Well I do not have keyless entry and also do not have alarms and decks, and the battery was replaced last February by CAA .
This time when I called them , they when trough a bunch of test on the battery and they just told me that was drained and the cause , like I have mentioned before is two weeks of stoppage .He even mention 3 or four days will do it, which I have a hard time to believe ...
It is possible that the CAA battery is just not good?

 

Battery is probably no good. Change it, your problem will go away.

thewird

 

Wondering if anyone knows if there is ANYBODY in all of Newfoundland with at least a little knowledge of rotary engines? Is it actually possible that an entire province can have not one single shop that can (reliably) work on these cars? Really need an answer before I travel to Ontario in search of my first RX8.

 

Hey can you send me the address of Dave's shop or phone # or even the name and I will look it up. .y RX8 sounds like he apex seal is going. Having issues starting hot.


QUOTE=abr;4448942]Dave Dietrich @ Mazdees.

They are all the way out in pickering, and Dave can be a bit cranky at times - but he's a straight shooter and knows rotaries.[/QUOTE]

 

Yep:


Dave Dietrich
Mazdees Performance
Address: 1031 Toy Ave, Pickering ON L1W 3N9
Phone: +1 905-619-8813


Good luck.
Ash







[/QUOTE]

 

BEWARE of Streetpower autoshop!!!

Last year I brought my rx 8 to this goof at Streetpower Performance Inc., his name is Sean. He told me my gas pump was bad, and needed a new one. Told me it takes a few hours to replace it. I waited 2 day to get my car back. I found out he flooded my car, trying to park the car from garage to outside and he didnt know how to unflood the car. I got a bill charge to unflood my rx 8 on top of the gas pump replacing. I just found today he never replace my gas pump at all, still the old pump! WOW! Never bring to this guy for any jobs....I was told by other rx8 shop to avoid him at all cost, apparently he's know to scam his customers.

 

Is street power in Toronto or GTA area?

 

GTA. I think he might've moved a few times since the last time I saw his "shop"

 

Thanks Neo.

 

his shop is in mississauga...here is the website www.streetpowerperformance.com

i should have went with my gut feelings, when one of his buddy give me the stare like "dont bring your rx8 here", when i first got to the shop for a price quote. I thought it was weird that no other cars was in his shop. anyone else have bad experience with this Sean guy???

 

has anyone looked into places/costs to rebuild an engine recently? i am having hot start issues and think it may be just about time. ive changed the starter and seafoamed, it has helped but I am sure a rebuild is in my future.

168000 km. live in toronto but can go anywhere in the golden horseshoe.

 

Still think it's around $3500. Dave@Mazdees had quoted that to me about a year ago.

 

Where would I get a rotary engine for a 2005 Mazda RX8 and how much would it cost?

 

From Mazda or a rotary rebuilder. Including labour aim for $10k. Maybe more. Depending on where you're located, we can recommend a nearby rebuilder.

Also aren't you the person who was told by a crooke dealer that you had low compression? If so I wouldn't assume your compression is poor in the first place. If it drives, it's not dead yet.

 

I did my service in Owen Sound, Ontario. They are going to call me in a few days to tell me what a replacement engine would cost. It might not be worth me trying to ship the car back to Canada. 😩 That’s if I even get it back.

 

Imo, don't try to have a new engine installed from a dealership.

I feel wiith the few miles you had on it, you may not even NEED a new engine.

Idk if they even showed you YOUR results.
The guy sounded so unethical, he may have had fake test results for you.

Even if you are failing, you might want to get a rebuid from a rotary specialist, which will save you thousands.

The question of what it's worth is up to you.

I invested more in my '04 than it's 'worth'' according to KBB & others.
It's worth whatever you're willing to spend on it if you want to keep it.

Patience.

 

I’ll wait to see if I even get my car back from the dealership. I loved that car! Bought it new on April 12th, 2006 from Mazda Dealer in Oakville, Ontario.

 

We can help you out @ RX-Tuning. Send me a PM or message me on my facebook page in my signature.

thewird