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Old 04-16-2010, 09:44 PM
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Big surprise in air filter box!

I am tired but not too tired to post what I just found. I have a 2004, velocity red gt with 53 k miles that has been sitting up for about 13 months. I am in the final process of a complete restoration. I was going to make it into a race car but decided since it was paid for to sell the BMW and restore the RX8 since times are tough. Anyway I just got it back from the Mazda dealer and shelled out 800 bucks for a FULL tune up, plugs, injectors, de-carbon, coils, oil, filters, tranny and brake flush..the works. Anyway I decided this afternoon to spoil the 8 and buy a K&N air filter. I buy it and just got home and went to put it in and guess what I find? No not a used air filter..it was new.. think lower..took the air filter out and theres a 3 inch by 4 inch old wasp nest in the air box with a bunch of other old leaves and crud! Talk about a sorry mechanic! C'mon man! Take out the friggin wasp nest will ya!?! Anyway.. just thought I would share this.
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ooh..?
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Are you going to show dealer or take a pic?
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yea here is "part" of it. I had to go out in the pine straw with a flashlight to find this for you guys to see. I chucked it without thinking of getting a snap of it.

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P.S. I almost forgot... There was a full blown birds nest "under" the airbox on the plastic shelf area. I had to dig that out by hand then blast the rest out with my yard blower! I guess the mechanic thought "yard" work wasn't in his job description.
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you would have gotten more use out of the 800 bucks by setting it on fire, at least that would have provided warmth. I would bet the plugs are still the same, the decarb was never done, and the coils are factory.
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That blows dude... Srry
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damn dude that really sucks.... it could have been worse..... you could have had a squirrel in there
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Originally Posted by Grungepup
damn dude that really sucks.... it could have been worse..... you could have had a squirrel in there
I found a live cat trying to make a home in the engine compartment of our familyʻs old Chevy Nova back in the early 80ʻs
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We have had squirels in the air box.

Very Common in the MidWest and East.

Damn tho thar Varmits.

Can anyone say Wabbit?
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