2005 Engine Failure
11-03-2011, 08:58 AM
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i doubt mazda will reimburst you for travel but some dealers do give a loaner. the coils and plugs will not be covered, it is recommened to change all 4 plugs wires and coils together. that can be done by you in less than an hour for 200-250. glad to hear ya getting a new keg. gl with it and there is a break in procedure by racing beat which should be followed
11-03-2011, 09:31 AM
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Honestly, unless you paid for the plugs, wires, and coils to be replaced before you left on your trip, you have no basis for expecting Mazda to pay for those items being replaced now. They are all wear items, and had they failed while your car was under the Bumper to Bumper warranty, then they would have been covered, but once outside of that, its all on you to maintain them as needed.
What you should be concerned about is the condition of your catalytic convertor after driving so long with a misfiring motor. You should call up the dealer, and ask them to inspect the condition of it while they have the engine out, and the exhaust system apart, and easily accessible. If it needs a new one, have them do it now, while its under federal warranty.
As for the break in, honestly, just drive it home.
Everyone has a different opinion on breaking in engines, yet very few people have actually been able to prove completely that if you break it in a certain way, it retains compression longer than it you just drive it like you normally will.
Just don't spend the entire trip running the car up into the 7500+ rpm range at full throttle on the way home, and it should break in fine. If you can vary the rpms on your trip home by shifting into various gears for 5 to 10 minute stretches, that should help a touch. Maybe only half fill the tank, so you stop for a while more often to help parts heat cycle a bit more.
BC.
What you should be concerned about is the condition of your catalytic convertor after driving so long with a misfiring motor. You should call up the dealer, and ask them to inspect the condition of it while they have the engine out, and the exhaust system apart, and easily accessible. If it needs a new one, have them do it now, while its under federal warranty.
As for the break in, honestly, just drive it home.
Everyone has a different opinion on breaking in engines, yet very few people have actually been able to prove completely that if you break it in a certain way, it retains compression longer than it you just drive it like you normally will.
Just don't spend the entire trip running the car up into the 7500+ rpm range at full throttle on the way home, and it should break in fine. If you can vary the rpms on your trip home by shifting into various gears for 5 to 10 minute stretches, that should help a touch. Maybe only half fill the tank, so you stop for a while more often to help parts heat cycle a bit more.
BC.
11-03-2011, 09:44 AM
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The engine core warranty covers only the engine itself, nothing attached to the engine, no fluids, no rental, no lost time, etc...
I'm guessing that the sale date for your 8 was more than 5 years ago? There were plenty 2005s that were first sold in 2006 (mine is one, Sept 2006 sale date), so I JUST passed my 5 year mark (although I passed the 60,000 mile part of the powertrain 18 months ago). If you were still within the 5 year mark, then because you are also within the mileage mark, the ignition and fluids etc would be covered for free, and you would have been more likely to get a loaner.
Don't think of it as Mazda screwing you on coverage though, because they didn't have to retroactively extend the warranty on the engine and you would have been high and dry.
10 hour drive is roughly the break-in period anyway. Especially if you plan a route that doesn't just sit on highways, you will break it in just fine.
I'm guessing that the sale date for your 8 was more than 5 years ago? There were plenty 2005s that were first sold in 2006 (mine is one, Sept 2006 sale date), so I JUST passed my 5 year mark (although I passed the 60,000 mile part of the powertrain 18 months ago). If you were still within the 5 year mark, then because you are also within the mileage mark, the ignition and fluids etc would be covered for free, and you would have been more likely to get a loaner.
Don't think of it as Mazda screwing you on coverage though, because they didn't have to retroactively extend the warranty on the engine and you would have been high and dry.
10 hour drive is roughly the break-in period anyway. Especially if you plan a route that doesn't just sit on highways, you will break it in just fine.
11-03-2011, 11:17 AM
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well you drove it with it misfiring , that likely contributed to the engine failure. so i wouldn't try to go after mazda for any of the bits over and above the engine.
Do check with your insurance in case any of the extraneous stuff can be covered that way.
just make sure you vary the rpms throughout the trip home and try not to take it over 5kish rpm.
Do check with your insurance in case any of the extraneous stuff can be covered that way.
just make sure you vary the rpms throughout the trip home and try not to take it over 5kish rpm.
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