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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 05:07 PM
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hey everyone, thanks for talking to me on the thread these days. i think its the time to update it;
basically, they replaced a set of spark plugs and a pack of coils for free of charge cuz i am still under warranty. (it really surprised me, cuz i thought spark plugs were not covered). A new starter and a new battery have also been replaced. however, i paid 150 for my battery cuz they count the life of the battery by how much time you have used on your battery before the warranty retail date.
which means i paid 85% for the battery cuz i have only one month left till the end of my bumper to bumper warranty.
they also came up the other problem: the part (i dont know whats that called) after the intake should open different amount at different revolution level, but it stucks open. the service guy told me when he was first told about this problem, he thought it was not gonna be covered by the warranty cuz its very close to my sr intake but......yeah, i guess 150 is all i need to pay. i dont know if i should say "i am lucky" or not cuz if the problem happened after my Dec 18th, i guess i will have to pay something more cuz i think one day, the coil will still be dead.
just went on s2000 forum for a bit; found out some people had same problems, and what they did was also just to replace the coil. dunno if this would happen to other types of cars beside sport cars, but its quite common.
therefore, if any of you faces the same problem, dont be too afraid of it. its a common issue and remember that nothing can last forever.
i still left my there cuz i told them my headlight washer doesnt work. just try to fix everything before the end of the bumper to bumper warranty....lol
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 05:10 PM
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i forgot to say one thing; Northhill mazda is a good dealership actually even though they did some stupid things like replcing the starter. cuz the starter wasnt even dead.
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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So how does it run now? Or do you know yet.
Oh hey and I wanted to ask you.. whats your km at just out of curiousity...?
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 10:37 PM
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i guess......damn, they were supposed to call me around 5 after fixing my headlamp washer, but they didnt; i called them at 4:55, they said that i could go to pick it up but it still needs #$%^#, i dont remember what it is cuz i dont even know what he was talking about but he said this part is necessary cuz my car doesnt stall now but it just doesnt run smoothly. then its gonna be directly shipped from Japan cuz US mazda doesnt have this part in stock!! dammit!!!its gonna be a week! " idont wanna leave my car under the snow!!"
so far, my car has 43000 km.
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 10:39 PM
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through a little search, i think he was talking about the control valve.......this should be about the whatever stuck open.....i mentioned above there!!!
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 11:36 AM
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He's talking about the intake manifold SSV stuck open. They get carboned up and are insanely expensive to replace.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=P2070

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