1988 rx7 won't start

Asked by Achievalot Jul 03, 2014 at 12:14 AM about the Mazda RX-7

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I ran my rx7 out of oil. Added 2 qts and now it won't start.

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jamnblues answered 9 years ago

well, ok- I'll take this question because I loved my RX7- do not run the rotary out of oil- they do not like that- no engine does, but the rotary is a sensitive little beast- it could be you fried the apex seals and you have no compression now- do a compression test and take it from there-

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