Oil in the filter box is NORMAL
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Oil in the filter box is NORMAL
Well, that's what my dealer said Mazda told them. They said it's common in the RX8 and does not pose a problem so no fix is needed. Wonderful.
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Re: Oil in the filter box is NORMAL
I was under the impression that it means you dont drive fast enough
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Well, that's what my dealer said Mazda told them. They said it's common in the RX8 and does not pose a problem so no fix is needed. Wonderful.
Well, that's what my dealer said Mazda told them. They said it's common in the RX8 and does not pose a problem so no fix is needed. Wonderful.
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Re: Oil in the filter box is NORMAL
Originally posted by Velocity-8
Well, that's what my dealer said Mazda told them. They said it's common in the RX8 and does not pose a problem so no fix is needed. Wonderful.
Well, that's what my dealer said Mazda told them. They said it's common in the RX8 and does not pose a problem so no fix is needed. Wonderful.
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I got the same response. It's recorded in the dealers records so if anything happens down the line, my butt is cover. I will keep an eye on the issue though and if it gets worse, back tot he dealer I go.
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I just had my recall work done on 3/22, I asked them to look at the oil in the airbox, I mentioned that the oil usage was what I would call excessive - (1 qt./1k miles). I knew that the engine would use oil, having had a 12A in my RX-3 way back when, It went through 1qt./1.5k miles. But then again, it didn't have the same set-up that the 8 has on the intake side of things, just a simple Holley carb. The tech told me that he called Mazda who assured him that this was perfectly normal, especially when the engine is run routinely above 5500 RPM. I'm going to keep a real close eye on it, just to play it safe. I know that I read on the forum that the problem was a PCV valve, as seen in this thread. He also replaced the filter element as a "courtesy". Which I find very interesting.
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Originally posted by doccable
I just had my recall work done on 3/22, I asked them to look at the oil in the airbox, I mentioned that the oil usage was what I would call excessive - (1 qt./1k miles). I knew that the engine would use oil, having had a 12A in my RX-3 way back when, It went through 1qt./1.5k miles. But then again, it didn't have the same set-up that the 8 has on the intake side of things, just a simple Holley carb. The tech told me that he called Mazda who assured him that this was perfectly normal, especially when the engine is run routinely above 5500 RPM. I'm going to keep a real close eye on it, just to play it safe. I know that I read on the forum that the problem was a PCV valve, as seen in this thread. He also replaced the filter element as a "courtesy". Which I find very interesting.
I just had my recall work done on 3/22, I asked them to look at the oil in the airbox, I mentioned that the oil usage was what I would call excessive - (1 qt./1k miles). I knew that the engine would use oil, having had a 12A in my RX-3 way back when, It went through 1qt./1.5k miles. But then again, it didn't have the same set-up that the 8 has on the intake side of things, just a simple Holley carb. The tech told me that he called Mazda who assured him that this was perfectly normal, especially when the engine is run routinely above 5500 RPM. I'm going to keep a real close eye on it, just to play it safe. I know that I read on the forum that the problem was a PCV valve, as seen in this thread. He also replaced the filter element as a "courtesy". Which I find very interesting.
Now that you've got a clean filter it will be easy for you to keep an eye on it, and most importantly you have it on record with the dealer.
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I've heard it was from a leaky oil cooler hose, and that would spray it into the fan and that is how it wound up in the airbox, which would mean that it is not normal.
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Originally posted by Rotarian_SC
I've heard it was from a leaky oil cooler hose, and that would spray it into the fan and that is how it wound up in the airbox, which would mean that it is not normal.
I've heard it was from a leaky oil cooler hose, and that would spray it into the fan and that is how it wound up in the airbox, which would mean that it is not normal.
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