i have a 2004 rx8 125k and its been giving me problems, i bought the car with out knowing that it had problems. the car had died on me several times but today it wont start what so ever, i herd i can rebuilt the engine an its gonna cost me alot, i want to know if its worth it. or should i just scrap it an never again buy a mazda

 

1) Your problem may or may not be the engine. You haven't given enough detailed information of the maintenance history, symptoms, and/or test results for us to make a determination.

2) The RX-8 has a rotary engine. So if it is the engine that is the problem and that is what has you upset, take heart that other Mazda's (that don't have an "RX" name) won't have the same problem.

3) If you haven't read the new owner's thread, you should do so, since it will probably give you insight as to what your problem may be, and how to go about solving it or diagnosing it.

 

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i took it to a Mazda dealer , they told me i needed coils, plugs, and cables, and so i got them, when they took it for a test drive it died on them, so i found out that wasn't the problem, i got them to do a compression test and it was bellow minimum. they didn't know what to do, so i took it to another mechanic, he told me not to use my ac in the car because it was taking to much power from my engine and it was why it would stop working when i came to a stop at a red light. it was good for a few days then the same **** happen so we took of on of the belts to relive pressure from the motor AND IT WORKED but only until yesterday when i was went to turn it on it wouldn't start i know its not the battery ... only thing i can do is re built the engine and i don't know if its worth spending the 5000 on it

 

You have spent a lot of time going back and forth about other stuff, but you had one diagnosis that would explain everything:

A compression test IS the definitive method of telling if you have a failing engine, so failing a compression test means that your engine is failing. Period. There is no way around it and no way to fiddle with anything to solve it ... other than a new engine or an engine rebuild.

Yeah, it sucks to hear, but it's the truth.