rx8 engine rebuild

IvanDobskey · 20 Apr 2012 at 20:36

q6600 said:
Well i just bought the car a month ago, for a ridiculous low price ( i know stupid me ) and now i have problem with compression and lack of power.

This is common with RX8's unfortunately. The rotor tips can wear out at around 60K miles. How many has yours done?

q6600 · 20 Apr 2012 at 20:37

Thank you for that, i drop a email to them as well.
75k so far...

233 · 20 Apr 2012 at 20:41

just to take the thread slightly OT

but whats the common replacement lump instead of teh wankel?

IvanDobskey · 20 Apr 2012 at 20:47

q6600 said:
Thank you for that, i drop a email to them as well.
75k so far...

75K is pretty good going. At least you got the car cheap. I bought mine 3 years ago with 50K on the clock and paid 8K. By the time I had done 4K miles in it, the engine was showing clear signs of tip wear. Started with hot starting problems, misfiring on idle, stalling and power loss. Mazda fobbed me off with an uprated starter motor and refused to fix the actual problem despite having 12 month warranty.

All this left a sour taste in my mouth, which is a great shame as it was a lovely car to drive. Had to get rid of it in the end at a huge loss

q6600 · 20 Apr 2012 at 20:53

That is a big loss. I will see how much they will charge for the engine if is to much i will sell it on we buy any cars, they offer £1200.

IvanDobskey · 20 Apr 2012 at 20:53

Delta12 said:
just to take the thread slightly OT

but whats the common replacement lump instead of teh wankel?

I believe the GM LS1 350 is a common choice for this.

IvanDobskey · 20 Apr 2012 at 20:55

q6600 said:
That is a big loss. I will see how much they will charge for the engine if is to much i will sell it on we buy any cars, they offer £1200.

They may offer that as an online quote, but the thieving scumbags will knock you down by about £500 when you take it in :mad:

q6600 · 20 Apr 2012 at 21:01

In this case i will have to fix the engine.

TRNC · 20 Apr 2012 at 21:02

q6600 said:
That is a big loss. I will see how much they will charge for the engine if is to much i will sell it on we buy any cars, they offer £1200.

I'll buy it for £1200 if you want to sell!!

IvanDobskey · 20 Apr 2012 at 21:04

q6600 said:
In this case i will have to fix the engine.

To get the engine fixed by a rotary specialist you will be talking close to 3K.

I think this is what the guys at Hurley quoted me to fix mine before I decided to get rid.

q6600 · 20 Apr 2012 at 21:11

Upsss, i will have to decide then...

IvanDobskey · 20 Apr 2012 at 21:17

q6600 said:
Upsss, i will have to decide then...

Think i'd take the £1200 on offer from TRNC myself. Then go buy something with a proper engine in it

q6600 · 20 Apr 2012 at 21:26

Spoke with the guy, yes you are right £3000 plus £340 for a clutch ( if needed) and 3 week for the car to be fix.

IvanDobskey · 20 Apr 2012 at 21:30

q6600 said:
Spoke with the guy, yes you are right £3000 plus £340 for a clutch ( if needed) and 3 week for the car to be fix.

Was that Hurley? They are good guys and will do a good job with warranty. But that's a lot of cash

Hope you get it sorted anyway.

233 · 20 Apr 2012 at 21:32

would be interesting to find out how much to drop an s2000 engine and box in there,

i'm sure it would probably work out cheaper, depending on who does it.

IvanDobskey · 20 Apr 2012 at 21:33

Delta12 said:
would be interesting to find out how much to drop an s2000 engine and box in there,

i'm sure it would probably work out cheaper, depending on who does it.

Would be a hell of a lot of work to do that. Really can't see that being cheaper.

Clarkey · 20 Apr 2012 at 21:41

Delta12 said:
would be interesting to find out how much to drop an s2000 engine and box in there,

i'm sure it would probably work out cheaper, depending on who does it.

Seems like a sideways step at best. LS1 or SR20DET, you know, something with a big torque spread and a bunch of power.

The Running Man · 20 Apr 2012 at 22:13

so flawed how could Mazda release it like that? the rx7 has an excuses its got twin turbos on it and is much older tech.

would you get more back by breaking the car for parts?

NightShadow · 20 Apr 2012 at 22:34

I ended up selling my car to the garage after the warranty company refused to cover the rebuild as it wasn't a toal failure. Engine rebuild would have been ~£3000 plus other bits such as a replament Cat etc worked out to ~£4000. Cosidering yu can buy a car with rebuild and warranty for similar money I decided to cut my losses and go car less.

A great car but never again, terrible economy for the performance you get, at least with RX7s they have a lot more go and it's pretty much defined that they need a rebuild at 50-60k mile, RX8s seem to have been sold with the line of "don't need a rebuild" but many of them do and the mileage seems to vary and probaly isn't helped by previous owners buying one without knowing anything about rotary engines.

Evoss · 20 Apr 2012 at 22:35

Thats why the RX8 is cheap. Unreliable and drinks for England.