Yeah, you're likely the rx8club leader for series II miles.

 

bought in February with 5k on the clock, now it's 13k already
just regular oil changes using Castrol GTX 5W20, half a quart every 600 miles also.
had a failing cat replaced under warranty by Mazda dealer.
went to second Mazda dealer overfilled my oil and had oil in the air intake. had them cleaned everything and replaced the air filter.
back to first dealer for oil changes also fixed my buzzing radio head unit.
car drives pretty well so far. interior is a bit rattly, but thats normal for RX8's.

 

Bump

 

22k miles on mine
5w-20 oil
live in Florida if that means anything... ALWAYS hot lol
add oil ruffly every 1k miles
bone stock. and average 13 to 14 mpg in town
no problems yet. 50% left on brakes. and already went through first pair of tires

 

Just hit 10000 miles this weekend.
No problems other than the MIAC sound and I fixed that.
Check oil about every 2 weeks. I seems to use more during the hot months when I've got the A/C going all the time.

 

~14,000 mi's. Due for an oil change soon.

 

Nice to see that there have been no engine problems reported. My buddy who is a Mazda tech also say they have not really had any engine problems on any 09+ RX-8's.

 

11,000 miles soon and an oil change at the ready.

No issues to date.

 

Ouch that is low mileage. I drive mine like I stole it and I average 19.

I'm probably ready for new tires shortly.

 

Lol i know, i tried driving scarcely and i got lower i don't understand, when i gas it every where i seem to get around 16-17. and yah my tires went out pretty quick, they were completely bald when i got swapped em out

 

10,000 on the odometer...so far the 02 sensor and 2 tires have been replaced. (catalytic converter is giving me trouble but i cant have it replaced under warranty until CEL light comes on for it.) and yeah, a little bit of bad luck.

 

 

WTF? Totally unnecessary.


8000 here
just did 2nd change
19 mpg with daily redlining
a few creaks and rattles
tires rotated at 6K, about 40% worn.
burns a QT every 1200 or so.

 

You don't know how the car has been driven. I have about 9K miles on mine and have done six or seven oil changes. My reason for the frequency is due to all the track events I do. Since only ~50% comes out, I like to drain it after every one or two events (especially if it was a really warm day).

 

Sorry mate but 6 or 7 Oil changes in 9000 miles is just ridiculous...but hey, it is your car and your money.

 

Yeah, well if I had the time I would change it that often

 

As I understand it, oil breaks down much faster in high temperature conditions. After three or four hours of driving at wide open throttle conditions, I feel a lot better to get out at least half the oil. For me, it's cheap insurance.

 

I agree.

 

got about 7500 miles on my r3 , changed oil twice so far .... only drive mine in summer, though .... garage it winters.

 

Do you guys who store your cars start them everyday at least?

 

Nope. Change the oil pre storage, push it into a corner of the garage, cover it, wait 3 weeks, put on battery tender 3 weeks, alternate until a burst of warm weather shows up a few months later, drive it for a week or two mid winter, put it back, repeat battery tender routine, unpack in spring.

 

 

just hit 3300 heheheheh , had it since may

 

13K and it's almost been one year.

 

Nice, thanks guys. I have not found any failures yet on a S2.