my rx-7

[gsb876]

cheers mate once i can get to it ill get it all checked out,
ill put new plugs and leads on it first see if that helps.

whats the recomended oil type for these?

Recommended oil is Castrol GTX 10w - 40 , mineral based, funny you should ask was just checking mine to see how much i got left :Giggle

[mikeyh]

also got a cpl of spare parts off the guy.
1.headlight cover with air intake slot in it.
2.plastic light surrounds that are for the twin type bulbs.
3.a brand new stainless steel decat pipe(i think)(has a 4 bolt connection at one end and a 2 bolt flange at the other,and a lambda sensor hole in it.
he said he also has a big manifold kind of thing(his words not mine)lol

[mikeyh]

Recommended oil is Castrol GTX 10w - 40 , mineral based, funny you should ask was just checking mine to see how much i got left :Giggle

so thatll be a fully synthetic or semi?
and should be changed every 2000 miles or so

[gsb876]

so thatll be a fully synthetic or semi?
and should be changed every 2000 miles or so

I think it is Semi, and needs to be changed every 3K miles or so :cool

[MillSpeed]

I\'d only use mineral oil if I were you. I know some will argue that modern synthetics are ok and won\'t leave residues when burnt in the rotor chambers, but I don\'t think it\'s worth the gamble.

[Jit]

yep, i only use mineral....its what mazda recommend so its good enough for me

[mikeyh]

mmm just been roaming around the forum and noticed more than a few rex`s have went up in flames?.

how common iss this and what causes it?

[COUNTZERO1978]

Hey mate i can thorougly reccomend the garage in wishaw,run by marc light he\'s a top bloke who deals with plenty rex\'s & knows his stuff,just mention my name & im sure he\'ll help with the comp test.

[mikeyh]

i think i could manage the test myself(just have to find the plugs lol)
managed to nip out for 5 mins(well thats what i told the g/f)
took it for a quick run around the block and was back firing like hell.
it seems that if you rev it and left off peddle you get an all mighty bang.
will get a new set of plugs and leads into her tomorrow but from the smell out the exhaust(ie 110% pure fuel)i think the car will need a full strip.

had another quick look around car and its needing a few cosmetic bits, but as they say you get what you pay for.

[leggysrx7]

Hey bud!

I was looking at that car, thought about buying it! Give us a shout when your working on it and i\'ll pop through, give you a hand checking over oil,plug,lead, hoses etc if you want.

Im based in East Kilbride. Have a look for Donato online, he\'s from up your way

Marc Light at the Garage doesnt have a compression tester, we\'ve just returned from WGT after a comp test. He is the top man in Scotland however for rx7\'s...lots of practice!!

Any how, email if you want a hand

Marc

mlegowski@hotmail.com

[Shyne]

Running a PFC with base map? 110% fuel stench isn\'t uncommon mate!!!

Get that comp test done, thats where your answers lie!!! and the plugs are under the TB intake elbow.

Have fun!

[strange_days_uk]

mmm just been roaming around the forum and noticed more than a few rex`s have went up in flames?.

how common iss this and what causes it?

HAHAhahah reading that really made me laugh man

Main reason is people not putting out their cigarettes properly.

Seriously mate, you shouldn\'t worry about that, you would have to be seriously unlucky, or get caught up in the oncoming WWIII

[mikeyh]

right guys here goes.

took the rex out this morning engine wasnt that hot(mind u temp guage doesnt work.)car went great some back fire but ran ok.

later on once i had the car on the rampto  check over,car was ticking over for a while so i gather engine was pretty hot.
went for a run and boy she didnt like it in any gear.
seemed to pop and bang around 3500 and stuttured abit and didnt go to well.

got it back to garage and on tick over reved it slowly and it went right up to 6-7ish with no probelms???
only other thing noticed was blue/white smoke on idle but non on test drive.


right next bit done a quick compretion check on it using tester we had in work.

dont know if i was doing it right but with the button pressed in engine turning over it bounced about around 90-100 psi on all 4 spark plug gaps.
not sure if this isd ok but im sure you`ll let me know.

had a look in the engine bay and found a cpl of small metal pipes that didnt seem to have anything attached to them.
i took a cpl of pics wondered if theres ment to be pipes attached or not.

can i send them to someone as ive not got a clue how to put them up here.


right hopefully that should keep you all busy reading for a while lol
and hopefully iots an electrical fault rather than a re-build but not fussed either way.

noticed the temp and fuel gauge are not working(sure its just needing new sensors)
theres a metal/rubber pipe that runs from engine(just above the turbo) 2 bolt flange fix,along the side of the gearbox and looks like its ment to be attached to something as theres a hose clip on it?

theres a switch thats broken and the wire goes to the sump,got a cpl of pics on that as well.

[strange_days_uk]

Is the car running standard exhaust, could be that the catalytic converter has melted?  This had happened to mine, car used to run like a bag of sh*t.  Never liked high revs in any gear, had no real power, wasn\'t smooth driving at all.

[mikeyh]

nope its been de-cated
car used to drive ok(well so the guy says)

i was maybe thinking its an electrical fault i.e ht lead or coil