RX-8 Modified Starter!!!
#26
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Originally Posted by snap-on
You had the starter installed along with the new battery?
Or the starter alone?
Or the starter alone?
Battery - Mid-winter.
Starter - Last week.
The battery made it crank a little faster but the starter sounds like it made the big difference. I'll post the service receipt.
#27
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Originally Posted by MX6_2_RX8
Then I had a battery that wouldn't hold a charge if the car sat for 10 days in the winter.
#28
Momentum Keeps Me Going
There seems to be a wide variance in how cool dealerships are about things like this - which is really silly - they get warrantee money for it - it shouldn't be so difficult.
BTW - I walked into my dealer - said "My battery was sick", and they offered up the battery wo/question, saying the starter would be coming later, they just didn't know when.
What to do w/bad Mazda dealers? I guess find a new dealer or wait til MNA issues the official words so you can print it out and shove in their face "So there!":p .
BTW - I walked into my dealer - said "My battery was sick", and they offered up the battery wo/question, saying the starter would be coming later, they just didn't know when.
What to do w/bad Mazda dealers? I guess find a new dealer or wait til MNA issues the official words so you can print it out and shove in their face "So there!":p .
#29
Just scheduled my 30k. Got appt next Tuesday. If u could please get TSB # or any other reference number it'd really help. Service manager here was very helpful making apptment & checking TSB's for me so I can get everything done in 1 apptmnt. Got 6 days til I bring car in..wait was for my shcedule not theyres btw..they coulda done it next day
Appreciate any quick feedback.
Appreciate any quick feedback.
#30
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Go here for the RX-8 service bulletins:
http://www.finishlineperformance.com...ins_index.html
If you're referring specifically to a service bulletin for the "new" starter, there is none and there may not be one in the near future. By far the biggest gain to be had in cranking "power" is the replacement battery which has 640CCA, versus the OEM battery with about 300CCA. The increased cranking power provided by the "new" starter is minimal and not worth going to the mat for.
http://www.finishlineperformance.com...ins_index.html
If you're referring specifically to a service bulletin for the "new" starter, there is none and there may not be one in the near future. By far the biggest gain to be had in cranking "power" is the replacement battery which has 640CCA, versus the OEM battery with about 300CCA. The increased cranking power provided by the "new" starter is minimal and not worth going to the mat for.
#31
A nice step up!!!
Originally Posted by Go48
By far the biggest gain to be had in cranking "power" is the replacement battery which has 640CCA, versus the OEM battery with about 300CCA. The increased cranking power provided by the "new" starter is minimal and not worth going to the mat for.
I don’t know the exact numbers so I can’t make a strong argument but I’m here to tell you that the new starter makes a bigger difference than the battery change alone.
#36
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Starter Part Number
Here's the service recipt with the new starter and plugs that they put in.
This is a MT, wouldn't have it any other way. :p
This is a MT, wouldn't have it any other way. :p
Last edited by MX6_2_RX8; 05-04-2005 at 07:14 PM.
#41
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The scan looks fine to me. I did have to reduce it to 200K before it was happy. I asked for a complimentary wash. I don't think they got to the vacuum. $40 for the oil change & tire rotation, it's the least they can do. So far they have been a really good dealer to work with so I can't complain.
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Originally Posted by Go48
Looks fine to me. Did you click on the little boxy thing in the lower right of the image to enlarge the image?
Enlarges fine, but still a blur Oh well.
#44
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Originally Posted by salituro64
Enlarges fine, but still a blur Oh well.
#46
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Originally Posted by snap-on
If the local is cool..
Will they check the cold start RPM's on the car?
Will they check the cold start RPM's on the car?
#48
A nice step up!!!
Maybe they did it twice so I am good for 8000 miles. :p It's a good question. Maybe they charge by the pint I Also wonder why the quan was 1 on the spark plug. Does anybody know if that part number is for a complete set?
#49
The sparkplug # is for a set. The starter # does show a supersession to a revised part (The old one was 18-400 vs the new one being 18-400A). As to the oil quantity, somethings funky there. There's only one filter billed out, that's the 14-302 #.
Paul.
Paul.
#50
Originally Posted by MX6_2_RX8
Trouble is they aren't exactly local. I have to plan a day around getting there. They aren't that helpful anyway. The tach doesn't seem to register while cranking so that's no help.
It will log rpm if it has the CAN upgrade cartridge.