Funny that I had to stop and go to the store for that same Deep 21mm socket... I don't care how many sockets I have, I always am missing 'that' one. Thanks for great VIDS! Very helpful.
I forgot to add the footage of the shifter assembly removal in this video, but it is a very simple process and if you run into trouble with it I am sure there are videos on youtube on how to change your shifter. Thanks for watching!
I have heard that. Seems really strange considering the climate you guys deal with. I wonder if there are more rotary overheating issues down there. I believe the later 6 port cars with automatics here in the USA all received two oil coolers too. My 2008 was an auto with two coolers.
Not a dumb question. If it's something you haven't done before, then lifting something this heavy can definitely be something to worry about. If you pause at 22:10 you can see a metal bracket with a ring on the top in the top front of the engine and an identical one on the back of the engine. Those are the lifting points for the rx8 engine.
First great video, thank you. Im going to replace just the motor, no compression. I do understand you are doing the all nine yards, that's great teaching. But to just swap engines looks to me that I don't need to go through all that aggravation right? I believe that I don't need to touch the manual transmission, the all muffler right? thank you
Thank you and yes, you are correct. Don't worry about the PPF, diff, or the trans.I would take off both motor mounts as well as the exhaust manifold. At that point it should be pretty easy to pull straight up.
Im about to take the tranny and engine together... assemble these others and put back in. Hard, but easier tranny install. I took engine mounts off. I think the a/c compressor might have to get out though. I accidentally cracked my a/c line then the oring broke!!
Track Car Obsession super helpful I really appreciate the depth you went into and the time spent taking the video can’t wait to see what happens with your new rx8
Thanks for the video bro just got a rx8 on a trade for one of my 93 mx6 v6 I had ( still own two 93 v6s 5 speed ), I gotta replace the rear main seal and clutch any advice on a quality seal besides oem and a quality clutch
This is a fantastic up close and personal look at yanking a Renesis. It seems that you did the full monty.. whereas it seems a lot of others have done a LOT LESS when swapping eng-tranny.... nonetheless.. this is fantastic and critical visual detail and I thank you!
@@trackcarobsession haha, not the kind I'm building. It's using a forklift motor and laptop batteries. BTW I got the engine out! Thanks a million! U really helped me!
@@trackcarobsession just a cheap runner. 80 mile range. Costing me $3k. 😆 Learning a hell of a lot along the way as well. So I suppose it is educational as well.
Thank you. Hope you were able to get it done. I remember my first transmission swap 18 years ago. A more experienced buddy of mine convinced me that we could do it. Learned to do everything on my car myself ever since. Hope you are able to do the same
Can you shed light on how you got the PPF brace off? Im having a hard time with it. Its hanging up on the rear but ive gotten all 5 bolts off. I notice you have a stud off the differential where this brace connects. Was that necessary to finally get it to drop?
Ashetyn White if the transmission and rear differential are not supported then they will put pressure on the PPF brace. They are not supported separately like on other cars. If you have the rear of the transmission lined up with the front of the diff the brace should just wiggle right off without trouble.
@@trackcarobsession the plan is to remove it, at least for right now lol. I've just about completely gutted the car, so here before long it'll be time to start the rebuild process 😬😅
@@913KMG Sweet. I still have some gutting to do to the doors and some other areas. Are you going to rebuild the rotary? Is this just a fun car or are you planning on competing with it?
@@trackcarobsession yeah I'm thinking about rebuilding it. I had never owned anything with a rotary before but I think I'm hooked now! 😆 Eventually I'd like to try to compete, was researching the SCCA recently so I might take a crack at that at some point. For now it's mainly just a part-time build though lol
Funny that I had to stop and go to the store for that same Deep 21mm socket... I don't care how many sockets I have, I always am missing 'that' one. Thanks for great VIDS! Very helpful.
I forgot to add the footage of the shifter assembly removal in this video, but it is a very simple process and if you run into trouble with it I am sure there are videos on youtube on how to change your shifter. Thanks for watching!
Just wanted to say thanks for making this video. I referred to it multiple times as I pulled the motor out of mine. Great job, super helpful tips
in Australia we don't have two oil coolers on the Manuals :/ and our climate is Hot
I have heard that. Seems really strange considering the climate you guys deal with. I wonder if there are more rotary overheating issues down there. I believe the later 6 port cars with automatics here in the USA all received two oil coolers too. My 2008 was an auto with two coolers.
