my good friend just resently bought a used rx-8 2004 with just over 30k on it. We drove it, not hard at all, Did no more then 4 neutral drops and did over 100 for less then 30 seconds, and when we pulled over to park the car the engine started to emmit smoke. I dont know what it is neither does he. the car is an automatic to. THis may or may not have something to do with it. THis smoke comes from under the hood not from the tail pipes.

Also the car transmission makes a very loud noise when it is put from park to drive. And the tranny slips while its in normal drive and tiptronic. My friend is going crazy, any thing that you guys could tell us would be a great help.

 

This should be fun.

 

lmao!

 

wow you guys are a help NOT

 

Sounds like a bad Kuhneutson Valve...Get it to a dealer right away

And let us know what dealer you take it to..

 

Read it, learn it, live it.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/automobile.htm

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/rotary-engine.htm

 

Oh wow, glad it was only 4, if you do 5 or more, you could REALLY hurt an automatic tranny.

 

I originally thought it might be an Id-10T error. :D

Did your friend keep the car in second gear the whold time going 100? And by neutral drop you mean gassing the car in neutral until the revs are way up, and then slamming into gear in an attempt to "drop" the transmission out of the bottom of the car?
Either one of these could cause one of those Id-10T errors.

 

Nuetral drop... 4 times.. good to know which dealer you take it too.....

 

You should look at your state's lemon law. There's definitely a problem with that tranny and more than likely it has nothing to do with the 4 tranny drops your friend did.


I think more than 2 Id-10T errors and Mazda will buy back the car no questions asked

 

I would just take it in somewhere.

 

Why in da blue would you do 4 nuetral drops thats just stupid. Have fun gettin it fixed.

 

he will, for the neutral drops. There is no other way to burn out in the car and since were teenagers 18 and 16, its cool to do

 

Ahh.
That explains it....My bad.

How 'bout a Fresca?

 

You couldn't tell just from the post???

 

don't take this personally...but you and your friends are idiots. www.goarmy.com

really.

 

It's cool if you're 16 and 18 :D

 

Sure..but kids will be kids.

I should get my 16 year old daughter a used 30 thousand dollar car so she can do it.

 

Negative...I can't believe I enjoyed that stuff when I was 16, or if I DID, I NEVER used my youth as an excuse.

 

what can i say, after being influenced by my uncle with a grand national

 

Hey!

I'll bet thats cool to do in a Grand National.

Get your uncles car and do a few drops in it..I'm sure he'll understand.

(I'll bet your uncle has a microwave)

 

How many times have I pointed out that this car is too cheap in the States!!! Guy, you know the thread I'm talking about!

Someone point Fizzer in the direction of this thread...he doesn't agree with me .

 

You don't understand sarcasm very well do you?

 

Actually, yes I know the thread.. I agree, they should make it cost 40k USD and FI it, get rid of the NA version.

 

Burnouts are so 2002.