my night got ruined!!!by my new rx7

[13Bracer]

damn after just getting my rx7.
i was driving with my buddy and all the sudden we here a loud squeel (sp)
i figured it was the car next to me. it was a P.O.S!!
then we went to eat driving back i here the squeelling again and again now realizing its my car!!! now im pissed!!! then at a stop i notice smoke pouring from under the hood and out the back!!! now im like WTF!!!! finally get it home pop the hood and looks like one of my radiator hoses busted or has a sever leak!!! my engine was coverd in green coolant!!! fuck!!!! im so damn pissed!!!:2up:
anyone have a 7 and have this problem a lot.

[BTLFED]

You are pissed about a busted radiator hose? :lmfao:

[13Bracer]

not just that the squeeking and shit!! plus i was gunna go drive to the mall of georgia! now i cant now im just stuck in my apartment!
and dont know for sure its a radiator hose but it looks to be that

[OneSlow5pt0]

no my 7,has no problems

[TIGERJC]

WELCOME TO THE ROTARY WORLD, b/c u havent seen anything yet

[13Bracer]

^shit well after i get my shit to a shop to make sure nothing else is wrong with it hopefully i can drive it around for at least a week straight!haha

[13Bracer]

WELCOME TO THE ROTARY WORLD, b/c u havent seen anything yet
haha yeah i already knew what i was getting myself into but damn first day after getting it!! fuck!!haha

[d993s]

Busted radiator hose = coolant on your belts = squeaking.
It's not that hard to grasp, is it?
Save your whining for when your motor blows some HEAVY smoke.
Then you'll have something to worry about.

[OneSlow5pt0]

Rotary is great,if u treat it right

[bigdare23]

buddy you will be okay!!!

[iloveboost]

Or just ditch it and buy my LS6 longblock. :D

[OneSlow5pt0]

Or just ditch it and buy my LS6 longblock. :D

Dont u do it,or that RX-7 will vanish:ninja:

[Jecht]

I warned you. lol

[13Bracer]

hell yeah for the time i was driving it!!! awesome car!!! almost lost in letting it loose through 1st and 2nd!! this is my first car thats rear wheel drive so i got to get used to it!! and its got some power

[BTLFED]

Busted radiator hose = coolant on your belts = squeaking.
It's not that hard to grasp, is it?
Save your whining for when your motor blows some HEAVY smoke.
Then you'll have something to worry about.

Where did my Apex Seals go? :thinking:

Oh, there they went! ------------------------->

[d993s]

Rotary is great,if u treat it right


A german invention that was sold to the Japanese.
Usually the Japs are known to perfect an invention.
We're still waiting on a GOOD, RELIABLE (when modified) rotary engine, and they've had it for more than 35 years now.


Rotaries, Kias, Hyundais, and even the Chrysler K cars are all great if treated right.

[d993s]

Or just ditch it and buy my LS6 longblock. :D
:goodjob:
LS motors are the best thing for RX-7s.

[iloveboost]

:goodjob:
LS motors are the best thing for RX-7s.

If I wouldn't have gotten a Z06, I would've bought an RX-7 and had an LS7 put in.

[imbosile]

haha yea when i saw your thread about when you got that car, i was thinking "haha i hope he has money for maintanence, it's gonna be a bitch".

[d993s]

If I wouldn't have gotten a Z06, I would've bought an RX-7 and had an LS7 put in.
What can you get a LS7 for? (complete swap)
I have a buyer. PM me.

[13Bracer]

haha yea when i saw your thread about when you got that car, i was thinking "haha i hope he has money for maintanence, it's gonna be a bitch".
hahah yeah i was thinking the same thing in my head!!hahaha but its all good. its worth it when the cars runnin!! its a monster! so it all equalls out.
except my checkbook.. that goes in the negative numbers!hahah

[David88vert]

What you busted was either the AST or a coolant hose. What do you expect from a car built in 1993? If you had a 93 Vette or Camaro, with that many kmiles, it would need new hoses also. If you broke a hose on a LS swap, you would be having to replace it also.

I know of 1, that's right 1, correctly running LS setup in an FD here in Atlanta. It is all stock. I can beat him with my stock 1.3 on RA.

Maintenence on a rotary is no more expensive than on a V8. It's the same basic stuff. It's not really very different.

[imbosile]

Maintenence on a rotary is no more expensive than on a V8. It's the same basic stuff. It's not really very different.


Yea, the fact that it's an older car, plus I'm sure they get driven pretty hard by their owners, lol I know I would.

[RandomGuy]

Where did my Apex Seals go? :thinking:

Oh, there they went! ------------------------->
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO




good thing you fixed it... you coulda blew the head gasket






















lirl :lmfao:

[BTLFED]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO




good thing you fixed it... you coulda blew the head gasket






















lirl :lmfao:

Or worse, melted a piston





























:lmfao:

[RandomGuy]

Or worse, melted a piston
:lmfao:

nah man rx7 pistons are strong as fuck.... it'd crankwalk before it'd melt a piston. they're prone to crankwalking.

[Echonova]

my night got ruined!!!by my new rx7


Title says it all....get used to it. BTW if you ever see the temp gauge go into the red...you just bought a new motor.:goodjob:

[bdydrpdmazda]

wrong section, moved to right one

[RotarySlave]

You just might have sauteed those coolant
seals my friend.

