Nervous Parent ( of RX8)
 

Ok so I dropped my 8 off for it's first oil change - and to get a CEL that flashed at me earlier this week checked out.

Why am I so nervous? - never been like this with any other car.

I don't remember being this nervous when my kids went off to camp! :D

consider your rx8 your bitch..not a kid...hahaha don't worry man....sit back drink a beer and relax...

Foto- I feel your pain. The first time I left my car with the Mazda dealership, it came back with a nice big scratch in the fender down to the metal. Later when I took the car to the dealership to have another scratched item replaced, they left huge handprints of dirt/oil smudged into my headliner.

This luck carries over everywhere; I took the RX8 to another shop to get aftermarket wheels, and ended up with a big gauge on the front of the black engine undertray.

Needless to say I now *always* do a thorough inspection of my car after I pick it up from anywhere.

Got my Yellow back- no obvious issues that I see- I checked over the report- My CEL was a P0301 - Front Rotor Misfire. Eccentric Shaft Position Error - It was re-calibrated- then the latest flash was installed - funny it does not say what it was anyplace- I am hoping at least "N" if not "P" - the Service manager could not tell me - :o(

Also the invoce says they put in 5W30 - i asked what's with that- Manual says 5w20 - the Service manager assures me it is 5W20 - it was a mispunch on the computer- he says the 5w20 comes out of bottles- so they know they put the right thing in!

So any way for me to make sure?

You are so nervous probably because you have read too many threads on this bulletin board.

As far as the oil goes, 5w30 shouldn't make too much difference depending on your climate since I think that is the grade used outside of North America. But if you are worried about it, you will have to either make sure before they do the oil or get comfortable doing it yourself.

Well, my experience w/ Mazda so far is that they are not really a luxury car model maker, and relatively-speaking they do not take as good care of their cars- be it inventory or customers- compared to luxury car makers.

Lexus & BMW dealers know their customers can be extremely picky and anal. So, they go out of their way to make sure they take good care.