My car is at 49,300 miles and my free service is over at 50k. Im taking the car in on saturday to mazda for a oil change. Also im gonna have some other interior noises and things looked at. My main concern is if I dont drive the rx8 for a day or so when I go to turn it over sometimes it wont start without a jump start or it slowly turns over. Why is that? i thought my battery connections may be loose but they arent

 

Have an amp meter connected to see if there is a drain on the battery. If there is, start pulling fuses untill the current draw goes away.
I believe on modern cars the will always be a small draw on the battery.

 

have you gotten the new battery/spark plugs?

there's a tsb out for it...number 01-004/05

 

^^also the new starter is a good idea.

 

thanks guys
so you think its the battery and or the starter
I didnt know about a starter recall

 

It's not a recall per se... but:

http://www.finishlineperformance.com...4-05-1448e.pdf

 

Definitely ask for the starter, battery, plug update. How do your headlights look? Any film on them?

 

yea, request battery/starter/plugs update for the hard-to-start condition

and double check your headlights for film deposits inside the casing

always fun when you finally used up that warranty eh?

 

Starter TSB. They replace it with some sort of torture device.

 

Mike,
Take advantage now and make sure to get that starter / battery.

 

yeah I plan on bringing it in tomorrow

 

It may just be the battery. Any battery that lasts over 2 1/2 years in my climate is basically shot. Be prepared to pay something for the new battery, though. The dealer will normally prorate the cost to you if your existing battery is over 12 months old.

 

^and if that is the case then just get a better aftermarket battery like Optima or something

 

wait why would I pay for the battery if the bulletin says a new better battery should be installed

am i missing something

 

yeah, that's it. I lost the link after I printed it out


don't buy a battery, you'll get one with this

 

Sorry MikeB,

We can't answer anymore of your questions until you have 10K posts....

I got a new battery and starter for the same problems...

Good luck buddy!

 

lol thannks

 

so the dealer didnt look at my car all day
i guess they were busy
atleast they gave me a mazda 3 rental
it should be done soon

 

which dealership did you go to?
What time did you take your car in for service? Just trying to figure out who would be SO busy on a wednesday to not perform a simple service...

 

tustin mazda
I dropped it off 730am yesterday
yesterday I guess they had a transmission job and clutch job ahead of me

 

Haha, reminds me of a haiku with an extra line.
Hope they get everything sorted out for you - I got the new starter/battery/plugs and my car's been running perfectly ever since. Hope yours works out as well as mine has!

 

gilbert at tustin mazda is so good
they are replacing battery, spark plugs, starter just like the bulletin
good service from them
my cars vin is old as dirt