mazdafan1892

Loki thanks for the reply. I now have more definitive symptoms. So let me back up. I recently had a oil change and a mechanic told me my front right brake caliper needs to be changed along with rear brake pads and rotors. So I went to replace the rear brake pads and rotors with another mechanic and they told me it was the right rear brake caliper. Then I had my engine mounts replaced caused a couple of months back the dealership said they needed to be replaced. I bought stock parts from a popular online Mazda website and had my personal mechanic put in the mounts. The day prior I noticed my rx8 making funny sounds from the engine bay. I was like it can't be the engine I just had that replaced by the dealership like a 1.5 yrs ago. Anyways I stopped for gas tonight and I turned my car on in park and I noticed this rumbling. At the end. The sound that stuck while driving and got worse the day before I had the new engine mounts installed. Its weird cause the sound comes and goes while driving but its for sure now when I turn her over, its at the end of the start. At least with a hot start. Also when I left the gas stashion, when I lightly tap the gast I hear the oddest sound. Like a rattle. But its only after park and I turn on the car and its a light tap on the gas. Any ideas? I hope I was descriptive enough.

Btw the starter is new too. Mazda replaced it.

shinkatom

Not a dumb question I suppose but unfortunately I've searched for days on this and can't find even a similar issue. I can't start my own post like I really feel I need to as I need advice very much. I swapped in a series 2 trans into a 2006 gt along with a racing beat flywheel and exedy stage one clutch (supposedly the newer version without the issues) replaced throw out bearing and pilot too. On start up the clutch pedal immediately looses pressure. I replaced the entire hydrolic system. Master to slave every line too. Bleed the whole system. Has great pressure when car is not running, start it up clutch stats on floor, no pressure. Shut the car off pump clutch a few times and the pressure returns. I'm at a loss. Sorry if I revived an old post and I'm really hoping to get this seen. I wanted to create a new post but could not yet, but still need the experrt advice I've gleaned through on many occasion just couldn't find any for this. Thanks very much in advance.

jer2911

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Have you looked at the foxed.ca website? You can access the rx8 service manuals there.

shinkatom

[QUOTE=jer2911;4847256]Have you looked at the foxed.ca website? You can access the rx8 service manuals there.[/QUOTE. I have not cheeked out the website, but I do own the Factory Service Manual on disc. I never considered it may have a troubleshooting guide, I used the transmission manual religiously during the swap but only looked at the diagrams and torque specs. I'll take a look. Thank you.

Still hoping to hear from someone who had this problem and solved it though. Maybe I'm the first and then I'll be the guy to help lol.

jer2911

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Stage 1 HD Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel (Pedal Feel ...
https://www.rx8club.com/.../stage-1-...lywheel-pedal- feel-256628/
Have you read this thread

shinkatom

I more than likely have, the link isn't working but I will search for it using the key words. I compared the part number of mine to the clutch kit with all the problems and I recall it being different though. Mine is10813. Full part number:12651 10813.

mazdafan1892

I may have a huge problem my transmission may be going. I pray to God no! I already replaced the engine like a year an a half ago. Anyways I noticed like I said above to Loki, when I turn on my car I notice a slight funny sound the second after it turns over. Like a second grind. Then I notice when I am stationary and I turn it on and I back out or drive forward and lightly tap the gas, I hear a funny sound like a metal rattle. Its very faint. The last thing is I noticed when I shift the gear from park to drive I am now hearing another funny sound. Like when I turn on the car. A couple of weeks ago I heard sounds coming from the engine bay. I wonder if that was the transmission. No codes when I scanned it. My mechanic said he scanned it...idk but I didnt mention transmission at the time.

This may be another stupid question but right before one turns on their car when the dash is litup(you know key in, first click, second click, then the third you turn on). I am talking about the second click, ACC I think. The engine, the battery, and the Power steering light comes on but as soon as I turn on the car it goes away.

The dealership said they changed the transmission fluid when they put in the new engine. I call bullshit on that but I have to check the fluid in a little bit. I also had the rear diff fluid changed too by Mazda.

mazdafan1892

I am still wondering if there is a transmission issue based on the symptoms I mentioned above but as for the lights coming up in the ACC, I found out its just a system check. That being said when I turn to the ACC, not all the warning/indicator lights come up for a system check. Is that something to be concerned about?

mazdafan1892

Hi can someone please respond asap. I just checked the transmission fluid. To me it looks too low according to the manual. I felt something was up. It is reading less than 20 degrees C. I am not sure how it can be that low when I they told me they changed it less than 2 years ago and I noticed no leaks. Anyways I also found something else underneath my rx8. Please see the attachment. Thanks bros I hope you guys are having a better New Years Eve than me.

Steve Dallas

^ Manual transmission or auto?

