REV-illusions

iTrader: (3)

I'll gladly give ya a hand installing it. Hopefully you get it soon while the weather is nice.

I'm actually going to wash n wax my car tonight... yay.

Thief

OK. You ******* be the ones to drink the poisoned fruit punch.

rotarygreg

i would suggest guelph city mazda for your group if not for two reasons. obviously guelph is pretty far for most of you, also we are a small shop, so its hard to deal with drop ins. other than that, our techs all know alot about rotaries. all of them have owned and loved one at one time or another. all of them are enthusiastic about motorsports in general. hell, even a few weeks back we had a VR 8 come in with a greddy exhaust. when i pulled it in the shop and gave it a little blip, all work in the shop stopped for everyone to see why it sounded so awesome. our parts and service department is very friendly and fair. they always explore any warranty possibilities before even considering the cost going to the customer. Like i said though, small shop so you need an apointment if you want something done in any sort of timely fashion. and also, im there, so you have a rotary owner and enthusiast keeping everything in check. haha.

about this ignition mod...so is it even out yet? from the sounds of it noo ne has run it yet (or at least not for very long) and everyone is acting like its the be all and end all of rotary modding....ill wait and see what happens after its on the market for some time...for now mazda OE is good enough for me.

Oh, also marc, if you need another set of hands to help with the install i will gladly make the drive from guelph to help out. i'd like to see the setup myself anyways.

Greg

Thumper3322

Ya today would have been nice. Thanks man I would really appreciate it. Have you installed them before?


Only prob Greg it's far for everyone to go there. Thx man!!! Waiting to hear about the coils then set up a coil install meet I'm really interested to work on the install as well.

Thumper3322

another update

Unfortunately I will be waiting (hopefully only a couple weeks) for the BHR upgrade. There is a list of people and Charles has to follow it which I completely respect. Great guy to talk to btw!!

So I'm picking up some used working coils to hold me over, until I get the kit. Just waiting for them to show up now.

REV-illusions

iTrader: (3)

no.. but I stayed at a Holiday Inn once.

Seriously though.. from what I can recall it's not that bad... a bit of a pain in the ***... but not difficult. Really it's all down to RTFM.

Thumper3322

Cool!! Might need your help twice with some used OEM coils until I get the BHR's shipped to me.

Will I be the first GTA/Ontario boy to have these? or has anyone else put their name on the list?

REV-illusions

iTrader: (3)

No worries dude... just let me know when you have em...

Rotary Mike

Got the car back yet?

Thumper3322

Used OEM ones supposed to be shipped out today. Hope to get them by the end of the week (latest).

Nope The CAT is supposed to be installed today, awaiting a phone call. Very interested to see if they are charging me for the compression test.

Anyone want a free USED fuked up CAT? You could bore it out and be like pros

Thumper3322

Question - Under this Service Bulletin from Mazda, should my coils not be covered under the warranty??

http://www.finishlineperformance.com...4-08-1924g.pdf

**update**

I called Ajax mazda and they couldn't find or have this bulletin! I had to fax it to them weak!!

REV-illusions

iTrader: (3)

short answer. No.

If it's not a recall, you're not covered. TSB's are suggestions.

Thumper3322

Did you read the bottom of it? It says warranty covered. Worth a shot any how and see what they say. It is a 8 year, 100,000 mile warranty covered issue, lack of engine power, which I got when the CAT was fuked.

Footman

iTrader: (2)

I believe coils are classified as normal wear/tear items along with stuff like plugs, oil filters, etc...

In addition, stuff like fuel pumps are also not covered by the powertrain warranty! I just read that in the fine print!

Thumper3322

Well they put in the warranty claim, will wait and see. Maybe they are only covered the engine is blown. The way it reads it sounds like they are, but I don't know. Again they didn't even know about the CAT for christ sakes!!

REV-illusions

iTrader: (3)

best of luck to you on that..

Thumper3322

**UPDATE**

Well the coils are not covered and they HIGHLY recommend I don't drive the car until they are fixed. It's now been 6 days without my car, when this should have been all done and figured out last Friday (at the latest). I have asked to speak to the service manager when I get there.

I am going to have my 8 towed backed to my house where it will sit until my used OEM coils are delivered and installed (I hope to hell this weekend!!!!!!! ).

BTW - a high flow cat is only $450us, and an OEM one is only $1200us. Where they where gonna charge me $2000++.

Coils installed $426 how the hell is that? OEM coils for $28us each = $112us. So a $300 plus mark up on these things and labour. It is NOT a 2 hour job!!! CRAZY

So in a wrap up:

First initial call from Ajax Mazda quote $3,050ish (CAT supposedly not covered under warranty).

I had to do the research to prove the CAT is under warranty (which it was) and they did it for free.

Won't cover the coils.

They did the compression test for free, which was an argument about being covered in the first place.

Now my battery is dead!! They said because I had trouble starting it lol...what a load of ****!

Total cost so far was to diagnose the problem $98 plus tax.

prospectjtaz

iTrader: (1)

Speak to Geoff Thompson directly, he is the Ajax Service Manager. I believe email is geoff.thompson@ajaxmazda.com.

Dont waste your time with a high flow cat, a search on the forum will reveal most turn to ****, essentially straight pipes. Get them to cover it through the warranty, if not got double resonated midpipe. The car runs rich in the winter moreso, so no problems regarding the smell in the winter. Maybe next year you could invest in the Cobb, considering your looking into the ignition upgrade, the Cobb will lean out the mixture and less reak.

If you still need to get your CAT replaced call Mazda Canada directly, ask for Mikhail, a Russian dude, he helped me resort everything when I was looking to get the CAT replaced at Mazda of Toronto.

Thumper3322

I am going to talk to him tonight!

No no man...they did cover it after I had to prove it was covered. Just not the coils.

Wonder if driving home 5 min with bad coils would really *** my new cat that much?

prospectjtaz

iTrader: (1)

since this is a public forum I say "NO"

Thumper3322

LOL...I don't want to chance it anyways so gonna tow it. I hope to **** I get the coils for the weekend.

Thumper3322

Greg from Ajax Mazda seems like a good guy!!

prospectjtaz

iTrader: (1)

I guess a year ago, you would of had a rental car and new coils. That dealership needs to sit down and think about how things were a year and a half ago.

Qaulity over Money.

Thumper3322

Agree!! From now on Scar Mazda is where my sexy little blue girl will be heading.

Now bring on my coils damn it!!!!!!

Thumper3322

Thank again for everyone's input!!! It's awesome how this club helps each other out.

Cheers!!