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Old 01-03-2009, 02:10 PM
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dipstick

there's white stuff on my dipstick

my uncle said there was water getting in there
any ideas on what i need to do to get if fixed?
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Old 01-03-2009, 02:12 PM
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there is a tsb on it ... yeah welcome to the club...
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Old 01-03-2009, 02:14 PM
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Read this,,,

White Gunk on my Dipstick


That sounds kinda sick,,,
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Old 01-03-2009, 02:14 PM
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i bought this car used at a car lot
would mazda charge to do it?
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Old 01-03-2009, 02:16 PM
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I was quoted $320 for the parts kit referenced in the TSB.
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Old 01-03-2009, 02:17 PM
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Its also harmless to the car, I am going through my 5th season of the gunk. There is a sticky post in this very forum on this subject. https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=49652. I suggest you look over all the sticky posts, most common RX-8 questions have already been asked over and over.
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Old 01-03-2009, 02:19 PM
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thanks everyone i'll read up on all this
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Old 01-03-2009, 02:21 PM
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Yours is an 04 correct? Without the original bumper to bumper you would have to pay for the repair. Again the gunk is harmless don't worry about it.
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Old 01-03-2009, 02:24 PM
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oh and another thing while i was driving home from my uncles house the red light (radiator?) came on
yes its an 04 at
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Old 01-03-2009, 02:26 PM
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let it cool completely down then check your fluids. also, make sure it was the radiator light... we have a few different ones.

most common RX-8 questions have already been asked over and over
and answered over and over too
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Old 01-03-2009, 02:31 PM
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lol sorry about not searching
im just a bit worried about my 8
and thanks for the help everybody
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Old 01-03-2009, 02:44 PM
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Did your car come with an owners manual?? If not you can download a copy from

www.mazdausa.com
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yeah u need to check all fluids and that "gunk" is just condensation/water in the oil but harmless!!!
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i talked to the guys at the mazda dealership and they said that all the rx8's do that so dont worry about it, it worried me at first too
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OMFG.............I'm not counting these this year!

Anyway.................Like Expo said..........please get a manual and read it, it's free after registering.

On your second issue.................make sure it's the coolant light. Then check the fluid level, but know this...............if it is the coolant light and your coolant level checks out okay, then it is the sensor. It's built into the reservoir, so you have to buy the whole reservoir bottle.

Reading the stickies on this forum will answer 90% of questions you may have, it's reall quite useful.

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Old 01-03-2009, 08:25 PM
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there is a sticky on this like 3 posts up. searching wasn't even necessary just reading thread titles would have found what you needed. thread closed
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