New Engine being installed! PICTURES!
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New Engine being installed! PICTURES!
hello everyone.
i took my car in for scheduled maintenance, and lo and behold, as i walk around the showroom and the shop (checking out the mazdaspeed miata and the station wagon mazda6) i wandered into the service area where i saw this.
the story i was told is that the engine had overheated (possible coolant leak?) but they had no idea why. so they were in the process of swapping the motor. i whipped out my camera and took some pix of the engine bay. in case yall were wondering what it might look like if you decided to rip out the engine and the tranny.
oh and get this, this car had approx 26miles on the engine. WTF.
Also saw a yellow rx8 that had blown its pressure plate and had its tranny ripped out, unfortunately it wasn't on the lifts so i didn't take any pix. some idiot kid took his parent's rx8 out and tried to race it. probably did a clutch
bomb.
i talked with the mechs a bit, and was told that yeah, the tranny on the rx8 sucks. apparently they get alot of tranny work in the shop and some flooding. they were talking about a possible mazdaspeed rx8 in december, but that's probably alot of bull. it was real fun hanging out even for a few minutes. they let me look over their shoulders while they worked. a big guy actually lifted the old engine off the floor by himself - damn that thing is light.
i dont have hosting so if someone wants to host these pix for me, let me know.
EDIT: I have found (told/yelledat/screamed/stapledagainstmyballs) hosting.
EDIT2: Apparently, I suck at this thing called the "Internet". Let me try this again:
i took my car in for scheduled maintenance, and lo and behold, as i walk around the showroom and the shop (checking out the mazdaspeed miata and the station wagon mazda6) i wandered into the service area where i saw this.
the story i was told is that the engine had overheated (possible coolant leak?) but they had no idea why. so they were in the process of swapping the motor. i whipped out my camera and took some pix of the engine bay. in case yall were wondering what it might look like if you decided to rip out the engine and the tranny.
oh and get this, this car had approx 26miles on the engine. WTF.
Also saw a yellow rx8 that had blown its pressure plate and had its tranny ripped out, unfortunately it wasn't on the lifts so i didn't take any pix. some idiot kid took his parent's rx8 out and tried to race it. probably did a clutch
bomb.
i talked with the mechs a bit, and was told that yeah, the tranny on the rx8 sucks. apparently they get alot of tranny work in the shop and some flooding. they were talking about a possible mazdaspeed rx8 in december, but that's probably alot of bull. it was real fun hanging out even for a few minutes. they let me look over their shoulders while they worked. a big guy actually lifted the old engine off the floor by himself - damn that thing is light.
i dont have hosting so if someone wants to host these pix for me, let me know.
EDIT: I have found (told/yelledat/screamed/stapledagainstmyballs) hosting.
EDIT2: Apparently, I suck at this thing called the "Internet". Let me try this again:
Last edited by RX8Bliss; 08-19-2004 at 11:28 AM.
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Wow, that's interesting. I'm surprised they let you back there. Usually, their "insurance won't allow non-employees back in the maintenance areas." Very informative.
I'll post them on the MazdaNow site if you need a place to park them....
I'll post them on the MazdaNow site if you need a place to park them....
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Originally Posted by KrazieKave
After how many miles is that, 5,000?
that is not a typo. its twenty six miles. 26. 2 and a 6.
they are shipping the motor back to mazda for analysis.
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ha ha ..by the way told they to install anotherd rotary to ur car. then ur car well be a 3R .. COOL. or... this one.
I AM DREAMING.. HA HA .. FORGET THAT.
I AM DREAMING.. HA HA .. FORGET THAT.
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Man! I can't believe they just set the driveshaft on the floor like that. The shop manual specifically says to wrap the carbon driveshaft with padded material BEFORE removal to prevent damage.
Also, it appears they did not cap ANY of the openings in the motor.
Also, it appears they did not cap ANY of the openings in the motor.
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Originally Posted by Razpewton
Wow, that's interesting. I'm surprised they let you back there. Usually, their "insurance won't allow non-employees back in the maintenance areas." Very informative.
I'm an Insurance agent for the last 15 years ... whenever they tell me that is the reason why I can't go into the service area, I tell them I'm an insurance agent and that is total BS, I've never seen a policy written with an exclusion eliminating coverage due to a client being in the service area. Though it is sometimes a question on the application, it is not necessarily an exclusion.
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The tranny is really great, but sometimes a few bad ones manage to slip by, or they are overabused. I'm sure the RX-8's 6-speed can handle lots of torque. Until we can make crap-loads of shaft power, we are still unsure about the transmission's capability.
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amazing how much my 20+ year old 12a rx-7 motors look like that motor. Same oil filter section, same casting lines, just amazing. I know I am a dork, and I wish my 12a made 238 hp. hehe.
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Originally Posted by RX8Bliss
this engine was being replaced at 26miles.
that is not a typo. its twenty six miles. 26. 2 and a 6.
they are shipping the motor back to mazda for analysis.
that is not a typo. its twenty six miles. 26. 2 and a 6.
they are shipping the motor back to mazda for analysis.
My engine is being replaced after 4000km about 2500 miles. The engine is on order as we speak. They seem to think a bearing went in the engine. The engine is aldso getting shipped back to japan.
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They are mass produced engines and some are going to fail, this is normal and planned for by the manufacturer... In the first few years of the 996 3.4 Porsche replaced allot of engines on those cars. First with new ones then eventually with rebuilt units...
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Originally Posted by RX8Bliss
some idiot kid took his parent's rx8 out and tried to race it.