Yellow engine cell and power loss

06-20-2009, 04:05 AM

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Yellow engine cell and power loss

Hi,
When I drive around 200km/hr in ambient temp of 35degC my RX8 looses its power and go down to 185km/h. Is there anyone who already experienced that?
Tq in advance.

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06-20-2009, 10:35 AM

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200km is 120MPH I believe but we need more info....auto trans....year....miles....any mods.....

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06-20-2009, 12:15 PM

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Overheating?

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06-21-2009, 08:32 AM

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Hi,
Year 04, mileage 49,000km, tiptronic, no mods, new metering pump.
No overheating, oil pressure and temperature were ok, just got the yellow CEL and a loss power.

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06-21-2009, 10:28 AM

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OH CEL i was confused on the "cell" does the light blink? If so it's a misfire....prob time to change plugs/coils soon.....

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06-21-2009, 11:02 AM

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It would help a lot if you read the code.

Ken

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06-22-2009, 06:40 AM

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I'm going to change plugs and see how it goes, let you know, thanks.

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06-22-2009, 01:44 PM

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^should change coils while you're at it also

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06-25-2009, 03:06 AM

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as you dont mention your location after being asked.

lots of auto transmissions are limited to the 125mph top speed..

beers

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06-25-2009, 08:24 AM

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06-25-2009, 12:28 PM

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I'd assume the Governor is kicking in..just because of the insanely high speed. Without more info, we're kind of stuck with just speculations.

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06-25-2009, 10:30 PM

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What country are you in? It sure is hot.

Maybe you need a new engine. The 04-05 automatics are prone to needing new engines and especially in hot climates.

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06-28-2009, 06:13 AM

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Malaysia. The car was in a cold climat before, I' ve been driving it in hot climat for only two years. Mazda will check the code. Tq

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What country are you in? It sure is hot.

Maybe you need a new engine. The 04-05 automatics are prone to needing new engines and especially in hot climates.

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