doesn\'t have japanese rubber on (leathal in the wet) and slowly get used to the car. They can bite and arn\'t always driver friendly. Like any big power rwd where the right foot is the traction control.

Oh and enjoy it, I know you will !

Shaun

[Baz116]

It won\'t be the fueling. Its more like to be that either the bearings in the air pump are shot or it has been disconnected and the cat isn\'t getting to temp at low idle. The fueling can\'t be messed with on idle, the sensor isn\'t used on tick over. This is why the airpump is there.

I\'ve got a straight through system and it really smells strong when it is first fired up. It part of the joy of these cars. Just wait for the back fires on a straight through exhaust !

If the idle is rough and jumpy it could be that you have a boost leak in the rats nest and the car is struggling to sit at the pre-set idle level because its getting intermitant vaccumm.

Anything over 10 years old only needs to have an mot and usually because it is an import the gas levels aren\'t measured, just that it doesn\'t smoke on tick over. Plus it pays to know a goot mot station !

Enjoy, check that it doesn\'t have japanese rubber on (leathal in the wet) and slowly get used to the car. They can bite and arn\'t always driver friendly. Like any big power rwd where the right foot is the traction control.

Oh and enjoy it, I know you will !

Shaun

Its not a big problem is it (if it is 1 of the above)?
should i rethink the car? it is from a dealer with warranty.
pre mot showed that it was over fueling, 2 different things then... hmmmm...

thanks

[Crazy Eddie]

Baz,
Just a little bit of advice; These cars are awesome and once out in 1 you just want to buy it! Don\'t!!!!
Take your time if this is the first one you have seen. Having said that it sounds like you have commited to buy.
Did you get it compression tested and is it a specialist dealer?
If no to both of these be very careful as if you do buy the wrong one it can cost a fortune!
I know this reply sounds negative but I was looking for ages before deciding on the 1 I have gone for and it has been perfect(so far) where as others had little quirks that the seller brushed off as an eay fix but my question is this.....
If it is such and easy fix would it not be better to fix it before a viewer came??
If you do end up going for this 1 and it all gets sorted out then I wish you the best of luck with it as they are fantastic cars.
But if you are having any concerns then don\'t buy it! It is a buyers market at the moment and some great cars are going for silly money just look at the for sale section on here.
All the best and happy motoring:wave

[Baz116]

Thanks for the advice, the car does seem in a1 order (except for the idol) and the dealer, not specialist in rx7s but deals in all sports cars does give warranty.
I took my mate with me who is a qualified mechanic, although he admits he knows nothing about rotary engines, he said the rest of the car was spot on.
The idol drifted about 150rpm, wasn`t alot but noticable.
The dealer also said it would be sorted when i pick it up but he thought it was due to the over fueling.?
if it is wot shaunwil said, would this be expensive to fix?

hope i haven`t made a boo boo!

thanks again!

[shaunwil]

Don\'t worry too much about it as long as they are willing to look into the stuff you are talking about. How long is the warrenty for and what does it cover ?

The idle on these car can be interesting anyway when they are running fine. What do you mean by dodgy idle. was the car fired up from cold or hot. What did the idle bounch on ? If its about 1.6k cold and 1k hot on the rev counter then it\'ll be fine ! If it sounds like it is hunting for a given rev then usually there may be a small leak, but it shouldn\'t be anything major.

If the jobs i mentioned needed doing the air pump is an easy one and you can get air pump rebuild kits, mine was knackered when i got mine but i removed the cat and airpump about 6 months after getting the car. All it can do is clog up the cat.

As for the rats nest of vacuumm lines this isn\'t an expensive job in materials but can take a long time to do.

If they are offering a warrenty they must think it is at a good level of quality or they would feel it would cost them too much if something goes wrong.
I\'d just ask what the warrenty covers.

Shaun

[shaunwil]

Looks a very pretty car, but its got all the normal trade photos that tell you nothing. The idle may be rough because of the work done to it. Its got a large bore exhaust system on and boost controller.

Just make sure they fix these faults before you pick the car up.

When are you going to pick it up ??

Shaun

[Baz116]

the warranty covers everything, except day to day wear: tyres, ball joint etc.
covers engine components such as pistons, con rods etc. The is dealer trying to find out if it will cover rotary and if not he said he will try to find a specialist warranty but personally i think that would be expensive.

standard 3 month warranty free but can be extended up to 3yrs at cost.

warranty covers 1st £1000 of claim but can claim as many time as i want during time period.

its a 1994, 45000km when brought into uk last yr, done 3000mile so that just under 33000miles. interior is like new suggesting milage is correct.

can not recall wot the car was idoling between, just remember it wasn`t changing much. sorry (stupid i know)

[Baz116]

Looks a very pretty car, but its got all the normal trade photos that tell you nothing. The idle may be rough because of the work done to it. Its got a large bore exhaust system on and boost controller.

Just make sure they fix these faults before you pick the car up.

When are you going to pick it up ??

Shaun

i`m confused, how do u know that?
hopefully in a week