I've owned my '04 8 for 3 months & put ~4000 miles on it, 2 oil changes. Never had any problems, but I just passed 58k miles & now I'm starting to think about a trip to the dealer for the 60k service. I've never owned a car with less than 130k miles on it. Anyone have advice for or against taking it in just because of what the odometer reads?

 

coolant flush and maybe new plugs, plus the usual oil change.

 

Check the maintenance schedule in the owner's manual, and have them do exactly the things specified for 60K. Dealers usually have their own program of "xxx mile service," which include a lot of nothing for a lot of money.

When I picked my car up after a routine oil change at 9000 miles, the invoice had a scary message saying that I had missed the 7500 mile service. There is nothing on Mazda's maintenance schedule for 7500 miles. I wonder what the dealer would have charged had I fallen for it.

Ken

 

make sure recall f 4206 has been done..

beers

 

60k for a rx-8:

oil change
air filter
cabin air filter
spark plugs
coolant flush
manual trans fluid change
rear diff fluid change
flush automatic trans fluid (auto only)

 

I'd suggest too get new coils while you are at it. I hit 63K and one of my trailing coils went while I just ran with unburnt fuel and had no clue! I got new plugs a week before, then realized I needed new coils. If you can't have the dealer change them then they are 30 bucks and you need 4.

If you plan on changing the piece of metal that creates the spark in the combustion chamber than might as well change the transformer, considering it decides it's fate. Really, I drove for 1000 miles with a failing ignition coil, check the spark plug it was under and the plug was completely black. No metal space for the spark, just black. The others were all brown/different shades but at least had the metal space that the spark existed. Ya, I would just hate for the same thing too happen. I was lucky enough too run without a cat, and an exhaust system loud enough too notify me of any problems quick.

but ya, rotaryman25 has all the stuff you need too get done written. Might wanna change the brake fluid, bleed the clutch and brake lines.

 

Brake fluid should be changed every 2 years, regardless of mileage or whenever the fluid becomes dark and discolored.

Replacing or at least checking the coils with a timing light is always a good idea.