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Old Mar 30, 2015 | 06:56 AM
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loss of power while at a stop

My car seems to be loseing. Power when im at a stop it also has trouble picking up speed any ideas what it might be im also a new owner of a rx8 love car
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Old Mar 30, 2015 | 06:57 AM
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What were the compression test scores of the engine?
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Old Mar 30, 2015 | 08:41 AM
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Havent did it could that be the problem?
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Old Mar 30, 2015 | 10:49 AM
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that is a good starting place. also good to know year, miles, trans, age of ignition components.

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Old Mar 30, 2015 | 04:56 PM
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We heavily recommend owners get a compression test before buying any RX-8, since so many are offloaded with dead engines to used car dealers. I'm hunting for an RX-8 myself right now, and so far 3 of the 4 RX-8s that I've asked for compression scores on have had failing engines, and the 4th wasn't far off.

Ignition failure is a possibility too, but stalling when stopped once the engine warms up is a pretty common sign of a failing engine.
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