Shadysadie

Good morning all. Just acquired a 2004 RX 8. It needs a little work so I joined to find answers to some issues that I will post in the right location.

BigCajun

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Welcome.

There is plenty of helpful info in the New Owner stickies.

If there are any specific issues you're concerned about you can ask here and someone will help you out I'm sure.

What kind of 8 did you get?

Shadysadie

Thank you, at the moment I’m unsure what kind I have. It is winning blue metallic. The first issue I need to address is the heater does not work. Only blows cool air.

BigCajun

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It could be the common motherboard issue.
There is a way to check to see if it's working.
It happened on my '04.
In the 0-16 check in this thread, I could fiddle with the **** to get the heat to come on at 16.
It would work at 16 or not at all.

Good luck!

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-...ontrol-158200/

BigCajun

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Does it have leather seats?

Shadysadie

My bad, it does not have leather seats

BigCajun

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So we know it's not a GT (Grand Touring) model.

You should also look into seeing if you have any open recalls that haven't been fixed by entering your VIN number at this site.

https://www.mazdarecallinfo.com/

Shadysadie

So I done this test this morning, I can adjust temp control **** and nothing, but when I push it in, it starts blowing hot air. I believe I will take it apart this evening and see if I’m lucky and it’s just a bad solder joint.

Shadysadie

Thank you BigCajun, I used this step by step today and fixed my heater issue.took me about an hour.

BigCajun

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Awesome.

I'm happy to help, and I appreciate you updating with your resolution.

Not everyone does.