2004
6speed
135,000km
always maintained
Recent work includes
Coils , spark plugs , wires , air filter , oil change , tranny oil change . Im thinking MAF clean ? but would the MAF really have that much to do with it ? took off cat and it seems fine. Also seems to still have a bit of a rough idle at times still .

 

and yes I know I spelt "liek" in the heading

 

low compression is my bet

 

That's what I'm thinking , better to rebuild or replace ? Read all the engine swap threads and seems easy enough , only problem is I'm building a 22r on propane for my crawler and its takin up all the space lol .

 

I'd say a reman is good. You'd have to get new gaskets, seals and I'd recommend getting new housings as well.
However, there are some people on this forum selling there engines due to being involved in accidents...

 

seems nothing wrong. did you try to reset the computer?
also clean the MAF
maybe the throttle body too

 

Pretty new to the car , not sure how to reset comp , ill research that . Throttle body and maf are easy enough . Also gonna put some 2 stroke oil in gas to lube apex seals .

 

why does your ignition chime sound different?

 

is your temp guage always in that posn. when it is warm ?

 

just disconnect the battery for 1 hour to reset.

 

if when you take the cat off it gets better it sounds like its clogged

 

My airbag light comes on when I start warm/hot...

 

Reset computer with the brake petal press. I think it is something like turn car on, not start, hit brake petal 20 times as fast as you can, then one of the gauges will move. Search for sure. Clean the MAF first. Really easy. Do often. Check the $100 thread in my signature for other easy stuff. MAF is a big deal though. You changed the entire ignition, so an ECU reset is in order.

Here is the reset procedure, complete with pretty avatar. https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...32&postcount=3

For the start, I am not sure my dash lights dim that much. Think battery. Your starter is hot, the battery is hot, you are just barely starting. When the engine starts, alternator is going "oh ****" battery is dead, and trying to charge it. That load can be pretty severe. I would clean battery connections, then get battery tested before I changed the engine. Lots cheaper.

Good luck

 

Very good info , appriciate it . Battery is reading 14 . Im going out right now to reset the comp and clean the MAF . Thanks again

 

Good Luck.

 

Do you realise how hot the coolat has to be for the guage to be in that posn. ?
So unless your gauge is wrong the reason for your odd starting is that your engine is getting too hot .

 

Ok so I took out the MAF and cleaned it and it was really dirty , dosnt look like its ever been cleaned , so I sprayed the **** outa it with brake cleaner .




Then I did both resets , the 20 brake pump until the oil temp moved . Then I did the other one and got it to say "test" and did it twice like instructed but it didnt reset my clock ? It idles ALOT better now and still kinda stumbles a bit when I start it up . Todays video was after about a 20 mins drive and hit redline twice , Yesterdays video was after an hour of highway driving HARD .

 

Do you realise you are looking at my Oil PRESSURE ..... my coolant temp is well below half ...

 

Im thinking the Cat has to be clogged , havnt looked but im guessing those are at least $1200 and up , has anyone took the cat out and put in just a bent pipe and ran it ? I just dont want it to be ricer loud .

 

oh **** - sorry . On my car (RHD) they are the other way around ...

 

BTW nice **** in ur pic .... I enjoyed those

 

well here they are again then LOL

 

nice avatar brettus lol wonder who that belong to lol