My first rx7

[slammed 66]

Well what can I say?....

LOL

That\'s all.

This is one poorly car :Laugh

It\'s not too bad and is saveable but ilhave I found some issues.

No boost pressure. Ive reached down to the actuator rod and have found massive amounts of slop in it but due to those clever engineers at Mazda hiding the blower in the most awkward place ever, I can\'t confirm wether the actuator is screwed or just the arm has popped off the wastegate. At least until I get it on a ramp and view from underneath. Someone has clearly attempted to play with it though as the heat shield is loose and only held on with one bolt.


The radiator has K-seal headgasket fixer in it. I\'m guessing to cure a leaky bottom hose but this may prove to be more sinister.

The heater fan works fine but has no direction control. I assume this is due to a small section of the trunking that I found in the armrest :Hammer

Also in the arm rest was a screwdriver and wood screws so I have no doubt that some part of the car is fixed together with wood screws. Nice

Whilst driving there\'s a fair smell of fuel occasionally which is probably a leaky vac pipe or similar. Is there a common problem along these lines?

After a decent journey there\'s an oh so refreshing smell of gear oil entering the cabin. I have found a leak yet but this also requires further investigation.

The paintwork.....

LO f***ing L

Surely painted by stevie wonders guide dog with a cannon. it\'s truly immense :Laugh

I feel sorry for Ben who I bought it from because whoever took £1400 off him for it bent him over good style.

There are probably thousands more interesting issues yet to be discovered but despite all of this I actually quite like it.

Oil pressure seems very good. 62 at 75mph and 45 at idle. The engine sounds sweet and there is a \'rotechnics\' sticker under the bonnet so I\'m going to see if they\'ve done any work to it in the past.

It\'s a turd but I\'ll put it right.

Cheers for now

Ross

[Brett]

Sounds like a beast!

[Lisa]

Welcome to MRC Ross:wave

What RX-7 model have you got?

[jamison1982]

welcome to the club  

[slammed 66]

Welcome to MRC Ross:wave

What RX-7 model have you got?

It\'s this one here

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71934

I think I may be needing a fair bit of technical knowledge off you guys in the not too distant future so please be patient :Giggle

Ross

[B.Martin]

Welcome, to the club seems like you\'ve got yourself a minter!! :Giggle

Best of luck fixing it, I\'m sure there will plenty of technical knowledge available to you from the folk on here. We even have our own in house FC guru, named Prof! Best of luk with your project, sounds like you\'ll need it. It\'s great you are saving another FC from the junk yard.

Ben

[grinder]

sounds like you have your work cut out

[Brett]

Yep, from now on that car will be known as \'the minter\' lol!

[slammed 66]

Yep, from now on that car will be known as \'the minter\' lol!

I\'m truly honoured :rollin

[TiddlesRX7]

Well what can I say?....

LOL

That\'s all.

This is one poorly car :Laugh

It\'s not too bad and is saveable but ilhave I found some issues.

No boost pressure. Ive reached down to the actuator rod and have found massive amounts of slop in it but due to those clever engineers at Mazda hiding the blower in the most awkward place ever, I can\'t confirm wether the actuator is screwed or just the arm has popped off the wastegate. At least until I get it on a ramp and view from underneath. Someone has clearly attempted to play with it though as the heat shield is loose and only held on with one bolt.

This is a fairly common problem and yes the actuator arm has most likely popped off. Worst part of the fix is getting the heat shield off. The arm is help on with a little C clip  


The radiator has K-seal headgasket fixer in it. I\'m guessing to cure a leaky bottom hose but this may prove to be more sinister.

Again fairly common. People run K seal in the rotary in case the engine develops a water seal leak, not in case a pipe splits. I do this.

The heater fan works fine but has no direction control. I assume this is due to a small section of the trunking that I found in the armrest :Hammer

See below

Also in the arm rest was a screwdriver and wood screws so I have no doubt that some part of the car is fixed together with wood screws. Nice

Not really sure on this one. Maybe try No More Nails!

Whilst driving there\'s a fair smell of fuel occasionally which is probably a leaky vac pipe or similar. Is there a common problem along these lines?

Yep RX7\'s stink of fuel especially when boosting. Don\'t worry it\'ll only hurt your wallet

After a decent journey there\'s an oh so refreshing smell of gear oil entering the cabin. I have found a leak yet but this also requires further investigation.


As you say further investigation needed

The paintwork.....

LO f***ing L

Surely painted by stevie wonders guide dog with a cannon. it\'s truly immense :Laugh

Just squint when walking to the car. When your in it you can\'t see it so much.

I feel sorry for Ben who I bought it from because whoever took £1400 off him for it bent him over good style.

There are probably thousands more interesting issues yet to be discovered but despite all of this I actually quite like it.

Oil pressure seems very good. 62 at 75mph and 45 at idle. The engine sounds sweet and there is a \'rotechnics\' sticker under the bonnet so I\'m going to see if they\'ve done any work to it in the past.

It\'s a turd but I\'ll put it right.

Cheers for now

Ross

Hope that helps

Ade

[m1tch]

With the gear oil, maybe pull up the gear gaiter and see if the gearstick is fully secured down to the top of the box, there might be some ATF fumes coming from there which is then wafted up into the cabin at higher speeds as the air rushs by?

Is your car 100% standard?

[slammed 66]

Thanks Ade, you\'ve put my mind at rest about alot of that there.

Mitch.. Other than a decat pipe and hks air filter it\'s stock and covered 101k

Ross

[Lacey]

Pica are demanded!

[TiddlesRX7]

Your welcome mate. There is a good bunch of Guys and Gals on here so when you need help just ask. I know I do!
The only other thing to add really is if the petrol smell is making your eyes water then investigate it further. Last thing we want is a rex on fire. But like I said above they do stink as a general rule even more so if its de-catted.

[slammed 66]

*UPDATE*

After swearing like a trooper this morning removing that damn useless piece of w4nk heatshield, I\'ve found that the actuator rod has indeed \'freed\' itself from the wastegate :rolleyes:

Unfortunately I have no circlip of the correct size so will be attaching a blob of weld to the pin on the wastegate arm later to hold the sucker down.

Hopefully there will be much of this :3gears-lh this evening.

While under the car I\'ve also spotted a stainless downpipe (roughly 2.5") and a decat plus some unknown lowering springs.


Although not making boost I\'m still loving the car and thinking that even an EGI must be fairly quick. And if naturally aspirated rotaries are quick then a gen 1 might be a future purchase worth considering. Infact I\'m really wanting one now!

These weird wankel boxes may get quite addictive.... HELP :Viking

Ross