1990 Mazda RX-7 Service and Repair Manual
Every figure in this 1990 Mazda RX-7 factory service and repair manual is tied to one car: this model year, this engine, this trim. That matters on a car Mazda sold with the 1.3L R2 in both naturally aspirated and turbocharged form, where a value written for one is not the value for the other, and what the manual lists is what Mazda published for the 1990 RX-7 rather than a figure carried over from an adjacent year.
Engines covered
- 1.3L — naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 1.3L — turbocharged, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door coupe
- 2-door convertible
Trims covered
- Convertible
- GTU
- GTUs
- GXL
- GXL 2+2
- Turbo
Known issues on the 1990 RX-7. No recalls are on federal record for the 1990 RX-7, and no owner complaints are on record for the year either, so there is no published failure pattern to work backward from on this one and diagnosis starts from the factory procedure.
Whether the car in the bay is a GTU Coupe, a GXL 2+2 or the Turbo Coupe, it holds you to Mazda's own procedure and the correct 1990 RX-7 specification instead of a number borrowed from another year.
THREADED INFLATOR COMPONENTS MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY WHICH MAY ALLOW COMPONENTS TO SEPARATE WHEN INFLATOR RECEIVES A SIGNAL TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAG.
INFLATOR COMPONENT SEPARATION ALLOWS HOT COMBUSTION GASES TO ESCAPE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT W
REPLACE AIR BAG MODULES CONTAINING POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE INFLATORS.
THE RAIL OF THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT CAN WEAR SUFFICIENTLY SUCH THAT THE CABLE WHICH RETRACTS THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WILL BECOME JAMMED IN THE RAIL RENDERING THE SHOULDER BELT INOPERATIVE.
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE COLLISION, THE OCCUPANT WOULD NOT BE ADEQUATELY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE
DEALERS WILL REPLACE INOPERATIVE SHOULDER BELTS. MAZDA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE DR
Speedometer replacement procedure
EXPERIENCING OIL LEAK AT REAR STATIONARY GEAR O-RING / ON - CAR REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. *YC
SUBJECT ON PASSIVE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SWITCH. *YC
PRE-PAINTING PREPARATIONS FOR FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS. *YC
WIPER MOTOR INOPERATIVE - CIRCUIT BREAKER ACTIVATION. *TW
USE OF A/C TRACER DYE. *TW
MAINTENANCE FREE BATTERY - DIAGNOSTIC AND CHARGING PROCEDURE. *TW
PARTS REPLACEMENT AFTER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TW
Showing the 8 most recent of 9 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE PULSATION DAMENER ON THE PRIMARY FUEL RAIL FAILED, SPRAYING FUEL OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE BAY, WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE OF THE COMPARTMENT, WHICH WAS QUICKLY EXTINGU
UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE PULSATION DAMENER ON THE PRIMARY FUEL RAIL FAILED, SPRAYING FUEL OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE BAY, WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE OF THE COMPARTMENT, WHICH WAS QUICKLY EXTINGU
VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHT LIGHT SWITCH CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE OVERHEATS AND STARTS FIRE.THE LIGHTS TURN AND OFF INTERMITENTLY WITH NO WARNING.THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. *AK
THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR MY CAR FOR THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON 02-17-1997, CAMPAIGN # 68702. MINE WAS ORIGINALLY REPAIRED ON 05-23-2006. IT HAS SINCE FAILED AGAIN AND MY LOCAL MAZDA DEALER, #
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 MAZDA RX7. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RETRACTORS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE MALFUNCTIO
Showing the 5 most serious of 31 complaints filed with NHTSA.
