New starter motor
07-17-2012, 08:10 AM
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Hi Can you Help ?
My 2004 RX8 has been poorly starting for about a year now. Not too bad cold but poor hot. 2-3 turns of the starter motor for cold and 3-4 turns of the key for hot.
Took the car to Mazda who told me all was working correctly. Thay told me I would need a new startor mator and that I still have the old underpowerd one in.
MAZDA seem to whant to charge me £550 for a new uprated starter fitted or £50 to fit a aftermarket for me.
Which Aftermarket unit would be best to get.
Thanks for your help
Paul
My 2004 RX8 has been poorly starting for about a year now. Not too bad cold but poor hot. 2-3 turns of the starter motor for cold and 3-4 turns of the key for hot.
Took the car to Mazda who told me all was working correctly. Thay told me I would need a new startor mator and that I still have the old underpowerd one in.
MAZDA seem to whant to charge me £550 for a new uprated starter fitted or £50 to fit a aftermarket for me.
Which Aftermarket unit would be best to get.
Thanks for your help
Paul
07-17-2012, 03:48 PM
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07-18-2012, 04:52 AM
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IF you want the BEST replacement Starter for an RX-8 go for the Series 2 one or UK R3, it has a 14 toothed sprocket, yours being the 2004 is probably only the 11, the later uprated one is 13 teeth.
So "if" you can import from USA to UK without too much TAX use this Mazda part number
N3R3-18-400 but that is $360 USD plus shipping.
http://www.onlinemazdaparts.com/part...&siteid=214264
There must be local (UK) suppliers for much cheaper...USE Google UK.
DON'T whatever you do put in the weak 11 tooth Starter.
So "if" you can import from USA to UK without too much TAX use this Mazda part number
N3R3-18-400 but that is $360 USD plus shipping.
http://www.onlinemazdaparts.com/part...&siteid=214264
There must be local (UK) suppliers for much cheaper...USE Google UK.
DON'T whatever you do put in the weak 11 tooth Starter.
07-19-2012, 01:59 AM
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IF you want the BEST replacement Starter for an RX-8 go for the Series 2 one or UK R3, it has a 14 toothed sprocket, yours being the 2004 is probably only the 11, the later uprated one is 13 teeth.
So "if" you can import from USA to UK without too much TAX use this Mazda part number
N3R3-18-400 but that is $360 USD plus shipping.
Mazda Parts - Online Mazda Parts
There must be local (UK) suppliers for much cheaper...USE Google UK.
DON'T whatever you do put in the weak 11 tooth Starter.
So "if" you can import from USA to UK without too much TAX use this Mazda part number
N3R3-18-400 but that is $360 USD plus shipping.
Mazda Parts - Online Mazda Parts
There must be local (UK) suppliers for much cheaper...USE Google UK.
DON'T whatever you do put in the weak 11 tooth Starter.
Thanks for your help. I will have a look
07-31-2012, 03:23 PM
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I always just pump more oil into the engine (hot) before I start it. Works 80% of the time. if not I do the de-flooding procedure, pump some more oil and try again. Works 95%.
2004 MT with ~118,000 miles.
2004 MT with ~118,000 miles.
08-04-2012, 06:33 AM
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Got it working
Got a new 13 tooth 2KW starter from ebay £189.00. Fitted it today. the difference is massive. it starts first time hot or cold. easy to fit all done in about 20 min. biggest proble was the radio code as dident have a manual but quick call to mazda and sorted. Dont spen over £580.00 to get mazda to do it.
08-26-2012, 02:56 PM
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i have a 6 speed 2004 with only 32000 miles but i think the starter is going...i have been having trouble starting it both cold and hot, but randomly. sometimes it will start just fine, others it will take 2 to 4 tries cranking it. i have been watching a lot of youtube videos and searching this site for tips/ tricks to figure it out. if i purchase a starter rated with only 1.4 kilowatts, is that enough for the m/t? what is the rated kilowatts for the stock starter in the 2004s? i know that Mazda started using stronger starters in the 2006 and up models...how hard are they to find? please help!
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the codes for your starter motor that are you looking for are N3z1,is the model from the 2006 series and is FAAAAR much better than ours,after you have the n3r3 witch is good also,you can find those on the ebay or just make a search on the google,and other successfull method that i habe used is buy a used FD starter motor and make a front differential plate 5mm for it to fit on the 8.it will start like a charm.
08-27-2012, 09:19 AM
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the codes for your starter motor that are you looking for are N3z1,is the model from the 2006 series and is FAAAAR much better than ours,after you have the n3r3 witch is good also,you can find those on the ebay or just make a search on the google,and other successfull method that i habe used is buy a used FD starter motor and make a front differential plate 5mm for it to fit on the 8.it will start like a charm.
03-01-2013, 05:48 PM
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n3r3 compatible with '05 RX-8?
I found a used starter motor off of an '09 RX-8. Was very excited to get it into my low mileage '05. But, I took to dealer (was having other work done, so this was just an add-on) and they said it blew a fuse when they installed it. They tried it a second time and the same accessory fuse blew. Does this mean the starter is no good, or just not compatible with my car?
03-02-2013, 05:34 AM
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I'm no fan of dealerships, but i have a hard time believing they could screw that up
https://www.rx8club.com/do-yourself-...ummies-189410/
The S2 starter is what you want, but you can only get the 6 spd version through Mazda and it's expensive. I'd try to find out whats wrong with that used one. Might not be that expensive to repair depending on what's wrong if anything.
https://www.rx8club.com/do-yourself-...ummies-189410/
The S2 starter is what you want, but you can only get the 6 spd version through Mazda and it's expensive. I'd try to find out whats wrong with that used one. Might not be that expensive to repair depending on what's wrong if anything.
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