I have a dumb question how do you know where to hook up the change to pull the engine and transmission out
Not a dumb question. If it's something you haven't done before, then lifting something this heavy can definitely be something to worry about. If you pause at 22:10 you can see a metal bracket with a ring on the top in the top front of the engine and an identical one on the back of the engine. Those are the lifting points for the rx8 engine.
Track Car Obsession thank you. This was my go to video.
First great video, thank you. Im going to replace just the motor, no compression. I do understand you are doing the all nine yards, that's great teaching. But to just swap engines looks to me that I don't need to go through all that aggravation right? I believe that I don't need to touch the manual transmission, the all muffler right? thank you
Thank you and yes, you are correct. Don't worry about the PPF, diff, or the trans.I would take off both motor mounts as well as the exhaust manifold. At that point it should be pretty easy to pull straight up.
Excellent video brother finally someone who knows what there doing
Thank you sir. First time taking a RX-8 apart. Hope it was helpful. Second time around and I think this would be a breeze.
Im about to take the tranny and engine together... assemble these others and put back in.
Hard, but easier tranny install.
I took engine mounts off. I think the a/c compressor might have to get out though. I accidentally cracked my a/c line then the oring broke!!
Great video! Thank you for uploading with detail comments.
Thank you
Super helpful and in depth walkthrough. Thank you so much
How long to take engine out ,im leaving trans in ...i have an auto
Thanks alot this video is probably one of the best I've seen on this particular motor pull
Thank you sir. I knew it would be boring, hoping it would be helpful :)
Track Car Obsession super helpful I really appreciate the depth you went into and the time spent taking the video can’t wait to see what happens with your new rx8
Thanks for the video bro just got a rx8 on a trade for one of my 93 mx6 v6 I had ( still own two 93 v6s 5 speed ), I gotta replace the rear main seal and clutch any advice on a quality seal besides oem and a quality clutch
This is a fantastic up close and personal look at yanking a Renesis. It seems that you did the full monty.. whereas it seems a lot of others have done a LOT LESS when swapping eng-tranny.... nonetheless.. this is fantastic and critical visual detail and I thank you!
Well played. I'm about to attempt this to convert my rx8 to electric. Many thx
Good luck with the project. I would love to make mine electric.
@@trackcarobsession haha, not the kind I'm building. It's using a forklift motor and laptop batteries. BTW I got the engine out! Thanks a million! U really helped me!
@@squidlings Lol, you're probably right. That wasn't the electric rx8 I had in mind. School project, or just because?
@@trackcarobsession just a cheap runner. 80 mile range. Costing me $3k. 😆 Learning a hell of a lot along the way as well. So I suppose it is educational as well.
So if you are pulling out the motor and rebuilding it and not putting in a new motor do I have to take out the ac compressor or can I just leave it
Thanks for posting this! First time removing a transmission on my own and I'm damn glad you and this video exist! 😂🙏🏻
Thank you. Hope you were able to get it done. I remember my first transmission swap 18 years ago. A more experienced buddy of mine convinced me that we could do it. Learned to do everything on my car myself ever since. Hope you are able to do the same
Can you shed light on how you got the PPF brace off? Im having a hard time with it. Its hanging up on the rear but ive gotten all 5 bolts off. I notice you have a stud off the differential where this brace connects. Was that necessary to finally get it to drop?
Ashetyn White if the transmission and rear differential are not supported then they will put pressure on the PPF brace. They are not supported separately like on other cars. If you have the rear of the transmission lined up with the front of the diff the brace should just wiggle right off without trouble.
I'm literally in the process of doing this same thing to 1 of the 2 RX-8's I have, damn am I glad I came across this video! Thank you!! :)
Thanks for the interest. Are you removing the engine or doing a full engine swap?
@@trackcarobsession the plan is to remove it, at least for right now lol. I've just about completely gutted the car, so here before long it'll be time to start the rebuild process 😬😅
@@913KMG Sweet. I still have some gutting to do to the doors and some other areas. Are you going to rebuild the rotary? Is this just a fun car or are you planning on competing with it?
@@trackcarobsession yeah I'm thinking about rebuilding it. I had never owned anything with a rotary before but I think I'm hooked now! 😆 Eventually I'd like to try to compete, was researching the SCCA recently so I might take a crack at that at some point. For now it's mainly just a part-time build though lol
Great video, thank you.
Thank you sir