Originally Posted by rommel

I am in Kansas City and have my car in... tech tells me my engine will need replaced... I have an 04 with about 30k miles on it... still drives fairly good... but the idle was getting bad... just need the regional tech to come down and approve the replacement since its on a manuel... apparently its starting to crop up in more and more manuels from what the service manager was telling me... they have a brand new flash which they are hoping will fix alot of problems but my car has already had the damage done to it with bad flashes and whatnot so I want it replaced under warrenty

Originally Posted by BlueSky

What exactly was "bad" about the idle?

Originally Posted by BlueSky

?

Originally Posted by swoope

yep.

you dont get it..

beers

Originally Posted by MazdaManiac

Heh. That's just mean.

Originally Posted by Razz1

Could a hot trunk in which metal from a suitcase burns your hands, or super hot cup holders, or a 40 degree differance in temperture at the console on the outside as compared to the cold air from the A/C be a clue?

How about a hot glove box that warps CD's or console that melts gum and candy?

Do they want more clues?

Originally Posted by zoom44

its only like 1 percent i think total engines so far in the states if you were to count worldwide it would be much lower. somewhere around 200 still - not over 250 yet i think. but the combination of thign sthat cause it are hot temps (over 100f) low humidity(although there have ben a few in higher humidity areas) traffic congesgtion and AT(mostly). mostly AT becasue of the one oil cooler. cars that are driven in those conditons see drastic spikes in oil temps and carbon buildup which leads to BAD THINGS. so hot dry congested areas (VEGAS) where alot of ATS were sold see th eproblem more so than places like Whitby.

Originally Posted by MazdaManiac

Heh. That's just mean.

Originally Posted by BlueSky

forget it, i'll just research it.

Originally Posted by BlueSky

nah, its ok. I'm just going through the 80-some pages of the two major engine failure threads. I'll find something about the idle in either of them.

Originally Posted by swoope

in a nut shell...

your ac sucks.... a lower control arm could fail. your rotors are rusted.... the center console will break... as will the sun visors... you will get 4 mpg... you have to put oil in the car... i had to put in 6 qts. last week... the gas tank could blow at any second.

the tires suck... the elec steering will fail... did i miss anything you do not have in you first week of ownership???

your so got a pass and pissed it away...

good luck...

Originally Posted by Japan8

swoope... and I thought you were going to take it easy on n00bs...

Originally Posted by Japan8

swoope... and I thought you were going to take it easy on n00bs...

Originally Posted by swoope

yea,
but he got a pass.. had 3 diff log ons.... seach 6steelstrings and rinkadink....

i even took the time to pm him to help.... still, does not learn... same worthless post pattern...

i doubt he has or her has a car...

tiresome...

and i know you know how to seach a name...

beers

Originally Posted by BlueSky

blowing up?

Originally Posted by Nodoz

Damn 4 pages since i woke up. I'll check back today and see what the word is. For you cincy people, Jake Sweeny Mazda is the dealership with the cars. I knew this heat was evil. So far two days in a row I've gone out to my car and had the temp read 100 or more. I've been letting it warm up a little more b4 driving it (which also helps cool down the car's temp) and cecking fluids more often. Is there anything else I should be doing Zoom44 to try and prevent this or should I just wait for the new engine flash?

Hopefully I'll be back with more info after work today.