Highest Mileage A/T Only
10-27-2012, 06:54 PM
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Aging Cold Warrior
'05 Grand Touring AT, 102,000 mi. Factory recall engine replacement @47,000 & PCM reflashes ,added a Mazdaspeed Cold Air Intake & Cat Back which seemed to make the 4 spd shift more positively as well as noticeable power improvement. Routine periodic PM . A surprisingly inexpensive & practical sports car that doubles as a great long distance touring car. Use the Cruise Control @ 70-75 mphl on the interstate and see 22-24 mpg ( the latter on long flat stretches out west ). Not economy car mileage, but hell, it's not an economy car!
01-03-2013, 08:38 AM
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Glutton for punishment
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Back from the dead, I just pulled my 2005 a/t motor at 111,138 miles. I'd say the last 10k or so were on life support, as it rarely started without 4 or 5 de-flood attempts or a few CC's of oil in the LIM.
Not terrible.
Not terrible.
05-31-2013, 09:58 AM
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04 Auto - high milage
I have an 04 automatic; the first engine went at 90K and was replaced under Mazda's warranty. The new engine is at 131K and runs beautifully and the original transmission still shifts relatively smoothly 
(knock on wood) I'm getting just over 18 miles per gallon and I run this engine hard!
Party on,
Party on,
08-11-2013, 11:58 PM
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^ All engine replacement warranties have to go through Mazda USA HQ (I assume you are in the US). To find out any warranty related work, or recalls, you can contact them with your VIN -> HERE
08-21-2015, 07:00 PM
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Original Turbo 'd Auto !!
08-31-2015, 04:36 AM
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working on a friend's 04 RX8 automatic. She has 96702 on hers. I have had to replace all sorts of stuff on it since her husband neglected it and it hasn't run for almost 4 years. I did a recall check at the dealership and found it had one engine replacement back in 2004, but there was still an engine lack of power recall that was in "to be determined" status. starts hard and getting a P0610 code, but runs good when it starts. more info on the way.
09-04-2015, 03:10 PM
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08-27-2019, 05:13 AM
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So I've looked around the forums quite a lot and I've seen threads like this and wondered, what's the best running auto? I've seen a lot of premature engine failures and a lot of people say the autos have some of the worst track record. Well I say SHUN TEH NON BELIEVERS. I've got an 04 that's nearing the 93k mark and it still has a lot of pep to it. I think the real reason of starting this thread is to show the auto can hit past the 100k mark and beyond just like any other.
I got to almost 170k before my engine fried because a shop was using synthetic and for several oil changes i was rotating synthetic and non (going to mazda or this shop) and I didnt notice they were screwing me on oil 😅 was a kid and the final verdict on all decisions for the car was my dad.. couldnt even make him believe I needed to redline it every time it's out. took years before he finally believed me
08-27-2019, 10:16 PM
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I got to almost 170k before my engine fried because a shop was using synthetic and for several oil changes i was rotating synthetic and non (going to mazda or this shop) and I didnt notice they were screwing me on oil 😅 was a kid and the final verdict on all decisions for the car was my dad.. couldnt even make him believe I needed to redline it every time it's out. took years before he finally believed me
01-30-2020, 05:53 PM
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~170k on origional engine and it only failed on me because the title was in my father's name and he refused to let me.change the oil myself. said be had a shop he trusted and insisted I go to them. turns out they were putting the wrong weight and synthetic blend. alternating between mazda dealership oil changes and that shop... well it didnt go well.
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