Another 100,000 Mile RX-8 on the Road!
08-20-2007, 05:57 PM
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Another 100,000 Mile RX-8 on the Road!
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 **** 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.
Now some random notes.
Never Flooded, Original trans, motor & starter. Never broke a visor but an A/C **** 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.
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08-20-2007, 06:22 PM
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Expo, you're one of the good guys here so beers on me if you ever make it to Kanada 
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?
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?
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08-20-2007, 06:27 PM
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Most of my miles come from my 80 mile round trip to work which is mostly highway. Can't wear the brakes if you don't use them much. I think that also goes for the trans. most of the time I am in 5th or 6th. The yearly change of the trans fluid helps too.
08-20-2007, 06:56 PM
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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.
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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08-20-2007, 08:34 PM
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Not as much as I should, it is hard to do on the congested roads of New Jersey. I think that is why I had the CEL for the secondary intake valve being stuck. After that I started driving one gear lower than I normally would and more redlines entering hwys. I also used to go to the track at least 4x a year which made a big difference. Four hours on a track like Watkins Glen is like hit a speed to the RX-8. This year do to personal issues I had to cut back on the track time.
08-20-2007, 08:39 PM
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Mazda recomends the pump be changed at 100,000 miles. I am doing it for that reason and last month I had a a misfire / loss of power issue on Pocono Raceway. I think I took care of the misfire issue with the PCM / E-shaft reset & the new coils. The fuel pump could have also been the issue and since I am at the miles where I should replace it why not.
08-20-2007, 11:22 PM
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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
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
08-20-2007, 11:44 PM
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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
Cheers