I am curious about how many miles your RX-8 had when the engine failed. I'm looking to see if there is a common point that trouble emerges.

Please note I broke this down between 04 model year and the rest of the model years 05 to 08.

Please note that most RX-8's engines will not fail but for those that do lets see if we see any correlation with Mileage.

 

How about "My original Engine is still running strong and contrary to popular belief this engine is as strong as a rock with proper care"?....

 

cuz there was a poll about that already...

 

I can't find that old poll. It was good stuff.. wonder what happened to it??

 

looks like it was deleted...can't find it.

 

I would be on that other pole... Got over 112K on my 04 MT and she still runs like new.. I love my Flea.

 

This poll is not meant to determine the number or percentages of engines that are failing. The poll that is running for that show close top 20% but only Mazda knows the real number and because the RX is relatively new that number could grow or shrink with age.

So all you Fan-boys can calm down, I just what to know if there is a relative mileage that the engines, which are failing, are failing at.

 

I can understand the empirical curiosity, among those in the very small minority that have needed an engine replacement, but yet another thread that will cause the uninitiated passerby to conclude that the RX-8 is unreliable.

 

If someone's engine failed multiple times, which one do they record?

 

^Agree. To a newcomer researching the car, the title of the thread comes across as saying "we all know the engine is gonna fail, but we'd like to get a better idea of when". Asking "at what mileage did your engine fail" is akin to asking "when did you stop beating your wife?"

 

This DOES seem like a bad bad for the title, but I see exactly where the poll is meant to head for, and I like it. It would be good to see if there is some correlation with year of car and mileage.

 

Also, when did engine "replacements" morph into engine "failures"? A small number of engines failed Mazda's compression test and were then replaced - rather than repaired. How did that magically become "engine failure"?? Do you work for Karl Rove?

 

Just change the title to "If your engine was replaced, at what mileage did that happen?" Then the title would be neutral, instead of coming across as negative propoganda.

 

Exactly what I was thinking about adding to it. Get out of my mind, if you go any further, you will be scared for life.

 

You actually have a good point for a change, I have switched the title to better reflected the reality of the situation.

As for your dribble about "an engine being replaced by Mazda is not really a failed engine". This is complete nonsense, Mazda replaced the engine because it FAILED or was going to FAIL. Automakers general do not like to incur the cost of replacing a good engine.

 

OK I was able to change the name of the post but not the poll's name which is what is appearing on the main board. Can anyone offer some advise as to how I might change this?

Thanks

 

Even from this admittedly very limited data set, the moral of the story is don't buy an '04.

 

Does my camry count???

 

mod or admin - but I'm not sure if they can change poll names.

 

A mod should be able to change the thread title for you.

 

That should not be a problem...they stopped making those a few years ago.

Ken

 

did anyone say the obligatory "should have been a public poll" yet?

no?

this should have been a public poll.

 

man I hate seeing these polls, they literally scare the **** out of me. I have an 04 with 63K and Im still on my first motor and by no means do I have 5-7K to replace this out of warranty engine on this car I owe $19,000 and its worth half of that. ugh!!! my mornings ruined

 

dont freak out to much man, mine died at 76k but it was because i bought it used and im sure now that it was not taken care of for the 50 thousand miles before me. It has been proven that is you take care of it like your suposed to it will really take a beating.

 

That just isn't true.

Some of these engines where maintained very well.

Changed my oil every 3k.. 4k tops.