I was told that Mazda has extended the warranty to 100,000 miles because of the problems with the 2004 RX8's.....I was nearing that mark and thought with my luck my motor will go after warranty. Well last month, I started my car and the engine light came on... so I drove to the dealership with around 95,985 miles..... sure enough, the next day Mazda called me to say that when they remove the number 1 spark plug anti-freeze pour out.....New motor...YEA!!!! well almost... basically it's a rebuilt stripped down motor..can't complain all new seals and water pump...etc.... also, i had them replace the clutch only paid for parts and all the hoses.... so i'm happy, i now am starting all over......

"I feel like I won the lottery"

Cheers!!!

 

Congrats!!!!

 

the reman engines are actually pretty damn good. There's a member here (Sleepy-z) who works at the plant.

 

I am getting a new engine too. Mine got flooded saturday mornig and I tried deflooding it but I wasn't getting any compression so I took it to the dealer and Mazda is giving me a new engine. I have 92,000 miles on it.

 

it seems that high mileage engine failures has a lot to do with compromised coolant seals.

 

Once again i think many owners are not warming up the engine long enough before redlining and running hard. And once again, i firmly believe you can not depend on the temperature gauge reaching normal operating temp. i cruise on the fwy for at least a good 20 min before driving hard.

Oh, and congratulations, Jimmy.

 

you do know you cannot run the engine hard and redline it in the rx8, before it is warm? that info is really covered in the owners manual.

so do you really think that is the issue with the rx8?

just wondering before you send out more miss information..

beers

 

Thanks, Mr. moody sardonic expert on so many things. I know I'm right on this issue or this point in the issue. Try not to call what I say misinformation EVER again. My intellect and your self-appreciation are two very different things.

The owner's manual does not talk about warming up in the way that I see is necessary. You know this. In addition, it is not hard to believe that the kinds of drivers who might own an RX8 might be pretty aggressive drivers whose idea of warming up is minimal if even sufficient at all. The point I am making is definitely ONE issue.

Is it time for another warning from the mods for you?

 

i will clarify this issue with published information directly from the owners manual for my 05 RX-8. this should help clarify the argument:

 

That should be in your sig Swoope!!! J/K. Sorry, that **** had me crackin'up.

 

lmao~!!!

 

That's definitely correct. Setting aside the question of what the 8's temp gauge actually shows, it's oil temperature and not water temperature that matters.

What does the ECU monitor before it decides the engine is warm enough for high rpm?

Ken

 

HAHAHAHA. You should have read the freakin manual before your little rant. If that wasnt enough:

 

i think the others posts have my info pointed out..

sorry, the way you feel necessary? do you work for mazda? you havent even read the manual..

i will just say more miss info.. and wait for you start a thread, or post in one that adds useful info in it..

and sardonic.. great word.

in real life i tend to be stoic.. but your word describes our interaction perfect.

reports to the mods. yes you are not a troll. not really sure why you are here. just keeping facts in check.

beers

 

great point ken..

why does not obd 11 have oil temp??? that would make so much stuff so easy..

beers

 

The ECU monitors the coolant temperature for determining the cold redline value.

 

wow... thats awesome. i hope to get a new one before i reach 100k

 

 

banned.

watch out for that stuff.

beers

 

Ah, my first ban

 

The first is always the best!

I edited his link, so now it's garbage - always the icing on the ban cake.....


S

 

Nice


It looks like he's still got some posts in Interior, Audio, & Electronics I don't have access to.

 

glad i was there for you.

sucks the trolls are not so much fun now..

but does prove i have a clue!

beers

 

congrats on the new engine

 

This part in the owner's manual is irrelevant to what we're talking about here. In fact, I've perused the entire manual and quick start guide and there is no mention of the issue we're talking about.