hydell3

i thought about getting the car the guy told me it was the apex seals, having no real knowledge about rotarys i wanted to get everyones opinion before i commit to get anything thats to much. he says it runs but not well and it smokes bad i know the seals will cause it to run bad but im just not sure about the smoking so if anyone can help me here it would be much appreciated.

thanks.

dannobre

iTrader: (3)

Apex seals don't cause bad*smoking...that's usually the oil control rings

As you asking if we think you should buy a car with a badly smoking engine?

Junkman 6394226

^+1

Mine used to smoke all the time, turns out it was a failing cat so I removed it. Better than ever now.

***But unless YOU KNOW EXACTLY what's causing the smoking and YOU KNOW EXACTLY how to fix it, walk away.***

hydell3

well i just dont want to get to far into something not knowing for sure what it is, im trading my bike for the car if i get it, ive done a bunch of trades to get the bike its a hayabusa ive only got right at 1000$ in the bike total and thats after buying new tires, so im not afraid to put a little money in the car but i dont want to replace the whole motor by no means

hydell3

ok he just told me that the seals being bad are letting water out the exhaust he said its more of a steam then smoke

Grace_Excel

iTrader: (5)

That's likely a coolant seal... Nevertheless; it will need, either a rebuild or a new engine. An easy way to tell is the coolant reservior will loose fluid(low coolant light ON) and it'll probably have a hard time restarting the engine once the car is warm.

hydell3

anyone know a place to get a motor or how much it will cost, id think it would be cheaper to buy another then rebuild the stock

Junkman 6394226

You're really set on it eh? Well if you can do it, more power to you.

Used engines usually run between $1,500 and $2,500 off of ebay, same as a basic rebuild. New engines are about a grand or two more if you order them from the right place.

hydell3

i told the guy that i didnt think it was the ape seals he didnt even argue he instantly droped 800 off the price but i still think what he wants is to much so unless he comes down another 800 its no deal

dannobre

iTrader: (3)

If you are paying $3K or so it is likely worth it...otherwise you are buying a rolling shell

Chino_rx3

iTrader: (1)

Um I paid 3,400 for mine and I have some knowledge of rotry and more now in the rx8 , before you do anything , check how much rebuilt kit cost , if you know someone good nd cheap and is good for you do it. But think about it apex seal , o rings , seals, rebuild , parts if their damaged , labor , more parts , time and if need ignition coil soon that's a chunk again . Add it up it adds up quick, I did it and took me 6 months but I had a few projects , 4 kids an expensive blue pit lol ooo and a wife that required time. For me it was worth all the pennies I had.

hydell3

his first price was 38 when i told him it wasnt the seals he droped it to 3 but i still think thats a bit much, the car has 125k on it and a rebuilt title im thinking more like 22 that might be a low offer but the fact is if i have to rebuild the motor im going to build it so im probably going to be several thousand more into it then stock, i havnt done much price checking but but going based off the other cars ive built i mean a good build on a sr20 cost me 6500 and that was keeping stock stroke and same thing on my rb25 was close to 9 i know there is a little more to those motors then the rotarys but still i dont see it costing me less then 5 and i dont want to screw myself and loose a **** ton of money, if it didnt have a rebuilt title then i would be fine thats the only part that scares me.

dannobre

iTrader: (3)

I would decline based on the rebuilt title.....the thing is basically worthless unless you plan on fixing it yourself and driving it into the ground

Save yourself the grief and buy a decent one for less than this one will cost to fix

hydell3

thats what i though i can buy one that perfectly fine for around 7 no problem i think thats what im gonna do or im looking into a 93 rx7 for 9