RX7 Blues

[deadlydime]

Hi guys.
 
Bought my first RX7 on a k plate about 1 month ago, it has 66000 on the clock and is completely standard apart from decat exhaust.
 
Having spoken to people on other forums i am getting a mixed feedback.
 
I have a family, i dont have lots of spare cash lying around and am being told that they need a rebuild at 60k, this worries me a great deal!
 
Is this true?
 
If so should i get rid now while it still runs?
 
I cannot afford a rebuild.
 
Thanks.

[nikp]

These cars are not cheap to look after. If you don\'t have cash to spare to maintain it (Normal servicing, etc) then you are indeed best off getting rid of it.

[deadlydime]

i have the cash to maintain it, just not to rebuild it.

[teabagger]

Best way to get an indication of the state of the engine is to get it compression tested. Whether it needs one or not is totally down to your car and how it has been treated, you might be fine or you might not. Until you find out for certain everything is mere speculation.

[deadlydime]

thanks for the info

[sadgoth]

i have the cash to maintain it, just not to rebuild it.

unfortunatly, rebuilds could be considered part of maintenance :2Rolleyes , it is best to try to keep money aside (even save on a monthly basis) for a rebuild fund should the worst happen. I struggled to fund my first rebuild, fortunatly I had a good bonus the month after it happened :cheers otherwise I\'d have been rexless for longer than I was... (A bit like now :2Rolleyes )

[deadlydime]

unfortunatly, rebuilds could be considered part of maintenance :2Rolleyes

that more or less answers my question, although, everytime i think about getting rid, i look at it and fall in love all over again :xconfused :xconfused

[sadgoth]

well, depends on how much you use the car, work it out this way 8-10k per year = rebuild every 6-7 years, so £2500 every 7 years is £350 per year on top of normal maintenance....

doesn\'t sound so bad when you think of it that way?

[deadlydime]

yeah true. its got 66 on the clock and is used only at weekends and for short periods of time, say 3-4 hours everyweekend.
 
BUT that DOES mean more than likely it is due one soon, as i cant vouch for how the previous owner drove it.

[robedwards99]

Is it an import??

You never know.. it may of had a rebuild before it came over.

[deadlydime]

yeah it is an import but has been in the uk for about 1 year. im going to check the log books tonight, **** knows what im looking for as its all in jap but they do diagrams so may be able to decifer it!

[Cally]

Take it to a spcialist for a compression test this will give you an idea of the condition of the engine!

[strange_days_uk]

As above get it compression tested from a rotary specialist

[Grizzly]

Hello again.

You have a Decat pipe too? Do you have a Boost gauge fitted? Just watch you don\'t get any Spike or creap when its cold (Overboosting) you will proberly know if its a Stock ECU (It will cut out).

[deadlydime]

Hi. yeah i have a decat.
 
it only ever boosts .5 bar mate