What did you do with your RX8 today?
09-16-2014, 11:27 PM
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Sunday
Engine bay was grody as hell. So I decided to do something about that.
Now to see if I can't track down where all that **** is coming from. I am pretty sure a good portion of it was from previous owners being careless filling oil.
Wife even helped some.
Tuesday
Then I had to work 2 10 hour days. Came home to an alternator in a UPS box this afternoon. Chugged a ripit and got to work.
So my Brother-in-law and I installed the alternator on Mom's Corolla. No pics sorry. Wanted to bust this **** out Asap so when the wife and mom got home they be surprised.
Then I took a flap wheel, and several wirewheels to the battery/airbox support. Gonna hit it with rust paint tomorrow.
Damn thing looked like a battery exploded on it, or was at least leaking a good bit.
Engine bay was grody as hell. So I decided to do something about that.
Now to see if I can't track down where all that **** is coming from. I am pretty sure a good portion of it was from previous owners being careless filling oil.
Wife even helped some.
Tuesday
Then I had to work 2 10 hour days. Came home to an alternator in a UPS box this afternoon. Chugged a ripit and got to work.
So my Brother-in-law and I installed the alternator on Mom's Corolla. No pics sorry. Wanted to bust this **** out Asap so when the wife and mom got home they be surprised.
Then I took a flap wheel, and several wirewheels to the battery/airbox support. Gonna hit it with rust paint tomorrow.
Damn thing looked like a battery exploded on it, or was at least leaking a good bit.
09-16-2014, 11:44 PM
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So I just got some in a can from work. (I run commercial accounts and do some deliveries @ Advance Auto).
09-16-2014, 11:46 PM
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The Krylon will work well. I've used it many times on many different vehicles. I'll actually be painting my entire engine bay this winter with it. 
It's a good solid product at a decent price depending on what you plan on using it for.
It's a good solid product at a decent price depending on what you plan on using it for.
09-17-2014, 12:17 AM
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Any ideas of what to check for oil leaks? Not familar with renesis as much as the old s4/s5 13b engines.
It seems concentraded in the front right (pass side) corner of the engine. Either that or the pullys are sling **** that way. But the pulleys and belt themselves appear to be dry.
It seems concentraded in the front right (pass side) corner of the engine. Either that or the pullys are sling **** that way. But the pulleys and belt themselves appear to be dry.
09-24-2014, 10:18 PM
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Cleaned my intake and throttle body, but I over torqued one of the bolts to the throttle body and it snapped. Luckily I was able to remove it easily. So I had to find a similar one at the local auto parts store..
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10-02-2014, 07:32 AM
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drove mine to work today and hit 88k on the clock
10-04-2014, 03:33 PM
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Picked it up after leaving it at the dealer for alignment, balancing, and swapping out a bent wheel. Potholes are still hungry. 
Alignment included NitroFill. Now I'm worried about caring about nitrogen rather than air...I have enough OC fetishes as it is.
Ken
Alignment included NitroFill. Now I'm worried about caring about nitrogen rather than air...I have enough OC fetishes as it is.
Ken
10-04-2014, 04:29 PM
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I parked mine in the garage at our new house last night. New SSV will go in Monday morning on my day off. If this doesn't fix my issue i'll start pulling the motor the same day.
Either way she is down for winter. Time to boost her
Travis
Either way she is down for winter. Time to boost her
Travis
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10-05-2014, 01:54 AM
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Had a lot of fun installing my Racing Beat flywheel today. Big thanks to gregs for letting me borrow the special tools needed to make the installation a breeze; and to my co-worker for guiding me thru the process. Installation only took close to 4 hours, it's very nice having access to a lift and having all the right tools.
