Hey, I have a 04 Rx8 and last night on my way home from work just leaving a stop light and all the sudden my engine popped and started acting as if it was running on half the engine. Then it died and wont start back up, But when i turn it over it sounds like a miss, Because it will go . . . Grind grind . . .quiet . . . grind grind . . . quiet. .. . . ETC So Just wondering if anyone had any ideas. Its at the Mazda dealership getting the code pulled.

 

new engine +1 how much miles u have on it

 

Could be coils and plugs.

 

I have over 90,000

Alright heres wats needed from what they say
.........................Labor..............Parts
Coils: ..............63.00.............142.48
Plugs:.............. 51.00..............162.20
Decarb:............89.95
Rpgrm CPU: ...105.00

TOTAL of $655.66

 

WOW! those are killer prices for a dealer.

 

lol Killer as in good or killer as in bad

 

Coils should run around $30'ish a piece, plugs should be around $20'ish a piece.

They're high for the cpu programming. That takes all of a few minutes.

 

At least we don't need to worry about a timing belt and bent valves!

 

I will have my baby back next friday Owell its stormy here anyways.

 

Let us know if that fixes it. I sure hope so.

 

Good thing its rainy and snowy this week helps me cope for not having the 8 this week lol

 

Alright so an update on my car, They called me today saying they did all that stuff that i previosly listed and its still running like ****, They did a compression test and it has very low compression .. .and said he would do a few more tests and give me a call tomorrow. . Sound like they are pullin my chain?

 

No. You have an 8 year, 100,000 mile warranty on your engine. Low compression means you get a new engine. They are most likely running more tests to see if they can get better compression readings so they do not have to replace the engine. If the engine needs to be replaced, you could have them put the old spark plugs and coils and stuff back on and refuse to pay the $655 since it was the engine(warranty issue) and not what they originally claimed it was. Or, if you don't mind spending the $655, keep that stuff in. If you havent changed those then its probablly a good thing you got new ones.

 

new engine time. Damn lucky it didnt wait 10K more miles to **** out on ya lol.

 

But from what i Hear they will void warrenty if you have an aftermarket intake on .. . is that true?

 

Nope, unless they can prove that the intake was the cause.

and remember, if they "confirmed" that the engine was the cause, refund ALL those crap that u've paid. get them online and save. TIMES ARE HARD MAN!

 

I wouldn't put it past a dealership to try and tell you that. You could always just put the stock one back on to be safe. I don't think they can void the warranty based on a legal CAI. Maybe if it was illegal. Im not 100% on that though.

 

If you're really worried about it, invest 30-60 dollars and buy an OEM used intake online here.

Better than 2-3K for a new engine

 

Well I have GREAT news. . . I got a call today saying they ordered a new engine and its covered under Mazda!!!! YAY also they are putting my new ACT clutch on while they are in there good good good news

 

congrats man, happy to hear.

Enjoy the car now with the peace of mind of a new engine

 

OH DAMN!!!! congrats dude!, im REALLY hoping that mine goes out before its 8 year 100k mark...new engine FTW!

 

Congrats on your new engine. Remember not to beat on it for the first 1000 miles or so. You don't need to worry about carbon lock in that time span. Now if I can be so lucky for my engine to **** the bed and be covered by Mazda.

 

haha yea there puttin a rm one in and I hear good things about them.

 

Alright. . got it back . . they also put my Stage 2 clutch in free!!! Now just need to break it in to tell the difference