FYI, I tried the contact cleaner when I had this problem. It did work, for a while, then the problem came back. I eventually just cut that gray sunofabitch connector out and soldered the wires directly. A little solder, a bit of shrink-wrap, Voila - permanent fix. It's just as cheap and *almost* as easy as the contact cleaner. And Wayyyyy more satisfying. Snip. Snip. Snip. Ahhhh......

 

^true dat

 

so you just cut out the connector completely and soldered the wires together? I am going to try cleaning my connector again but any help with the soldering would be appreciated.

 

i wouldn't solder it together. just get some of those male/female butt connectors and use that instead of solder. worked for me.

 

you can pick those up at any autoparts store? or do ya gotta order em?

 

any hardware store that sells electrical stuff. Lowes, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, Wal-Mart, etc. etc.

 

I have the similar PS failure problem, and on top of that my car stalls when I come to a stop--normally when I first start the car. Is this a related issue?

 

are there pics of this connector causing the problems? i need to help fix another forum members car.

 

the connectors are directly under your airbox tray, youll see it right away, its the bigger one...unplug and clean it out. super simple

 

wow,

i just did this tonight. never thought to take a shot.

but really, when you take the tray out under the air box they are right there!

beers

 

ive been hearing a lot or rx8 cars stalling. whats up with that? i just got mine 2 weeks ago. dont really know much about rotary engines, so im sure if i have a prob, ill let dozer know about it!

 

dude,

you need to stop posting, read the owners manual first. when you are done with that read the stickys..

when you have a real relevant question or issue get back to us.

tell dozer i said hi.

beers

 

lol, yeah sorry about that. im just really scared of my car going out. so im kinda paranoid. and my car didn't come with the manual. can you believe that ****. so they said their gona try to get me one asap. but nothing so far!

 

Go get one yourself at www.mazdausa.com under the owners section. It's free after registering and the site is actually kind of useful.
Yes, it's not the shop manual, but it would still be nice to have a normal operating manual wouldn't it?