RX-7 Servicing and parts

[vrander]

Hi, im due to get an Rx-7 in a month or two and wondered if there are any recommended garages for carrying out servicing and repairs on 3rd gen rx-7 in the UK. How much would it cost and where can I get hold of a decent manual??? Haynes manuals dont cover '95 rx-7!

[chris.rx7]

I am looking to purchase also at the moment.

I am in the Midlands (Coventry) is there any specialist to service them around here. What sort of costs is serviceing.

I am keeping an eye on newera and other good companys ???

:D

[Glenn Butcher]

Originally posted by vrander
Hi, im due to get an Rx-7 in a month or two and wondered if there are any recommended garages for carrying out servicing and repairs on 3rd gen rx-7 in the UK. How much would it cost and where can I get hold of a decent manual??? Haynes manuals dont cover '95 rx-7!

Hi there!

Check out our Links page for companies here in the U.K. http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/club_links/club_links.htm

I'm not too sure on the servicing costs - best to give them a buzz.

For your manual, it is all online at www.iluvmyrx7.com - brilliant site (has the proper Mazda factory manuals).

[Glenn Butcher]

Originally posted by chrisrx7
I am looking to purchase also at the moment.

I am in the Midlands (Coventry) is there any specialist to service them around here. What sort of costs is serviceing.

I am keeping an eye on newera and other good companys ???

:D

Hi Chris?

Again check out the Links page http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/club_links/club_links.htm.

Miguel at Newera is very good, I think he supplies quite a few companies here also with RX-7's. He knows what to look for - as he is a mad RX-7 nut himself :)

[mmilner]

Originally posted by chrisrx7
I am looking to purchase also at the moment.

I am in the Midlands (Coventry) is there any specialist to service them around here. What sort of costs is serviceing.

:D

Hurley Engineering are in Coventry, (just off Foleshill Road), they built and installed my new 13b NA engine a couple of years ago. They charged £150 for a normal service during the guarantee period.

Martin.

[HPI_UK]

Just had a 24,000 mile/ 2 year sevice done and it cost £394 which includes brake fluid, transmission fluid and all the usual stuff. I had it done at rotechniks in Reading.

Adam.

[vrander]

does any1 know the difference between type-R, type-RB and type-RS???:confused:

[MikeLMR]

This thread should help (took ages to dig up !) not as long as it took Brian to write his monster post though ! :god :D

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=394

[Fish]

you could always take your car to DS Engineering. They can service your RX-7 for you.

They already look after a handful of 7's already.

Give them a call on 01322 387372.

Dan

[vrander]

thanks for the advice so far guys:D need a little bit more advice on what I shud be lookin at, physically, to get an idea of what shape the car is in? what are the most common problems with the 3rd gen rx-7? how can i make sure the car is gonna last the distance???

[HPI_UK]

A compression test is a good thing to do, i've been looking into this the last 2 days and have found a lot of info on it. If you want any more info just ask :)

Adam.

[Glenn Butcher]

Hi Adam and all,

Ant has some great information on his website about Compression Testers, see here:

http://www.reworx.co.uk/REWorxComp07.htm

[vrander]

hello again!!! jus had a major problem with the dealer over the car i was originally after, it was reserved twice:( but need sum urgent advice from sum people that know. what do u think a reasonable price for a '95 type-RS with 56000 miles on the clock wud be?? its got sum mods but also has a suede interior (which sounds a bit dodgy to me!) cheers!!!

[bnaellis]

Interior is normal, nothing to worry about there. As far as what price to pay for a 95 rs with 56k well the rs is second from top of the range of all the rx7 models for a 95 spec so they cost more to buy in Japan compared to the other models except the rz which was top of the range. Then it depend on what the condition if the car is in good nick with no previous accident history etc etc then they could well sell here in uk for 11k. Most importers of rx7 don't tend to purchase the rs or rz for this reason because in Japan rx7's hold their price well because they are so popular especially the top of the range models.

rgds

Brian

[vrander]

is the suede interior difficult to clean? im not sure if the '95 RS has twin oil coolers or jus the single? i read ur reply on the different types but was a bit much 2take in:confused: can u recommend any gud rx7 garages in london area?

thanks for ur help

Vishal

[bnaellis]

Hi Vishal,
It's only the front seats that are suede but they are fine to maintain. They do have twin oil coolers yes.
I personally have not taken mine to anyone in London, but I know some take there cars to Mazda main dealers who work on them, and other take their's to a company called ds engineering Ithink they are based in around Dartford area. I have had know personal dealing with team myself, so therefor eam not in a position to recommend from personal experience but I have heard nothing but good concerning them when I have heard anything.

rgds

Brian

[vrander]

cheers mate! do u reckon that the car will depreciate much? how much wud a '95 typeRS go for if it had done 75k??

[bnaellis]

To be fair it's a hard question different dealers price vary by quite a margin, it depends on the cars auction grade on how much they paid for it and how much they are likely to make on it. I can't fault any dealer in a sense on how much they charge because whatever we do for a work is our living and we all try and get paid as much as possible for our jobs, whether IT, Cornershop Car sales etc. A type rs with 75,000 miles on the clock I would expect to sell for around 9k but really it's to rough a figure to be precise, it's just down to the the dealer. I personally wouldn't buy a rx7 with that amount of miles on the clock unless it had recently had an engine rebuild. Any questions feel free to ask though.

rgds

Brian

[vrander]

how much wud an engine rebuild cost for an RS? what wud it involve?

[HPI_UK]

Hi,

I have been looking onto engine rebuilds and expect to pay 2-2.5k for one.

Ad.

[bnaellis]

Whats involved in a rebuild is dependant on what has failed and what damage it caused when it failed. But the norm is what Adam stated 2.2-2.5k