2 Years - 2 Engines - I'm Done - Goodbye RX8
07-25-2007, 04:23 PM
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Thanks MM
they claim the problem this time was bad "ignition coils"
I am going to drive it for a few days and will report back.
Thanks for all your help
Rob in Vegas
they claim the problem this time was bad "ignition coils"
I am going to drive it for a few days and will report back.
Thanks for all your help
Rob in Vegas
07-25-2007, 08:24 PM
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Not sure if I have the original coils or not.
Would the coils be changed when the motor is swapped out?
I am on my 2nd engine.
It was changed in July of 2005
Rob in Vegas
Would the coils be changed when the motor is swapped out?
I am on my 2nd engine.
It was changed in July of 2005
Rob in Vegas
07-26-2007, 02:05 AM
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The compression numbers, maybe carbon build up? But I know thats not the case.
Edit: Sorry Swoope I mean't carbon build up
My mistake
Edit: Sorry Swoope I mean't carbon build up
My mistake
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07-26-2007, 04:22 PM
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I feel that most of the hot-weather failures are actually the result of cumulative low-load operation in high temp with minimal injected oil volume. The over-rich condition in the "CAT-conservation" loading isn't helping, either, but pre-mix does nothing to alleviate that.
07-26-2007, 04:24 PM
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how the F is diagnosis not covered? tell him to call the fing hotline and get it authorised- you are in vegas and already on your 2nd motor tell him to speak to Mike Allen directly.
07-26-2007, 05:07 PM
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stop flooding ur engines
u can also get diff numbers if the engines hot or not, i think the spec of 6.9 is when the engines hot....i did a test on an rx8 once when it was cold and got like 6.1 and was like wtf!!!!!!! haha
mac 11 i love ur sig, days of thunder ftw!
mac 11 i love ur sig, days of thunder ftw!
07-26-2007, 06:39 PM
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Compression testing is affected by a lot of things (the RPMs just prior to shut-down will affect latent oil injection which can artificially raise the compression a tad, for instance), but the hot numbers are lower than the cold number, usually.
However, three-days-cold or so will see some weird effects as well.
If you want to just make yourself happy, let the motor cool down about 3 or 4 hours and then run the test. You will get your highest numbers.
For accuracy though, you should run the test with the motor "glove-hot".
However, three-days-cold or so will see some weird effects as well.
If you want to just make yourself happy, let the motor cool down about 3 or 4 hours and then run the test. You will get your highest numbers.
For accuracy though, you should run the test with the motor "glove-hot".
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