LionZoo

I'm getting the new flash this Saturday. We'll see what happens.

zoom44

because none of you who are saying its the same sound are in the same place or close to where someone else can hear it. hell in some cases i guarantee its not he same sound from car to car simply because of the descriptions. there are a few tha go like this

" i have a sound when i pass 6500 at wot. sounds like marbles in a blender"

"i have the same problem only its when im cruising in 6th at 4k"

or

" when i rev it in my garage in neutral i hear the sound too"

none of these are the same situation or load. but each person will say " i have the same issue, problem, sound" when it almost cetainly isnt the same as one persons knock problem and in most cases isnt an issue or problem. ever since the late summer of 2003 thre have been posts about a sound when going past 6500.

guess what happens at 6250? the S-DAIS operates the APV. 99%(ish) who i or a few others have had a chance to listen to or has had a chance to hear ours etc turened out to be the S-DAIS operation. It sounds different at times because of the load you are putting on th eengine. and the person who here's it at 4k? well at 3750 the secondaries open which have asimilar noise. most of the time you dont hear it- too much other stuff going on.

now at 7300 guess what? a valve in the intake (S-DAIS) opens at 7250! it cross connects the intake to tune it to a shorter length for more power.
"oh but i hear it at 7500 and it last to 8k" smae thing- you tach isnt exact at that rpm so it opens but your tach shows it a later rpm. it lasts the saem amount of TIME(unless its sticking) but the amount of rpm varies depending on how fast you are accelerating

havent seen 1 rx-8 since 2003 that had any actual engine issues within the first 1000 miles.

this person doesnt have aproblem except for not understanding his new car.

BunnyGirl

You're so smart Zoom! LOL

zoom44

somebody fix my typing

Unhooked

Zoom would you happen to have a link or a file with the sound you are describing? Mine happens past 7K RPM WOT. My worry is this, this is not the first time I have taken my car beyond 7K, in fact I have taken it to 9k when I heard the beep. At that time I didn't hear this sound, however its only recently that this sound started. If what you say is SDAIS, then shouldn't it been there from the beginning?

Also if this is a SDAIS issue can it be fixed in such it doesn't make that sound?


The first time the dealer took the car with me for a test drive since I couldn't drive a stick then and he drove it very hard to show me what the car is capable of doing. Esp when trying to show me how the DSC works

zoom44

if its the sdais its not an issue to be fixed as there is nothing wrong.. people often dont notice it at first. they are too busy with the myriad of otehr things there is to watch and see in their new car. and depending on windows open or closed etc. i dont "hear " the 3750 opening all the time- im just paying atrtention to it.

BunnyGirl

I've heard the 3750-ish one before although I don't generally notice it. I know that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I just usually have my radio on or some other something that makes noise such as the AC so that I don't hear it. It's not a really loud sound, either, just kind of a light clicking sound.

Unhooked

naah trust me this noise is easily noticable and I am very particular abt the noises that come from my car. This noise wasn't there before thats why its bothering me...anyways let the dealer handle it and I'll take it from there

So you say SDAIS is the diff ports opening at diff RPMS? if so where are the ports located and is it something that can be seen in the engine bay?

Also you have the link/file with the authentic marbles in a blender sound?

zoom44

no one has ever provided a usable sound file with a verified "marbles in a can" problem. ther was one posted in the marbles in a blender thread but i literally can not hear anything amiss. it all happens inside the intake manifold. you can not see anything but if you rea the s-dais thread there is a diagram

Raptor2k

And the intake manifold is somewhere between the engine and the passenger side of the dashboard, right?

Unhooked

mine seems to come close to the glove compartment

LionZoo

My problem is sometimes the sound is there and sometimes it's not. And yes, I do listen for the sound all the time. If it's only intermittent, that's a bit of a worry.

zoom44

yes raptor it is basically

Unhooked

i'll see if I can get it on file

zoom44

and get with some of those Georgia boys so they can hear your car.

Unhooked

yep prolly gonna do it this weekend or so

itrustme

i am new to this site. i jus got my 2006 GT "8" at the end of April. It has about 5000km. it makes a slight clicking noise, not constant but it's there. It's annoying. I've brought it in to the dealership once but, then noise stops. I'm trying to monitor it, to know when it clicks but it's random.

swoope

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and you are where???

beers

BunnyGirl

Interesting user name. LOL

RoyalPain

I have a high pitch squeeling noise comming from my car 3600 miles that just started last week Between 2250 and 3000 RPM in all six gears and it only happens when I press on the gas. It sounds like the very old VW Bugs. Does anyone else have this noise? I am taking to the dealer tomorrow to have them look at it.

Unhooked

Doesn't sound like the one I am having. I get it only when I go over 6.5-7k

BlueSky

Unhooked, is it very loud or is it quiet. Would you be able to hear it if you had the radio on?

Does it sound like a high-pitched and high-frequency krrrrrrrrr or a rattle?

Unhooked

If radio is loud then maybe not bt at lower volume yea. Not a high pitched sound, sounds like krr krr krr krr at a fast pace.

I am gettin nu plugs on Sat so we'll see after that.

puch96

Yeahh.... well.... The manual doesn't state 1500-2000 miles... just 600 for break in.... but I guess people talk too much sometimes recomending things here and there ... I guess because it's free.... if people had to pay for what they say..... then everything would be a little different...... but with that respect the manual could be talking **** too........

otherside

Lets see, after dozens of threads and several dozen people experiencing the "same" issue, my guess would be...........IT IS NORMAL!!!!!!! OPERATING AS DESIGNED!!!!!! NO FAULT FOUND!!!!!!! CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE!!!!!!!!! Sorry....