Track Day Voids Warranty?
05-26-2007, 03:20 PM
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I know it wasnt a race, but my point is that, even when you're not racing, no stock car was really *designed* for track event. Stock cars usually designed with *street use* in mind. maybe a bit of *high performance* driving, but thats about it.
if you think following the required maintenance should be enough to drive the car on a track, you gotta be kidding me.
Manual saids 7500 per oil change, u're telling me thats enough for track event ?
There you go, you ALREADY KNEW that there is something wrong with the car *hint: overheating* and you choose to ignored it, continue your HPDE event, and you're blaming Mazda now ? good luck with ur warranty claim buddy
oh by the way, Mazda monitor this forum, just in case u dunno.
if you think following the required maintenance should be enough to drive the car on a track, you gotta be kidding me.
Manual saids 7500 per oil change, u're telling me thats enough for track event ?
There you go, you ALREADY KNEW that there is something wrong with the car *hint: overheating* and you choose to ignored it, continue your HPDE event, and you're blaming Mazda now ? good luck with ur warranty claim buddy
oh by the way, Mazda monitor this forum, just in case u dunno.
05-26-2007, 06:47 PM
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Try do it in km.
I do it once a month too.
I change engine oil every 2 track days, no matter how many k I do in between. I do change when the oil temp reaches 125 degree C.
Gear oil I change every 2 track days, now I use Redline Lightweight shock proof I can take it out longer. Diff at least twice a year. A tracker in Japan uses Redline diff oil and still change in one every 2 months.
Tyre need to be rotate every track days, unless you want to toss the tyre afterwards.
Spark plug need to clean every season, so does air filter change. Brake pads every 5 track days with my project mu now. Machine rotor lightly every 2 pads. New rotor every 4 pads (at least my stock rotor lasts 4 pads and about 14 track days).
I do it once a month too.
I change engine oil every 2 track days, no matter how many k I do in between. I do change when the oil temp reaches 125 degree C.
Gear oil I change every 2 track days, now I use Redline Lightweight shock proof I can take it out longer. Diff at least twice a year. A tracker in Japan uses Redline diff oil and still change in one every 2 months.
Tyre need to be rotate every track days, unless you want to toss the tyre afterwards.
Spark plug need to clean every season, so does air filter change. Brake pads every 5 track days with my project mu now. Machine rotor lightly every 2 pads. New rotor every 4 pads (at least my stock rotor lasts 4 pads and about 14 track days).
06-01-2007, 01:24 PM
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whomever is spreading the rumor that a dealership send spies to "catch" people at track days is lying. Dealerships love warranty work, it makes them money. Warranty Work is a dealerships friend and will make a dealership very profitable. If anyone is spying on races it would be the actual manufacturer, but I bet this is a very very rare occurance. I would just take it to another dealer.
06-01-2007, 01:33 PM
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Lol, dealerships hate warranty work. Contrary to popular belief they don't make jack for warranty work. They make far better $$$ running diagnostics and charging for stuff rather than getting reimbursed by MNAO for example. That is why 99% of dealers will try to get it done out of warranty.
Most dealership charges diagnostics fee like 100 bux an hour, sometimes it might be just gas cap (if you're out of warranty), hour labor + the overpriced gas cap = good money.
and some morons might go to the dealership cuz the engine oil light is on. another 100 bucks goes to dealership's pocket (plus oil)
06-01-2007, 02:30 PM
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Jason, it looks too late now but the better approach would have been to discuss your engine failure based on the engine recall and higher than normal replacements done to the installed "fleet". However, it looks like heat killed this engine from a water pump failure at the track. The only option now might be that the thermostat swap was not the proper fix, it only masked a bigger problem that surfaced at driving class.
Not trying to pass judgement, just giving you ideas.
Mike
Not trying to pass judgement, just giving you ideas.
Mike
06-01-2007, 09:03 PM
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06-13-2007, 05:14 PM
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Thanks everybody for your help/ comments! At this point my attorney has advised me to stay off-line until this thing gets resolved. I will let you know how it ultimately turns out.
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