So, My engine and cat have bben replaced. I will be picking it up today and for the grand total of $160. Not $0 but it sure beats $5000

 

congrats, good deal.

 

Woo Hoo!

Glad it worked out for you! enjoy the new engine!

 

Check engine light is on The SSV Valve is stuck open. Not sure if I want to look at it myself or have the dealer do it for me. For now, it is driving better then ever. The difference is night and day. I wonder how long the engine has been going bad before it **** the bed.

 

LOL i had this exact same problem when they replaced my engine.

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/p2004-intake-manifold-runner-control-solenoid-error-170404/

Hope this helps on your quest versus the dealer.

 

No problems yet...just a broken motor mount which causes some shifter shake but I'm up in the 70k range and was just wanting to look into it just in case something happens within the next 27k.

 

Theres a TSB for the right side motor mount I think.

 

Thakns for the link, but it doesnt help too much I have a different CEL P2070 which is the SSV Valve. It could be dirty and stuck open, mistakenly left unplugged or the connection is loose, or the solenoid is bad. Im hoping its just dirty since I have found oil in my intake on multiple occasions thanks to my brother trying to set new oil change speed records lol.

Also, since I brought the car to the dealer, I was dealing with MazdaUSA. The dealer initially told me it was going to be $550 or so for the new engine and cat and then I got it for $160 after MazdaUSA phone calls started to pour in. The one tech I have been working with seems like a cool guy and if possible, will help me out. He may program a new key for me for all the troubles ive been through

 

has anyone had issues with this warranty if u dissable the stability control and traction control i just got mine and don't want to take any chances

 

No. The DSC on/off will not effect your Engine warranty. It's not launch control on a GT-R. Oh, did I say that

 

Are we talking about the partial disabling of DSC/TC, or full?

 

Either. The DSC/TC has nothing to do with this warranty and does not effect the Engine at all. Although a dealer might try to pull that on you, just make sure it's enabled when you bring it in and they will not know that it was disabled in the first place.

 

Checkout rx8blog.com; the guy there says that if you do the complete disable, that it gets logged in memory that cannot be accessed to be erased, even with the secret menus if you have the nav system.

 

Correct, forgot about that. However, this is not something that the dealer is looking at when the engine is having problems.

 

Not to go too far off topic, but what's left enabled in the "half-disabled" mode of the DSC? I haven't yet fully disabled mine, but the half mode runs fantastic - I can slide and drive horizontal all I want. How does the 8 handle differently with it fully disabled?

 

half off it turn Dynamic stability control of off
full off turns of traction control
at least to my knowledge

 

how do u fully turn it off???? all i have found is that u hold the DSC button for a couple of second???

 

Knowing is half the battle.......

 

when you hold the button down for a few seconds you will get the dcs off icon then keep holding it down and you will get the squiggly lines icons that when its fully off. It will stay that way till you turn off the car then turn it back on i believe.

 

thanks my Rx-7s never had this crap i already don't like it.

 

keeps you safe when just driving normally, prevented me from spinning and avoiding an accident on the freeway once.

 

Am I the only one who doesn't have to hold the button for 2 seconds? I just press the button and let go and I get the DSC Off light.

 

DSC light will come off...holding it is the Traction Control.

 

Did that change for 09? I have an 09, and my manual says simply to press the button and everything is off. I have verified (many times over) that traction control is not on after I press that button (no holding it).

 

Good to know but My 04 Rx8 With only 15,072 Miles on it blew the damn tranny... This warranty Is of no help what so ever...

Testing BB codes here... Dont pay no mind to this...

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