I want that hood!!!

 

4th of july weekend i think. working on getting a new motor in this week due to low compression.

 

Now you need to do breakin of a new motor like me - LOL

 

Nemesis, that is a great looking hood! Vented and with a scoop should provide plenty of cooling.

dondo, did not know you were having motor issues. hopefully the dealership is not giving you the run around.

 

supposed to get the motor from them this week so i'll let you know how it goes..

 

I didn't even know I needed these 'till now!

 

no doubt them some sexy wheels!

 

Had to do it. I really liked the Soaring M...So I did the remix :-). The double sided tape I used sucked, but it definitely makes me look at it...BTW...Anyone have any silver touch up? I scratched my baby trying to do this process.

 

i dont but the dealer sells little bottles in the parts dept.

 

Think my motor blew on the way home from work. Lots of sputtering and motor would not go over 4k. I limped to the dealership and the head tech came out to look at it. We were discussing the issues and it literally died a few seconds later and would not restart.

 

Sweet! ^ Glad mine died last year......Nick you are the only one left....maybe?

 

Oh no, that sucks! I hope you have better luck with Herzog-Myer than I had with Tonkin.

 

"pdxhak"
Is it just the ignition coils or you really blew your engine? That would suck man, your were getting ready to go on a trip. But the good part is that it didn't happen on the way there.

EDIT: just to let you know, I have ignition coils you could use. If you think that might be the problem, we could swap them in no time... but let see what the tech will say.

 

I think it is more than just the coils because the motor died and would not restart. The coils and plugs were swapped around 10k ago. I know that is enough time for them to replaced. But I'm wondering if the misfiring caused the engine blow. Hopefully I find out today and will keep you guys apprised.

 

It had nothing to do with the coils or misfiring. Also no CEL when the car was dropped off yesterday...

 

Amazing how we are all having this experience at the same time up here. Maybe the cooler weather let us run longer than the hot climate failures.

Crap is all I can say, because I know how much you like your car.

Mine is my daily driver, and it has nicks scratches and dents on it, but the new motor in it should push me till the end of days hopefully.

 

Thanks, Nemesis. It is my DD as well. The motor has 52k so not a lot of miles for being 6 yo.

Glad to see and hear your new motor I'm really excited to see how it goes after you complete the break in process. I bet it is really going to perform.

 

Sorry to hear about the engine loss PDX. Hope it will be fixed in time for the Vegas meet. If you end up flying down. Let me know. Your more than welcome to ride along with me.

 

sad to hear bout your motor hope everything ends up good pdxhak! I DD my 8 aswell an hate when its down

 

Thanks guys Easy I will definitely let you know if I need a ride!

 

Where can I find it for sale?

 

Japanparts is the only company I know that imports Leg Motor Sports products from Japan. It is expensive as well.


CF = $1550

http://japanparts.com/db/parts_detai...=&SEARCH_page=

FRP = $1088

http://japanparts.com/db/parts_detai...=&SEARCH_page=

 

I think you lucked out by having it still acting up and then dieing when you got it to the dealer!

I was plagued with loosing power and rpm's nearly everytime I drove it, but it never happened when at the dealer (many many times...). Tonkin wouldn't know a bad engine unless it's already completely toast!!!


And I hope everyone has better luck then me getting a good reman the first time.

 

L8tr, that is exactly why I drove it to the dealership. They close at 6 PM and I got their at 5:55 PM Thankfully the head tech was still there and he came to look at it. I wanted someone to see the issue while it was happening.

 

Just got off the phone with the dealership. Apparently the PCM has failed. Mazda USA is having the head tech swap it out and run more tests. The dealership wants to swap the motor but they need to provide enough data to Mazda USA so it can be approved.