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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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Question is the RX8 engine rialible?

Hi there my only concern is :

Is this engine rialible(238 hp version)?

Will it keep its performance for 200.000 miles or this is a very delicate engine?

I had a celica gts and 200.000 miles on it and its performance were good until i keept it.


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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 03:10 PM
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will it keep its performance ?

hi there i would like to buy a this car but my only concern is:

will it keep its perfomance even with 200.000 miles on it?

Are this engines good with milage ?
Are they rialible?

Thanks
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 03:12 PM
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i forgot to say that i had a celica with 180.000 miles on it and its performance were good as new
Old Feb 14, 2005 | 03:16 PM
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Rotary engines, if properly taken care of, can last almost indefinately. My uncles 89 rx7 ran wonderfully with 220,000 miles on the original engine.
Old Feb 14, 2005 | 03:17 PM
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N/A rotaries have been good for 200,000 miles and then some. Performance should stay the same provided you take care of the car like you are supposed to--as with any vehicle.
Old Feb 14, 2005 | 03:22 PM
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Since the Renesis specific version is new it's hard to say but rotaries historically are very reliable. Just change the oil and air filter per the manual and don't overheat them. A few people here already have over 50,000 miles with no problems. I've owned 5 RX-7s and all of mine went well over 100K. Highest was 153K and it ran fine. If you look at cars.com for used RX-7s there are plenty that have racked up over 150K-200K with the original engines.
Old Feb 14, 2005 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by simo
Hi there my only concern is :

Is this engine rialible(238 hp version)?

Will it keep its performance for 200.000 miles or this is a very delicate engine?

I had a celica gts and 200.000 miles on it and its performance were good until i keept it.


Thanks for your answers
Simo
nope, the renesis only runs for 1200 miles and then dies instantly. you should probably keep your celica.

thanks for your questions
Old Feb 14, 2005 | 03:34 PM
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RX 7 258 on the odom

I bought my RX 7 with 65k, sold many years later with 258K- As some indicated if you are good about the oil change,(I did it every 3k) these engines will last a very long time- and deliver good performance-
Old Feb 14, 2005 | 03:46 PM
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Why did you create 2 identical threads with different titles?
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=52685
Old Feb 14, 2005 | 04:15 PM
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Mileage is crap, if you do a search you will learn this quickly
Old Feb 14, 2005 | 06:02 PM
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2 threads = twice the replies!!
Old Feb 15, 2005 | 08:16 AM
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Nothing can be said here that hasn't been said already. Thread closed.

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