[Julio]

Here we go.... I love RX7 stories.. I'm thiking this wont be the last. Lucky you is something simple this time.

Good luck with it... they are bad ass cars though when in good running condition.

[man]

I had a heater hose go a while back. It's not the rotary's fault. Just old hoses.

[kfzemx3]

my roomate let his rx7 go into the red once.....

that was 5 years ago, i dunno why he is keeping it, i think its apparent he may never fix it..... It just sits there and i role it out everytime i need to do major work on my mx3, i do feel sorry for it cause i'm sure it cries every time its seen me doing a motor swap :)

[imbosile]

BTW if you ever see the temp gauge go into the red...you just bought a new motor.:goodjob:


hahahahhaha

[Boosted FC]

You'll be okay.

[Kamikaze]

Good thing it wasn't anything too serious. :goodjob:

This kind of stuff makes me nervous to get a FD. I'll probably just go with a MS3 or MS6 (probably the latter). :D

[13Bracer]

yeah well today i replaced the upper and lower hoses and its all good! but now my boost gauge doesnt work? hahah and i dont know shit about hooking up gauges so im fucked on that! oh well

[eraser4g63]

nah man rx7 pistons are strong as fuck.... it'd crankwalk before it'd melt a piston. they're prone to crankwalking.
Dont make jokes Autozone Sells Pistons for the 93 RX-7..... I am not joking.

[David88vert]

yeah well today i replaced the upper and lower hoses and its all good! but now my boost gauge doesnt work? hahah and i dont know shit about hooking up gauges so im fucked on that! oh well

Check the vacuum line going to the map sensor (mounted on the firewall). Most people tend to tap the boost guage vac line into that one. You might have popped it off, and could have a vacuum leak.

It doesn't matter if a car has pistons or rotors - if you overheat it, that is bad and can severly damage any engine.

[man]

w00t, my starter's dead. Now I get to ride Marta downtown tomorrow!!!

[Russ]

w00t, my starter's dead. Now I get to ride Marta downtown tomorrow!!!


lol dont get mugged, robber might get pissed you dont got nothing since most rx7 owners are usually poor. >__<

[man]

Anybody want to help me change my starter tonight???

[OneSlow5pt0]

i wish could,but i got to pray to the rotary gods tonight,lol...so mine dont break,lol

[Kamikaze]

i wish could,but i got to pray to the rotary gods tonight,lol...so mine dont break,lol

You should have Ahura Mazda on speed dial. :bow:

[Russ]

what? are you serious...........its only 2 bolts, not including the one holding the B terminal on. I thought u did you own work...........

[man]

what? are you serious...........its only 2 bolts, not including the one holding the B terminal on. I thought u did you own work...........

Yeah, but I dont have jack stands... :doh:

[OneSlow5pt0]

Yeah, but I dont have jack stands... :doh:


and u call ur self a car guy,i should give u neg reps,lol

[man]

and u call ur self a car guy,i should give u neg reps,lol

Bah, I've never needed them until now. I've always just used friends'.

[GTScoob]

Bah, I've never needed them until now. I've always just used friends'.
I've got some at my house if you want to swing by tomorrow.

[man]

I've got some at my house if you want to swing by tomorrow.

Thanks but my car's up in Alpharetta at my parents' house.

[BlkCD5]

you got any forties? :D

[OneSlow5pt0]

Thanks but my car's up in Alpharetta at my parents' house.


alright dude,gl with the FC,better get that rotary back on the road ASAP

[David88vert]

Thanks but my car's up in Alpharetta at my parents' house.

If you don't have them by tonight, PM me and I'll bring a set of jackstands out to you.

[man]

If you don't have them by tonight, PM me and I'll bring a set of jackstands out to you.

Thanks man, but I just got it done this morning. :bump:

[Russ]

huzzah! on the side note.........took off my throttle body to install some new 880cc and i gave myself a vacuum leak. >_< too lazy to fix it today.

[man]

huzzah! on the side note.........took off my throttle body to install some new 880cc and i gave myself a vacuum leak. >_< too lazy to fix it today.

Haha nice. Vacuum leaks FTL.

[Five*Star*]

damn after just getting my rx7.
i was driving with my buddy and all the sudden we here a loud squeel (sp)
i figured it was the car next to me. it was a P.O.S!!
then we went to eat driving back i here the squeelling again and again now realizing its my car!!! now im pissed!!! then at a stop i notice smoke pouring from under the hood and out the back!!! now im like WTF!!!! finally get it home pop the hood and looks like one of my radiator hoses busted or has a sever leak!!! my engine was coverd in green coolant!!! fuck!!!! im so damn pissed!!!:2up:
anyone have a 7 and have this problem a lot.




Wow, you may have just blown your first 3rd gen rx7 motor. If you ever hear anything that sounds like it may be from your RX7.... PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY and check things out. You may have already overheated the motor enough to weaken a coolant seal. It only takes one time, and these motors can loose compression and need to be torn completely apart and re-sealed and may even require new housings $$$.


Let me know if you need me to check the car over for you before you drive it any longer... I may be able to help you save a lot of money. I left my number in another post and I put it back into my sig if you need to get ahold of me.



Michael