Hello everyone. I'm from Portugal and there is a chance that I will own a RX7. A friend told me among other things that the location of the Oil Filter was so bad placed that we almost had to dismount the engine.

I would like to know if it was possible for a 3rd Gen RX7 owner to post a photo of the Oil Filter, so I have a better idea of how "deep" it is.

To avoid some question's, I don't have right now a near RX7 in order to see personally and I checked some old factory manual's with the imagem showing where it was but it doesn't give me a reality of thing's.

TIA

 

There are pictures in this thread showing a relocation kit: https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/remove-greddy-oil-filter-relocation-kit-720168/. Follow the braided hoses and you'll see where the filter used to sit on the rear iron of the engine. Removing the engine to get to the filter is an exaggeration, but the throttle body and intake piping will get in the way.

 

Thanks for your fast and very useful answer.

Since I'm not so good at english or mechanic, please confirm that I understood right where it was located before the kit applied.

From the pictures, it is below where it says HOSE ..


.. and the "METAL" pipes attach to:


Will a ordinary mechanic with no experience in Wankel's, do this easily and without messing with other parts envolved? Asking a feedback now

 

I just reach in and unscrew it. No problem, even with my Greddy elbow and 3-point brace. I also buy a filter for a 1995 Mazda 626 V6, so it's a little bigger (taller) than the stock one, so it SHOULD be even harder for me to get in there to change it....Nope, I've never had a problem or had to disassemble anything.




The oil filter is positioned so that if you take it off, it drains onto the engine. A little trick is to stab it with a big flat-head screwdriver and unscrew it with that. This makes the filter drain before you unscrew it, saving you a mess.

 

Yes, it is under where it says "hose", and the metal piece you see in the second picture is an adapter that attaches where the filter normally would. Changing an oil filter should be something any decent mechanic could do. It doesn't really matter if it's a rotary engine.

 

I purchased my FD a couple weeks ago and had never worked on one. Changing the oil filter was very easy.

 

Thank you everyone for the good help