i like my u joint idea, thats the noise they can make (although it should make it all the time?)

next you need to make sure that the driveshaft and ehaust arent too close to hitting things (they move around under load)



mike

Yea need to check that out a little too.

Well I just went out and hooked the oil pressure gauge up and guess what.. it gave me oil pressure LOL I was sure it was something like that but it was dark by the time I finished last night so I couldn't really see!



One less headache!

cool! 1 down several to go.

as with your oil pressure gauge...look at the sender by the oil filter. That happened to me once and it scared the sheeeit outta me :bigthumg: . BTW...is your shifter tightend up..check those 3 bolts under the boot

oh hey thats a good one, look at the shifter, that could be it



mike

torque those bolts to 15 ft/lbs

that is the factory spec...i just looked it up for you

No it's tight Ihad it out and back in when I did the tranny. All the bushings are there as well.

Gotta throw my two cents in. About the wife's car, not the 10AE, as I have no clue as to what might be wrong with it. U-joints or differential would be my two best guesses there.



If your wife has driven $20k new cars and been unimpressed, but genuinely loves the GSL-SE, then that means its not just another junker you're throwing money into. It means that the seven is special, and worth the effort.



Of course, I understand the need to have your wife in a dependable daily driver. Perhaps you can acquire a solid used car, like a VW Passat or Jetta VR6, and keep the 1st gen. Of course, I'm a firm believer in the "many cars" philosophy, as my wife and I own five cars between us, only one of which is less than a dozen years old.



And since your GSL-SE is not a prime example, you may consider acquiring one with a better body to keep long-term and restore. It's always better for your psyche to be putting time and effort into something that looks nice. That's why I always try to keep my junkers washed and waxed! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png



In closing, let me say that what we drive is important to us, and buying a "dependable old shoe" because it doesn't break down may not be the right answer. The RX-7 is a car that stirs one's passions, and love and hate are not so far removed as we might at first consider.