20B Cosmo

[clive]

Hi Phil,

Sorry to hear all is not well with your new acquisition, l got involved when Glenn\'s brothers car died and l think we got it fully rebuilt for around £650, but l know Tim @ RX-Motors had complete  Cosmo front end a while ago  so you may get a S/H box there if need be.

If you remove a brake disc l may be able to help source one for you.

[Ultraman_Cosmo]

Thanks all, I\'ll report back when I\'ve taken a closer look at it, not had a chance yet, not even got it insured yet even! Off to the NSU Treffen in Germany now to tear up the Autobahn\'s in my 36 year old Ro80

Phil.

[Iwan]

HI Phil,

Cosmo is known for some main problems in Japan. Thay are thing, which will fail very often. The weak points are:

Air condition (they was a recall in Japan but not everyone has went to dialership)
Transmission (Cars with bad Transmissions are very often to find at Japanese auctions)
The TV Screen of ECCS versions. (VERY expansive unit! Very hard to find a used item in Japan, most of them are sold for 100.000YEN or more) A New screen can be ordered by Mazda! Costs in Germany: 3500 EUR! for the screen only. People on Japanese Cosmo forum told to me, that you can not repair the screen.
Engine Cooling. Cooling system is the next main weak point. This is the reason why engines will fail. A replacement radiator is strongly recommended. Stock radiators are known for broken plastic- tanks.
Brakes are the next weak Cosmo point. Fitting FD brakes are common in Japan. I have seen conversation to Nissan and Toyota brakes but never drove a Cosmo with converted discs. My Cosmo has stock brakes to. Brake discs are very expansive but you can order the discs directly from Mazda. I was able to successfully order the discs for my Cosmo from Mazda. Them arrived in just few days.
Suspension of E-Type is also known for problems. Replacement parts can be ordered by Mazda.

If you need any part numbers, please drop me a short MSG. I\'ve got a part catalog  from Japan and can find all part numbers you need. My experience is, you can order all parts directly from Mazda dialership.

REgards
Iwan

[spanner]

G\'day Glenn,

I believe the plugs are 6\'s on the leading & 9\'s on the trailing, at least that\'s what mine came with originally.

[DRFTRX_82]

What year is that my friend?

[spanner]

Originally posted by DRFTRX_82
What year is that my friend?

My JC Cosmo is a 1990 JC3SE , came with the 13B-RE option, and I bought a front cut of a JCESE with 20B on board and did the swap.

[DRFTRX_82]

i haven\'t really done much looking for the elusive 20b motor, i saw one on ebay for 1500$ US with tranny. I was thinking of doing a swap into my 1st gen rx7. some people here (Canada) want to sell rebuilt motors for upwards of 4000$ . I\'m still debating weather or not to do it.
P.S how much bhp do those put out?

[scooby_si]

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Seriously thou say the word if you see a 20B going for $1500 i think many here would go for that?
I thought they were quite rare from a cosmo?
Si

[Ultraman_Cosmo]

Thanks for all that Iwan, the air conditioning does not work as you say but may just need a re-gas. The transmission problem seems to have dissappeared for the time being, time will tell if this is temporary or not! Do the TV displays normally pack up completely? As our one just has a thin blue line through the middle and I wondered if that was some glimmer of hope? I have just posted in the insuring your rotary thread as I\'m having a nightmare insuring it, if anyone could post some advice either here or in the other topic I\'d muchh appreciate it.
Thanks,
Phil.

[Tim_Burgess]

I\'ve got my 13b insured through AON. They had the usual misconception that it was a Eunos Roadster but we soon cleared that up.

£ 253.00 on a 5k Miles per year Modern Classic Policy

REgards