Burned my coils this weekend- question for the rx 8 gurus
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Burned my coils this weekend- question for the rx 8 gurus
This weekend after about 5 minutes of driving I got a flashing CEL. The car started running real rough and when in gear it would move but very slowly and the tach would bottom out. I had to rev to 5000 rpm , let the clutch out, etc. for the 1/4 mile home. Once home I had the "coils are burnt" smell and a bit of smoke
The service dept. says I have 2 burned coils. I thought they would also replace the spark plugs but they say big daddy Mazda won't pay.
My question to the rx8 gurus is - how important is it to replace spark plugs when the coils have been burnt?
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Brenda
The service dept. says I have 2 burned coils. I thought they would also replace the spark plugs but they say big daddy Mazda won't pay.
My question to the rx8 gurus is - how important is it to replace spark plugs when the coils have been burnt?
Thanks,
Brenda
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I'm having all the coils replaced on mine. the service rep said that the plugs didn't have to be replaced but they are going to replace them any way for me. i've got a pretty good service dept though. they are also replacing a that got a scratch in it durning shipping. I didn't even see it until I had the car for 4 months and they are still taking care of it for me.
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Originally Posted by silvercloud
This weekend after about 5 minutes of driving I got a flashing CEL. The car started running real rough and when in gear it would move but very slowly and the tach would bottom out. I had to rev to 5000 rpm , let the clutch out, etc. for the 1/4 mile home. Once home I had the "coils are burnt" smell and a bit of smoke
The service dept. says I have 2 burned coils. I thought they would also replace the spark plugs but they say big daddy Mazda won't pay.
My question to the rx8 gurus is - how important is it to replace spark plugs when the coils have been burnt?
Thanks,
Brenda
The service dept. says I have 2 burned coils. I thought they would also replace the spark plugs but they say big daddy Mazda won't pay.
My question to the rx8 gurus is - how important is it to replace spark plugs when the coils have been burnt?
Thanks,
Brenda
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I would think if you were to drive your car real hard for a little while combined with the new coils should clean the plugs up. They should be almost self cleaning to an extent.
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