Wondering if rotary engines need oil changes? Learn how their lubrication works and why regular oil maintenance is still ...

The RX-7 first appeared in 1978 ... When asked directly, Mazda reps admit that the future of the rotary engine is muddied by internal politics, but a small, extraordinarily dedicated team is ...

The Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE is a new model for 1984 and ... A rotary engine, as you may or may not know, is an internal combustion engine in which a spark ignites a fuel mixture inside a compression ...

As it is, every production car for the last 130 years, aside from electric and early steam-powered models, relies on a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine ... in its RX-7 and RX ...

GORDON CAMERON, PETER BURN , YOUTUBE/GOOGLE SELF-DRIVING CAR PROJECT, THE MANUFACTURER 1993–1995 Mazda RX-7 1.3-liter twin ... improving internal-combustion engine will remain our mass-market ...

Because the rotary engine had fewer moving parts than a traditional internal combustion engine, the RX-7 was virtually maintenance and trouble-free. It was a car that only needed gas to run forever.

The RX-7 GSL-SE's 13B rotary engine is only 14.1 percent larger in ... because there was so little variation in internal-combustion engines at the time. I felt a passionate desire to challenge ...

You really need to pay attention to the oil. The RX7 engine uses a small amount of oil in the gas, to lubricate the rotor seals, and, by design, you use some oil every time you drive it ...