Helllpppp! lost power idles real bad

trotter · August 25, 2009, 08:51:43 AM

Nice one, hope it turns out OK for you bud. Bit of a nightmare start to FD ownership - but if it\'s gone it\'s gone, at least you get your blow-up out of the way early!!

However tempting it is, I wouldn\'t drive it until you get it checked out. If you can, get it towed/trailered to Jurgen. If it turns out it is a seal or tip, and there is still wee bits of seal or tip still inside the motor, cranking it could do a lot more damage than already done!!

graeme

MARKPRIOR · August 25, 2009, 10:01:03 AM

trailor already arranged, whats the average price of a rebuild so i can prepare lol

trotter · August 25, 2009, 10:19:59 AM

Depends on damage mate.

I had a full rebuild - the lot and that was Â£4800. But it included rebuilt turbos etc as well. And it was done by Pip @ WGT who is always a bit pricier.

Before you start worrying though mate see what Jurgen has to say - it might be nothing!!

MARKPRIOR · August 25, 2009, 10:32:45 AM

...... to that it will be getting broke lol, was rebuilt by WGT 6k ago aswell

SmbFD3S · August 25, 2009, 12:43:35 PM

Alternatively rebuild it yourself.... Assuming you dont need any housings/plates or rotors, even if you replace every seal and every o ring in the engine it\'s less than a grand...

MARKPRIOR · August 25, 2009, 01:23:27 PM

quite competent with pistons but never rebuilt a dorito before

SmbFD3S · August 25, 2009, 01:50:21 PM

If you can build a Piston engine mate these are a thousand times easier

plenty of help available if you need it on here

Too many RX\'s are getting broken to be honest, there wont be many left soon

MARKPRIOR · August 25, 2009, 02:11:04 PM

might give it a blast then any rebuild guides?

neil_jdmr · August 25, 2009, 02:21:11 PM

I believe Jurgen charges around Â£2500 for a full rebuild assuming everything is fairly straightforward, Or that may be be a basic rebuild ie water seals etc

SmbFD3S · August 25, 2009, 02:22:13 PM

Have a read of this and see what you think:-

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46981

and this is the link to my rebuild thread i did just so you get the idea

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54022

MARKPRIOR · August 26, 2009, 08:01:36 AM

why does it cost so much to rebuild these ?

nice write up!

SiH · August 26, 2009, 08:13:46 AM

Quote from: MARKPRIOR;637674why does it cost so much to rebuild these ?

nice write up!

Dude, compared to the cost of a normal engine build, it\'s peanuts!

trotter · August 26, 2009, 08:43:27 AM

\'Cos it\'s quite labour intensive to do, the engine itself only has about ten moving parts!

A few hours in a garage for someone at Â£40/hr soon adds up!

SmbFD3S · August 26, 2009, 12:26:46 PM

Yup as said above it is a labout intensive job, cleaning and checking everything and all the ancillaries to get it right....

Saying that and as above it is still cheaper than say forging a piston engine.... I forged evo engine will set you back best part of 6 grand or so..... so imagine a liners engine cost!!!

MARKPRIOR · August 26, 2009, 01:01:06 PM

skylines arnt that bad 2k including bits and labour