ok so i bought an interceptor-x and installed it. after installation, the car would not start. scott said it could be a blown fuse. none of the fuses were blown, but some of the fuses werent even getting power to them. so i called my local mazda dealership. they towed it in and said that all of the PCM on the computer was erased and that i had to buy a new one and then they had to program it for my car. total cost is $1820. how the hell did this happen? and is it right that i am having to pay for it since it could have been because of the interceptor-x?

 

You need to have them prove that it was the intercepter that was what caused it. (Which, it probably was)
Yes you would have to pay for it at that point.

 

Well don't that make your *** chew crackers. Sorry for you bud.

 

holyshit man, try gettin a use OEM pcm from someone, or find someone parting out a salvage rx8 and buy the pcm from him.

 

yea, it makes me so mad because i spent 1600 on the interceptor, and now i'm gonna probably have to pay 1800 on repairs.. thats worth a GReddy turbo kit that i was wanting for a long time... now i've got to start back at 300 bucks left in the bank. this sucks.

 

mazda has already ordered a computer for me, so im hoping that there is some way that i can not have to pay for it since it wasnt my fault.

 

Don't see how that could happen unless you accidentally shorted something during installation. You did disconnect the battery, right?

 

yea i disconnected the battery before i started and left it disconnected until i was finished.

 

also do you still have the old pcm that the int-x replaced??

 

no the old pcm is at the dealership with the car. i still have the interceptor-x in my garage. i took it out when it wouldnt start cause i thought that would have been the problem. and its out and it still wouldnt start.

 

If I were you I'd tell them you want the original "erased" pcm back.

 

so does anyone have any ideas for me? should i try to blame it on mazsport and make them pay for it? or do you think i could get my money back and return the interceptor-x?

 

what would i do with a blank pcm though?

 

Something tells me that you didn't disconnect that battery when you were installing all of this. I doubt it was the interceptor, but you may have just had some charge that shocked the factory ecu and messed it up. I thought I had done the same thing, but I checked and saw my MAIN fuse was blown. Sorry to hear about your problem, that really blows.

SoCal: "This hella sucks"

 

i am sure i disconnected the battery cause im scared to death of getting shocked while working on my car haha. and would a simple shock really erase all information on the interceptor?

 

should i try to blame it on mazsport and make them pay for it? or do you think i could get my money back and return the interceptor-x?

 

i 2nd what tigger said, get that old pcm back, then investigate this a little more cuz 1800 is alot of dough. sounds like the dealer likes the idea of the int screwing up the car.

 

You'd probably feel it if you shocked it, unless you were just really focused on the install and didn't pay attention. My friend blew a ecu on his SE-R a few years back, so it does happen.

 

Take responsibility and "blame" yourself.

There's a risk to everything you do, just suck it up and quit whining. It was most likely something you did.

 

Yeah, I'm pretty sure its not the interceptor. Unless you can prove it by installing it on another 8 and seeing if the ecu blows. And I doubt anyone will let you do that.

 

yeah, that's the next question - are you going to be installing that int-x on your new pcm?

 

no im not gonna install it. i really want to get my money back and send in the int-x to them in exchange for my money. but if they wont do that, i'll sell the int-x to help pay for the damages. i had high hopes for this but it has turn into a nightmare for me.

 

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you think im bull shitting? why do you think that? and what about it do you think is bull ****?

 

My only thoughts are it got damaged in shipping and shorted out your ecm when you installed it!

Maybe you can send it back to Scott and see if he can test it to see if it is bad?

Sorry it happened, just trying to help out!