POLL: Has Your engine died with less than 10k miles on it?

[BlitzBoy]

First failure OMP injector on rear rotor,last failure warped seals due to OMP again not putting enough oil when running high power, now junked the OMP now running Premix, runs like a dream now

[probedb]

My engine has 65k miles and is still going strong. I\'m swapping for a 30k miles one from Dragon tho and selling mine once the block is out

[Red Leader]

My went after 365 miles (water seal) imported from one of the banners above.
Warranty worth jack.

Carl Hayward was recommended for the rebuild. He\'s done a top job.
Just covered 1300 miles on rebuild. 700 to go before the final ok from Carl and the fittment of the Power FC.

[Prof]

More and more I am liking the idea of going 2 stroke !

[88GT-R]

2200 miles - cracked ceramic apex seal
                 Jammed side seal

[RemarkLima]

I voted: My Engine has never died on me

But feel I should say... "Yet!"

[arrouk]

6k miles due to a omp line, and as above when she runs again it will be on pre mix.

matt

[Clarky]

65000 waterseals

[TwistedHumour]

The car went after 20k miles. (well, less than 200 miles of ownership)

The car was running 1300 secondary injectors (re-bored 850\'s).  One of them failed at high revs, resulting in the car running lean and the inevitable happening.  Pip told me that he had seen this a few times and now refuses to sell them.

Chris

[RotorHeid]

Blow up under 800 miles from rebuild, at the front of hundreds of people watching at Alford sprint.
 it\'s cause by small grit while it\'s rebuilt or oil pump leaking???
That\'s Motorsport:chat

No Copper:2eek

Copper plugging the oil ways

[sadgoth]

died 27k into a Hurley rebuild - rebuild had been done several years prior to me buying the car. Apex seal broke and made a mess! Now done about 10k on RX Motors 1/2 Bridge rebuild and happy (although the bridge is being increased in size )

[puregttipower]

judging by this thread rx7 are very unreliable! if people are paying 3k plus for rebuilds and they blow up after few miles? why not just get a low mileage engine from a breaker instead? alot cheaper.  :evillaugh  this has made me very scared on buying a rx7, it probably blows up soon as i get it? im going to look at one with 77km on the clock no history or rebuild, owner says its fine, its based in manchester do you think it will be wise to go down to wgt with the car before purchusing it to get a compression test?

[antnicuk]

there are a few people who are saying the car died a few miles after getting it,  or that it had50,000 plus on it and hasnt been rebuilt,  but how can you be sure it hasnt been rebuilt in its past unles you have done the miles yourself, especially if its been imported.

I\'m still yet to be convinced of an FD engine doing more than 60k without a rebuild, in stock form.  The older ones seem to do a lot better,     anyone know of any RX8\'s that have worn out yet??

[88GT-R]

They aren\'t unreliable if built and treat and tuned properly.
The engine previous to the special one lasted 15000miles, and shattered an Apex seal on the dyno. This was a mechanical fault, where the rear rotor injested a HEAP of free air and detonated. She was still making 376atw @ 11psi.
Picture shows the 3mm apex seal with a 2inch slab missing!!

John

[88GT-R]

Ant,
My series 4 engine covered 89000miles(actually 139000km) when I decided to have it rebuilt. There was no need to have it rebuilt other than a precautionary measure.
Cheers,

John