Blown engine
#1
Blown engine
I just called mazda. The wifes rx8 Apex seal is shot..... ( bank 3 lean error code ) It will need a new... I mean... REMANUFACTURED!!! engine.
At least it is still under warranty.
Anybody driven the new MX-5? maybe time to trade?
2004 AT GT
30,000 miles
At least it is still under warranty.
Anybody driven the new MX-5? maybe time to trade?
2004 AT GT
30,000 miles
#4
It's not going to get any higher that is for sure.... and we only owe a little on it.
"I'm on engine #3. First 2 were from Mazda Japan. The present one, a reman unit, seems to be holding up well."
Exactly why I want to get out while the gettin is good.
#5
Mentalhealth is overrated
#6
#8
The MX-5 is a nice car and one of the most reliable sports cars you can get, small though.
The 350Z's next generation sounds much better then the current, may want to wait on this one.
Also I guess you haven't been listening to the Fan-boys here. Your engine didn't fail, it is all in your imagination.
Good luck.
The 350Z's next generation sounds much better then the current, may want to wait on this one.
Also I guess you haven't been listening to the Fan-boys here. Your engine didn't fail, it is all in your imagination.
Good luck.
Last edited by Raptor75; 04-16-2008 at 03:54 PM.
#9
I'm on my original engine. Dec 2003 manufacture date. Bought the car new in April 2004 with 7 miles on the odo. Been turbocharged for just a hair under 20,000 miles. 51k total miles.
MT of course.
MT of course.
#10
The MX-5 is a nice car and one of the most reliable sports cars you can get, small though.
The 350Z's next generation sounds much better then the current, may want to wait on this one.
Also I guess you haven't been listening to the Fan-boys here. Your engine didn't fail, it is all in your imagination.
Good luck.
The 350Z's next generation sounds much better then the current, may want to wait on this one.
Also I guess you haven't been listening to the Fan-boys here. Your engine didn't fail, it is all in your imagination.
Good luck.
Ha... Yea, I'm sure she didn't drive it right and that is what killed it also.
#14
It's a Cavalier
I remember that... I bought a 2000 Miata SE, but I was close to buying a 1999 10AE until I found out about the bearing problem. They replaced a s'load of Miata engines that year.
#16
Well, that was a mechanical problem the found pretty quickly.
How long has Mazda been trying to fix the Rotary?
Still trying, latest bulletin has them decarbing the engine.
How many more flashes did you go through on your Miata? How was the resale value?
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#21
After 40 years, I think it's safe to say the rotary is not something that needs to be "fixed". As evidenced in numerous published, long-term road tests, Renesis reliability is about the same as other engines, if not better. Consumer Reports just added the 8 to its list of "Recommend Cars," which must be average or better in reliability.
Saying ECU reflashes—or changes in OMP design—prove that "Mazda has been trying to fix the rotary" is like saying auto makers' development of fuel injection "proved" that carburated engines were a poor design. That wouldn't be a fair statement; fuel injection—and thousands of other little improvements—simply made good engines… better. Get it?
#22
[QUOTE=New Yorker;2411227]Please… there's a big difference between fixing something that's broken—and making something that's good… better.
They are making the Rotary design better by putting out a TSB to clean them all out?
What are they doing to prevent the problem from occuring again?
They are making the Rotary design better by putting out a TSB to clean them all out?
What are they doing to prevent the problem from occuring again?
#23
[QUOTE=Shoafb;2411242] The "cleaning" TSB is not to clean them all out; it's only to clean out those with reduced power or poor idling in hot climates. Why do you insist on making statements/asking questions that make it seem like this problem afflicts all RX-8s when, in fact, it doesn't? Do you work for Karl Rove?
#24
You are scaring me
Sorry for the loss though, get it fixed and keep it. You will put yourself through more trouble by going through the process of buying another car.
Sorry for the loss though, get it fixed and keep it. You will put yourself through more trouble by going through the process of buying another car.