unless they pull your old neutral switch out and put it back in...

i would ask the ? now..

beers

 

Just a quick update.

Got the car back after the new engine and clutch install.

All I paid for was the clutch. Disc clutch $236. Cover. $296.




Upon starting the car for the first time with the new engine I was completely shocked at how smooth this car is supposed to run. I got so used to the sputtering, rough idle, and shaking that I completely lost site of how smooth a Rotary is supposed to be.

So the new engine combined with the new clutch makes this practically a brand new car for me. It runs like a dream.

The new engine also sounds a million times better.

In final, this whole process was quite interesting.

MazdaUSA also paid for my rental car costs.

I'm quite happy.

Thanks for reading everyone.

 

Glad to hear everything worked out well in the end. Thanks for posting and following through to the conclusion with details, there is a lot of good information in the thread.

Now get out there and drive that thing around!

 

I can't wait.

I'll give it a few hundred miles before I even consider pushing the RPM's past 6 grand though.

But with how this baby sounds with a fresh engine, it will be hard to resist!!

 

by the way... here's the complete list of parts that were replaced.

1. Clutch Rel. Collar
2. Bearing, Needle
3. Oil Seal
4. Ring, 'O'
5. Gasket Set, Engine
6. Gasket, Ex. Manifold
7. Eng, Reman. , No Gskts
8. SAE 5w-20 SUP PR MTR
9. Filter, Oil
10. Spark Plug Set
11. Mazda Coolant - Short Engine R&R
12. Pilot Bearing - R&R

So as you can see (this is the official invoice I received from the dealership) that the engine is indeed a remanufacture. But I could hardly tell based on the performance.

It's only day two. We'll see how she behaves over the next couple weeks.

 

THanks for posting everything along the way Mox - it helps the rest of us with rough idel problems. Now I'm sure mine isn't as bad as yours, so maybe there is hope for me yet. Although I am on my 4 set of motor mounts in 9K miles and it looks like I am in the process of breaking another set.