Amazing show of support. Makes me feel proud to be on the same board

Radiator temp:
Check to see how bad the radiator vanes are smashed up. My mom had a car with ~175k on it that the vanes had nearly all been smashed flat from rocks/debris, and it always ran 20-30 degrees hotter than it should. 155k on the 8 I could see the same problem.

Just something simple to check.

 

I'm at work right now, but sometime this afternoon/early evening (on my way home) I can come over and pull that code, and check how beat up the radiator looks.

 

Yeah...........I know. I only saw two and the were the same number. It was done twice...........or someone messed up? Maybe Rach can confirm or I will later today, but I think it was 3506F and I was surprised that it wasn't 4206F, but I might not be remembering correctly. Rach.........two blue stickers on the inside of your hood......near the front.......what are those numbers?

 

You da man!
Remember I spun the fans and seemed to be okay. I'd still like to see if the one fan is actually turning.
Wanna bet she stopped for gas(remember she was low, we drove it a little, then she went to Malabar and back), she had to get gas and that caused the CEL????? Loose gas cap??????? I hope it's that easy.

 

+1 you guys're awesome

 

those kitties do have good taste... speaking of kitties and taste... yummy

 

We should sell it! What did she do with it?????????
I know we said..............."Make a wind chime or something out of it"

 

Not always.

like me, I never got that sticker. Recalls done.

 

at 155K, if its still the original Radiator. it will be a "good idea" to just replace it with a new one with all the radiator hose. 300 something bux for the rad and maybe 100 for the hose ? 5 gallons of coolant for drain/flush. good to go for another 150 K miles (if the motor is good)

 

The list in no real particular order.

Go to www.mazdausa.com and click on OWNERS section at the top. Register(need VIN) and download the owners manual. Really should go ahead and read through this manual all the way from beginning to end. May have to do it more than once, but then when questions arise........you can say........hey, I remember something about that......let me go find it in the manual.

Check the oil every two fill-ups and top off if needed but don't overfill either!

Never shut it down cold, we went over that it should always be allowed to reach operating temp before shutting off. You can watch water temp here and let it get to normal position. Drive around the block a time or two if need be.

Call Mazda(dealer) and say she has just bought the car 2nd hand and is curious as to what ask what flashes the car has had. Will need VIN to do this.

Get new brake pads.............really soon!

We made her promise to wash the car(maybe claybar), wax, and then take pics and put them in this thread.

Newly added.............run a couple of tanks of premium gas through it at least, and I may throw some Techron in it........or BK44. If this helps, then move from 87 octane to at least 89.

Drive the car hard when able. Don't want to push a young lady to do anything stupid, but when the opportunity presents itself...........stomp on it from time to time.



Probably more, but all I can think of right now. Will edit once I think about all we talked about. Remember we only wanted the real basics.

 

haha omg sooo much to keep up with on here!!! lol

and no i havent put gas in it yet..still got a quarter tank...


but ill run up at advanced later on i gotta do some stuff today then ill post codes on here, i will also look under the hood and get those numbers off for you guys...


be back on a little later

 

stickers mean nothing other than one has been done. i am two flashes past the last sticker the car has. dealers rarely put them on..

i think one of you has a scan tool. that will pull the flash..


and again great job guys. i do have a spare radiator. but those temps dont seem to far out of line..

beers

 

We both have Scan Gauge II's, can you pull a flash with that?

It was consistently 203-211. Even while cruising.

 

great work guys - good to see 8 owners helping each other out .

 

Yeah, but it's the only data we have right now, until we check it with the scangauge. Thanks for the words Scott, we are trying.

 

This seems to be gettign better. I like CEL's cause they tell you what is wrong. LOL

I run 205F as my constant; 2007 MT. I think some of the newer flashes make it run hotter.

This thread is proof that we are the Mac Nerds of the automotive world....

 

that piece of trash probably caused the flood in the first place by confusing the MAF.

other things i was going to say seem to have been covered. definitely move up to 89 at least where you are and consider pre-mix.

when you heard the marbles did it sound like it was coming in front of the driver or from the passenger footwell?

could just need a coolant flush fill and burp.

if it says fl-22 on the cap just use the fl-22 if not just a50- 50 mix or even more water for florida.

 

Well...............the coolant bottle was replaced some time ago, so it doesn't have what I thought was a stock cap on it. It surely wasn't like mine and didn't say FL-22. I just know that when debugging especially, it's better to start off with what it is supposed to have and go from there. I was more worried about the actual ingredients than anything else.

Marbles.............to be honest, I thought it was coming from in front of me, and I was driving. My hearing isn't the best, but that's what I thought and was beginning to think maybe the heat shield was rattling, but decided against it. It for sure would be there as you passed through 5-5.5k rpm's and then when it shifted to next gear, would go away.

 

Rach, I no worky tomorrow and I know you'll probably be back at school tomorrow(Monday), but if "G" doesn't get a chance to stop by today, let me know if brother or mom might be home tomorrow and when. I pop over and read the code real quick.

 

She told me she's going to Advance to get the code read and to buy some brake pads. She'll post whatever codes they read tonight.

 

Okay................let's hope Advanced reads it right. Still gotta figure out the flash she's on, but a phone call to dealer would get that info.

 

sorry guys, i thought one of you had a scanalizer.

as to temps, yea that is a bit high, but a as zoom said flush and fill. seems as all the big hurdles are done.

beers

 

tried hooking the 8 up to the scanner thing and it was saying error please try again sooo im not sure, also i woke up this morning and my battery was completely dead...and i know for a fact i didnt leave any lights on because i never do!!! so i have no clue :/ but we charged the battery again...

 

is the CEL still on?

 

I just want to say that Mazufer and Bastage have done a stellar job in getting this RX8 resurrected and on the road. Great work!