88turbo

ok im new at the rx7 era...i was into VW's my whole life and got sick of the mess...so now i have an 88 turbo with 110,000 miles on it and i picked it up for a thousand dollars...couple of questions....i have an oil cooler leak and im not sure if its the lines or the cooler itself anyone know a quick cheap remidy? secondly the body of my car is in great shape...and i have the squared tail lights and i would really like the rounded ones..so A. will they fit? and B. where do i fin them?
thanks for all your help guys
jeff

1_dollar_83_RX7

Im pretty sure the lights bolt right on, look in the classified section on the forum and try to get those lights used, or search your local junkyard
...89-91 have the round lights

does you car run for 1000$? and does the turbo work, if so lucky you!

88turbo

yeah it runs great actually...well asfar as i can tell nothing but that oi line is wrong and yeah the turbo spools fine

RETed

Replace them - it's going to bite you in the *** if it fails.&nbsp It's most likely the oil cooler lines.&nbsp This is especially true if they are original.&nbsp There are several vendors that offer replacement SS lines for a little over $100.&nbsp Corksport http://www.corksport.com/ and Mazdatrix http://www.mazdatrix.com/ offer them - bookmark these two sites; they are both very helpful for finding parts.

If you can't afford $150 pair of oil cooler lines, you should dump the car.&nbsp Many good used examples of these cars are around, but (IMO) it takes another $1000 - $2000 to get them back up to good, reliable running condition, so I hope you got the money to do this.



-Ted

88turbo

good advice

RETed

If you're really in a bind for money, try and track down a local hydraulic shop that will do "rebuilds" for your original lines.&nbsp I've heard of folks getting away with as cheap as $50 for this job.



-Ted