Hi,

In Australia, we only get one oil cooler with our hi power RX-8's. Do you guys in Europe know if your hi power RX-8's come with 1 or 2 oil coolers?

Donald

According to my reliable informant theUK car has 2 oil coolers with the high spec car .

Well that's interesting. Since Aussie RX-8's have Euro compliant emission controls, following on from what Mazda Australia told you as the reason for the single oil cooler in Australia, the UK must have a warmer climate than Australia. Gee, that sweltering average temperature in the UK must tax the single oil cooler. Antartican RX-8's probably have two oil coolers.

Why would Mazda build a different spec engine just for Australia? I thought we got the Euro spec engine?

Donald

Remember - No one has seen a 100% Euro spec car yet.

So it could be 1 or 2 coolers, we dont know.

i thought UK oil coolers would only be on the accessories list ;)

Originally posted by donaldc
Hi,

In Australia, we only get one oil cooler with our hi power RX-8's. Do you guys in Europe know if your hi power RX-8's come with 1 or 2 oil coolers?

Donald
Are you absolutely sure about this? The oil coolers are the things behind the grills at the front, next to the fog lamps. Why would they only fit one?

From the US and Japanese threads it seems that the Renesis produces surprisingly large amounts of heat pretty much all the time and really does need it's quite sophisticated cooling system. I can't imagine why Mazda would want to skimp on this. Once again, are you sure you've got this right?

We're sure about this... have a look at the pic of the front on the car on this thread:
http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9067

You can see a bit of plastic where the oil cooler should be on the right hand side.

[edit: added location details]

Originally posted by Spin9k
Nice pics there in that link, but say, what are those two little silvery bits to the left and right of the front plate holder?

There just hooks for transporting the car, removed before customers get the car (or should be).

Originally posted by Spin9k
Also I think the car looks a little 'meaner' expression without the fog lights... quite nice... are the fogs an option as well?


I believe the front fog lights are standard UK/Euro spec, as is the rear fog light(required by law).

Bizzare, Spin9k's post dissapeared right after I quoted him?

Definitely got it right. Next to my left fog light is a radiator grill that is obviously a oil cooler, on the right is a plastic blank. However, there may be an oil cooler behind the plastic blank?!?

Donald