Need better photos. No way to tell what that is from the photo provided. It could be a cover or shield hanging down. It could be that you picked up a road gator.

mazdafan1892

Auto. Also more images. THANK YOU SO MUCH for replying. By the way those pics were taken when the car was at operating temperature. When it was heated up.

dannobre

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At least try and post the pictures the correct way up

mazdafan1892

I am sorry I tried. Its like -7 degrees outside and I was on my hands and knees with my iphone taking these. No one I know is available. Please comment on the pics if you can.

dannobre

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Tranny fluid is dirty and low....

Not sure what that is....isn't anything there that would look like that. see if it is loose....try and pull it out. You might have picked up something on the road

mazdafan1892

Thank you for replying. I will get the trans fluid inspected. I noticed on the old shirt I have the small little blots it looked reddish but I will get it looked at. I am VERY scared to have the fluid changed as sometimes people mentioned that it may screw up the tranny if it is a bad tranny. As for the part I will try to pull it out.

I pray this is all resolved tomorrow. I wonder if the low tranny oil had been the cause of the sounds I have been hearing when the car turns on and when I pull off. IDK, thank you for replying. Happy New Year.

dannobre

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when you start the car does it make a whining/grindy noise that goes away after the car warms up? If it does disconnect the air pump plug and see if it stops. ( on the passenger side strut top...big black/red connector)
The air pump bearings are commonly noisy after a while

mazdafan1892

I guess I gone as far as I could, getting sick in freezing weather. I went outside to try and pull that part out under the car and take more pics. The pics came out horrible. I can't make out what pics I took. I think that part is apart of the car. As for the part your talking about. I dont know where it is. I am going to let a mechanic take care of the tranny oil issue and try to reconnect that part, where it goes. As for sounds.

The sound that comes up when turning on lasts for like 1 second, at the end of when I start it up, it sounds like a slight grind. Which I hope it isnt the transmission but I heard a similar sound shifting from Park to D drive. I dont know how long its been low the tranny oil. The dealership told me they changed it when they put the new engine in. Like 1.5 years ago. (Shaking my head). Last week it sounded like it was coming from the engine bay like my car was going to shut off before I got home but it mostly went away. Idk, I always try to keep my car in good maintenance. I have been to the dealership couple of different times since then for recalls. No one mentioned anything recently. Including my mechanic, I asked him to scan it with a high powered scan too, I bet he didnt.

Thank you again for all your help.

mazdafan1892

The part looks like 56-260A.

https://www.rx8club.com/attachments/...26171_1000.gif

mazdafan1892

Also on a 50th look cause I am obsessed that part sticking out may have bent the transmission fluid pan. Which makes sense why it is low.

Steve Dallas

That body brace sits farther back than what you have pictured. I don't think that's it, but I guess it could have become mangled and picked up while in reverse. I don't recognize the pictured part, but I've never been under an auto trans car before.

Loki

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That looks to me like the upper exhaust heat shield. Not sure how it ended up like that, since the lower is still in its place, but you say it has had the engine out. It's not suuuuper important, and they commonly fall off in areas with winter, but not having it allows the exhaust to heat the floor of your car. Not great.

mazdafan1892

You guys could be right but I just realized. IF it is foreign or not there is still damage. And it could be from a pot hole or an object driving on the highway. I called my insurance company and they may be able to look at it. IF the accident caused the drop pan to get damaged. I might be paying my deductible for a new tranny. Maybe we will see tomorrow. BUT I have noticed this last week a couple of large loud bangs and clunks driving home on the parkway. Especially being winter too cause its dark at night. I cant see potholes or stuff on the road or that falls off trucks. Fingers crossed.

By the way does anyone know how long it takes to install a transmission on a Rx-8?

Loki

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Looking at it on a better screen, it's definitely just the heatshield. Nothing to worry about, just get it removed. Everything else looks fine, including the tranny pan. It'll bang around as you drive, that's probably the bangs and clunks you've been hearing. I highly doubt the insurance will or can do anything for this, it's not damage, just wear. Those heatshields rust off eventually. Everything else looks fine in that picture, no damage.

Get the fluid replaced and enjoy the car, everything is fine.

Check your glovebox for a baggy of big rubber plugs, they're supposed to go into the oval hole you see in foreground of your underside picture.

mazdafan1892

Thanks Loki, though I dont think its the exhaust shield, maybe a different heat shield. I just looked up one for the rx8

mazdafan1892

Hmm that makes alot of sense but I just dont get where did the transmission fluid go. I mean....its supposed to be full. No leaks in my driveway, and there may be some pothole damage underneath. We shall see tomorrow, if there is I am going to file a claim with my insurance company. Thanks for taking a second look. I appreciate it. I have too look into that too.

I am dying to find out how it runs with the tranny fluid back in. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I KNOW my car. I dont claim to know anything, I just know when something feels off with it.