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Old 02-20-2010, 12:54 PM
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Can you still get a recalled engine?
I know there are plenty of recall threads, but nothing from this year.
I feel plenty of vibrations at idle in my seat, and im told thats one of the symptoms.
I bought my 04 RX-8 used 2 months ago, if i go to the dealership can they still run tests to see if i need the new engine? Or was that only for a certain period of time back in 06?
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You can always go to the dealership and run tests... but they'll charge you a pretty penny if you're out of warranty.
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I have 60k miles, 100k is the warranty right?
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Yep, and if it's not a bad engine then you'll have to pay for the tests. They waive the fees only if they discover it's a bad engine.
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How much are we talking?
what are other symptoms of a bad engine?
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It all depends on the dealership. I've seen stealership prices as high as $800.
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wow..
Any other way i can test for a bad engine?
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What I would do is find a nice little rotary shop and have it tested there for about $50-100. If the results are bad then bring it to Mazda.
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Alright thanks a lot, hopefully mazda isnt full **** and after i get it tested at a rotary shop, they tell me its fine and charge me >.>
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Try calling up your Mazda dealership first and see how much they charge for a compression test.
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usually they charge something around 100$.
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That vibration can be caused by a bad motor mount too.
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even if you get it tested at a local rotary shop and take it to mazda they will just say they will have to retake the test and do it themselves, thats what my mazda dealer said when i took my compression test results in with low compression, although not low enough to get a new engine.. yet
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