Well honestly it's not like I have a choice. Parting it out as is plus that 6k probably isn't gonna get me anything close to nice. My 8 is my DD and I just really want it to be back up and running again.

 

Well I finally got my car back after almost 2 months. What a pain in the ****.


Jim did an awesome job with the rebuild and literally went through every single part externally on the motor and did a really good job. His pricing is extremely fair and his work ethic is top notch. Anyone looking for a good rotary mechanic in san diego should meet him.

She runs sooo smooth now, but I gotta baby it for 1k miles at 3k-5k rpm to break in the seals properly. The car supposedly has low compression till the seals wear in. Is that how it usually is?

Anyone use rotary aviation hardened apex seals??? Jim swears by them.

Anyways just glad to be back on the road. Good luck dezau with your rebuild as well.

 

From what I understand Kevin (RR) does 'class rebuilds' at a great price.

I have not heard of any member here who has used his RE services to then complain about the quality of his work (rebuilds)...far from it, everyone is happy.

He considers (asks) what people want to pay, and gives them a few options.

Obviously IF learned owners wants (gives him a list) all new parts, then it is going to cost more, but the long term reliability will also be much better.

I don't care who has done a few rebuilds you cannot get long term reliability when you reuse parts which would fail Mazda's specifications at a Dealership, like chrome peeling off inside Rotor Housings surface, to then reuse and install brand new Apex Seals and Corners Pieces which run over this defective surface then obviously this will be where a compression degradation will start from.

Stationary Gear and or Rotor Bearings are another part sometimes ignored/overlooked by amateurs.

It is never worth doing short cuts unless you are experienced at what you do, remember Kevin (RR) also offers a limited warranty on his rebuilds so he again puts his workmanship on the line.

You can send me that spotters cheque now Kevin

 

low compression is relatively common when reusing wear components. the compression should rise to peak within 1k-2k miles.

consider it like replacing brakes but the brake rotors cost $1500(not in everyone's budget). it takes a little time for the new pads to seat into the unevenly worn brake rotors.

 

And you will have a component(s) (Engine, Brakes, whatever) will not last the length of time/use when critical parts are overlooked/reused.

 

All of this is true. However, you fail to consider that most owners of these cars are not made of money. There are 3 basic choices available to this group of people when the car is not running anymore:

1) sell it as-is, part it out, or try to pick up a working used engine and make it run again for $1500 or under. I hope you'd agree these are the worst possible scenarios.

2) don't replace those $1500 brake rotors, but do replace those brake pads and at least get the car on the road for 4 or 5 more years. Perfect? No, of course not. Good enough? Sure. You act as though the original brake rotors lasted 10 years. They didn't, they did well to last 5. So if new pads on a used set of rotors last 4 or 5 years at half the price, then what has been lost?

3) Replace those pads and rotors and have almost as much in the engine build as the whole car is worth. Makes sense.

 

Bickering posts deleted.

 

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