Another 100,000 Mile RX-8 on the Road!
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Just went over the 100,000-mile mark and thought a thread was in order. My 8 was an early build (5/2003) which I picked up February of 2004. During the this time I have had no major problems, enjoy my car as much as I did in 2004 even though the sales and service aspect of the dealership was sometimes aggravating. Because of this car I have about 30 hours of track time. I also found this place and try to be as helpful to others as this site has been to me. If a so-called “troublesome “ 5/03 built 8 can go 100,000 miles with no major problems I don’t see way most of them can’t. I did have a compression check done a few weeks ago and the results were not bad for a 8 with my mileage. I will try to see if I can hit 200,000 miles in 2011. I used the maintenance log feature of www.mazdausa.com to keep track of things, that is attached as a zip file. I thought some people might like to see that.
Now some random notes. Never Flooded, Original trans, motor & starter. Never broke a visor but an A/C knob did crack fixed with Krazy Glue. Brakes only squeal when my track pads are on. My OEM rotors lasted over 95,000 & the Clutch 86,000 miles and I could have gone longer on both. If I baby it I can get over 21 MPG. I have only had 4 CEL’s; two were misfires on the track. The others were for a bad gas cap and a stuck secondary intake valve. Since I have dedicated tires for the winter and the track I am only on my second set of street tires. I am also only on my second set of street pads, I use different ones on the track. Been using Royal Purple 5w 30 since about 70,000 and Idemitsu premix since 68,000. Red Line fluids are in the trans and rear. If I think or more stuff I will edit this and any questions about having a 100,000 mile RX-8 are welcome. More Notes: The original CAT is still on the car. I run 89 octane name brand gas almost all the time. My original engine mounts are still on, but I do have new ones waiting just in case. |
That's awesome to hear! Congrats!
Remember to let us know when you hit 200K miles! :icon_tup: :) |
Congrats
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good shit man
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Expo, you're one of the good guys here so beers on me if you ever make it to Kanada :wink2:
Nice milestone; that's 160000kms by the way (sounds better). Not bad for a trackday toy, really surprised about the rotors keeping spec for that long. Tranny doesn't grind? |
Originally Posted by 9291150
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Expo, you're one of the good guys here so beers on me if you ever make it to Kanada :wink2:
Nice milestone; that's 160000kms by the way (sounds better). Not bad for a trackday toy, really surprised about the rotors keeping spec for that long. Tranny doesn't grind? |
Great news we all enjoy your Post.
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yeah - good to hear Expo .
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Congrats! I just started my journey. I am about to do my first oil change. Any other tips for a newcomer?
Also was the fuel pump failing at 100k? I have been letting my tank go down very low so thinking perhaps I am stressing it by doing this. I am thinking of starting to fill up when I have 1/4 tank left instead. |
Congrats!!!
This is the type of news I love to read :icon_tup: Keep rolling that 8 till you hit the big 200K. |
congrats.. .maybe in some years from now i'll hit 100k miles also...:rolleyes:
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Expo is the man! keep up the good work
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Im always reading about the importance of redlining the engine with the RX8... do you redline yours a lot???
Just curious |
that's one impressive 100,000 mile RX-8, considering how hard you have driven it, especially on the track!!
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Originally Posted by TeeFar
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Im always reading about the importance of redlining the engine with the RX8... do you redline yours a lot???
Just curious |
Originally Posted by rx8convert22
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Also was the fuel pump failing at 100k? I have been letting my tank go down very low so thinking perhaps I am stressing it by doing this. I am thinking of starting to fill up when I have 1/4 tank left instead.
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as some one about to end their warranty and wondering how much longer to keep this car, this is very good news. Thanks for the post.
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As long as you have the cash to keep taking care of the car when its out of warrenty ;)
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still on original cat?????
great job btw... beers :beer: |
expo1 you give me hope.
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Right on![beer]
What kinda oil did you use before 5-30RP @ 70000miles? |
This just proves that if you take care of your car, it takes care of you. Well-done sir. And thanks for posting the service history- good data there. May your beautiful car give you another 100,000 miles of faithful service and fun driving.
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awesome!
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Hi guys!
I just bought my Rx-8. She had 90,000kms on the clock and now im about 10kms off hitting the 100,000 mark. im in the same situation at expo (although i know 100 miles is more then 100 kms. but still...) My baby is a late delivery 03 as well. first everything - mostly. third set of tyres and still first brakes etc. there is hardly any wear on anything and there is only 1 tiny parking dint on the door. The guy who had it before me was an older gent who just drove her to work and back... all highway Ks... its a great car and im not having any problems with her. :) very happy. and loving this club :) SJ |
Great to hear and congrats. Thanks for all of the info - this kind of real-world data are great to hear especially to a relative RX-8 noob who sees a lot of negative posts and not enough good ones like this.
Cheers |
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