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Old 01-24-2008, 02:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Lasse wankel
I had a transmission failure with my 8" It begun at 10 000 km when my dealer change the trans oil from Motul to a Shell Helix oil and then the 4th gear began scraping when upshifting from 3 to 4th gear, but only when i rew it to 9000 rpm. Then at 30 000 km when i spun the rear tires the tranny began sounding like a crash,wine sound from every gear except 5th. Now my Mazda mechanic has begun tearing the box apart and discover a loose ball from mainshaft bearing. Also 4 gears are vorn. The car has still warranty, but my problem is that Mazda Sweden does not replace the gearbox but shall repair it!This will take a long time probably 3-4 weeks more, so i'm not so happy at the moment. This is my personal reflections what's happened to me and my gearbox.

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I have the same problem!

I got my car used (with 40,000 miles on it)

at around 42k it started to do that scraping when going from 3rd to 4th.

And just today (at 47,8xx) the tranny now wines and grinds in every gear except 5th.

I'm taking it to the dealer first thing in the morning.

I had to stay at my brothers house for the night, for I live far from the dealer (its also near my workplace) and feared driving all the way home like this.
Old 01-25-2008, 11:25 AM
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rx-8 transmissions are noob.

end of story.
Old 01-25-2008, 11:29 AM
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mine works just fine, but Im @ 37K miles only

Meh, what do I know
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Originally Posted by nycgps
mine works just fine, but Im @ 37K miles only

Meh, what do I know
call me crazy, but i'd have to guess that your no Speed Racer yourself. Go figure why some people's transmissions will last 100k miles + and the rest of us HXC enthusiasts will last 5k
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Originally Posted by Mike06
call me crazy, but i'd have to guess that your no Speed Racer yourself. Go figure why some people's transmissions will last 100k miles + and the rest of us HXC enthusiasts will last 5k
If you want to put it that way then ... yeah.

but nothing last longer in racing than street driven cars ... isnt it ?

I know the box itself has its own weakness, Jason explained it couple days ago. but meh, it works fine for me.

P.S. : Speed racer? You watch that crap ? there is a movie coming out, u'll be there ?
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Originally Posted by nycgps
P.S. : Speed racer? You watch that crap ? there is a movie coming out, u'll be there ?
of course i watched them!

c'mon now son...

my childhood > yours

yet another of my incentives for buying an rx-8...
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