jms1386

looking to replace 2005 mazda rx 8 engine...any suggestions to a decent place?

beastman_5

if your 8 yr 100000 mile warranty is in tact, take it to mazda.

RIWWP

iTrader: (2)

Are you within the warranty?

If not, are you removing and reinstalling the engine yourself?

Where are you in the country?

What is your budget like?

Are you looking for a used engine, a remanufactured engine, a rebuilt engine, or to get yours rebuilt?

Are you looking for a basic rebuild or any additional work as well?

monchie

...and make sure you have all the receipts for the oil changes and what else they need, good luck!

jms1386

i bought it and found out it only has basic warranty which is 50000

RIWWP

iTrader: (2)

Your IP shows that you are in Connecticut. Are you aware of the factory 8yr 100,000 mile warranty on the engine?

nycgps

iTrader: (1)

All engine core warranty has been extended to just like what RIWWP said.

tj7

mazda replaced my engine without any service records two weeks ago tj7

monchie

Your lucky, some dealerships will really ask for service records for them to change the engine. Incomplete or no service records at all...no reman engine.

beastman_5

Mine blew with 8 days before the 8 yr warranty end date. Still awaiting word from mazda if there going to do it for free or not. But let me tell you if you bring it there and they open up the engine and conclude that its not a warranty issue, they will charge you $1800 for labor.

RIWWP

iTrader: (2)

Not true^

Dealers do not open up the engine. They submit paperwork and test results to Mazda. The only reason a dealer would open an engine is if warranty on it was already denied or expired AND the customer insisted that they do a tear-down. Dealer techs are NOT trained in how to disassemble and reassemble a Renesis.

beastman5

Guess they were lying to me to get more labor hours, i highly doubt it would take 18 hrs for compression tests and for them to hook it up to a computer. They were the rudest dealer ive met yet.

alnielsen

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Standard labor rate is 8.5 hours to change an engine. Hooking up a car to the computer and running a compression test should be less than an hour.

RIWWP

iTrader: (2)

Yes, dealers are known to lie to get money from customers. Not all that uncommon, for any brand of car. The dealerships are still all run by humans in a business to make money.