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I am new to this so bear with me. 3 weeks ago I purchase a 2005 Mazda RX8 coup from my son in law. I love the car. It has 82,000 miles on the car. The engine was replaced by Mazda at 62,000 (under warranty)so about 20,000 miles ago. It runs great. But !!!!
I just took it in for an oil change at Firestone. They noticed oil on the air filter. They said it is most likely the Apex Seals and probably means it is rebuild engine time. I am thinking this can't be at 20,000 miles. Does this sound right? If so should this be covered under some kind of warranty?
I just took it in for an oil change at Firestone. They noticed oil on the air filter. They said it is most likely the Apex Seals and probably means it is rebuild engine time. I am thinking this can't be at 20,000 miles. Does this sound right? If so should this be covered under some kind of warranty?
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lol. Thankfully they have no idea what they're talking about.
Oil on the filter usually happens because the oil was overfilled at the last oil change. Depending on how handy you are, you can take the intake tract apart, clean it all out (including the MAF, which would be a good idea, by the way (using only MAF cleaner, nothing else)), and put it all back together. And check that Firestone didn't overfill your oil.
I'm going to assume that you know the quirks of this car, but have a read through the NEW AND POTENTIAL OWNERS thread stickied in the new members forum.
Oil on the filter usually happens because the oil was overfilled at the last oil change. Depending on how handy you are, you can take the intake tract apart, clean it all out (including the MAF, which would be a good idea, by the way (using only MAF cleaner, nothing else)), and put it all back together. And check that Firestone didn't overfill your oil.
I'm going to assume that you know the quirks of this car, but have a read through the NEW AND POTENTIAL OWNERS thread stickied in the new members forum.
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THank you for the info. I will check the oil first thing tomorrow. Yes I haven't stopped reading about the RX8 since I bought it. Alot of info to sift through. Lots of pros and lots of cons, but most people love the car.
I think next time I have the oil changed, I will do it myself or take it to Mazda.
It does have a few other problems that I will probably fix myself. The biggest one is a noisy throwout bearing. I have have replaced many but never on a RX8. When firestone had it on a lift it looked easy enough that I can do myself.
Again thank you for replying.
I think next time I have the oil changed, I will do it myself or take it to Mazda.
It does have a few other problems that I will probably fix myself. The biggest one is a noisy throwout bearing. I have have replaced many but never on a RX8. When firestone had it on a lift it looked easy enough that I can do myself.
Again thank you for replying.
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You hear it when it is in neutral and the clutch is out. It goes away when you press the clutch pedal in. You can also hear it when driving but not as loud. At times it seems to be a little hard to shift into reverse but that could be just me not knowing the car well.
THe clutch is working fine with no chatter and does not slip.
I hope I am making sense. LOL
THe clutch is working fine with no chatter and does not slip.
I hope I am making sense. LOL
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I know they are two different cars but the noise has never really changed I have the same bearing noise in both of my manual rx7's. You would think Mazda would of fixed this over the years with all that changed when they designed the 8.
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I am new to this so bear with me. 3 weeks ago I purchase a 2005 Mazda RX8 coup from my son in law. I love the car. It has 82,000 miles on the car. The engine was replaced by Mazda at 62,000 (under warranty)so about 20,000 miles ago. It runs great. But !!!!
I just took it in for an oil change at Firestone. They noticed oil on the air filter. They said it is most likely the Apex Seals and probably means it is rebuild engine time. I am thinking this can't be at 20,000 miles. Does this sound right? If so should this be covered under some kind of warranty?
I just took it in for an oil change at Firestone. They noticed oil on the air filter. They said it is most likely the Apex Seals and probably means it is rebuild engine time. I am thinking this can't be at 20,000 miles. Does this sound right? If so should this be covered under some kind of warranty?
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Yes dealership almost always overfill during oil changes. I have a Mazdaspeed CAI so I don't have problems with excess oil in my air filter. But my oil level is over the top full line on the dipstick whenever I have my Mazda dealer do the oil change.
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Welcome.
Sounds like someone answered the throw out bearing question. good. when the clutch out, the throw out bearing is just sitting there not moving, no movement, no noise.
For the rest, check out the Congrats thread in my sig. Lots of good stuff to do, all of it helps with an 04 and 05.
Sounds like someone answered the throw out bearing question. good. when the clutch out, the throw out bearing is just sitting there not moving, no movement, no noise.
For the rest, check out the Congrats thread in my sig. Lots of good stuff to do, all of it helps with an 04 and 05.
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Welcome to the forum, and glad you checked in before firestone rebuilt your motor lol
Though Your questions have been answered, I'd say inspect your gear shifter boot. It may have tiny holes cover them up or replace the boot and you'll be surprised some of the noise will disappear :-)
All the best
Though Your questions have been answered, I'd say inspect your gear shifter boot. It may have tiny holes cover them up or replace the boot and you'll be surprised some of the noise will disappear :-)
All the best
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