i own a '04 rx8..im a first time rotary owner and have very little knowledge on the components and how this car works. i bought the car three months ago as is with 68k miles on it and have put 2k on it since then. when i bought the car i got it diagnosed at autozone because the CEL was on and they told my i had a misfire. so i went to go get spark plugs. long story short my car started acting up and is now sitting at my mothers house. i was driving it on the express way and it strted losing power i was going 70mph and my speed strted decreasing when i exited the expressway the car shut off at the next light....i had a hard strt to get it to turn back on so i parked it and had it towed to my mothers house rather than my apartment...i changed the plugs and oil and turned the car on and white smoke started to pour out my exhaust. CEL is still on and fuel is getting into my oil pan. ive done three oil changes with the same result..when the oil is dropped you can smell the gasoline in the oil. I have no clue what to do and any form of help is appreciated...sorry for such a long post felt as if it would help if i gave the full story

 

it did help.

it seems like you've lost a seal. probably the engine will need replaced or rebuilt.

how many miles? where are you?

 

im at 70k miles n im in memphis tn

 

yeah.. this doesnt sounds like a cheap fix. sorry.

 

as long as it gets fixed im good

 

i just wanna knw wats wrng

 

it's got 100,000 miles / 8 year warranty, so you are covered by mazda

 

sucks i didnt buy it from mazda i got it at a used car dealership...as-is no warranty....

 

MAZDA Warranties the car for 8yr/100000miles.

 

Dose the car have any mods?

 

Listen to Co-Senior

 

The warranty is from Mazda, not the dealership. You are still covered. Take the car to a Mazda dealer for service.

 

there ya go- take it to a mazda dealer and have it checked. call them and tell them the exact thing you wrote here and ask for an appointment to have figured out whats wrong.

 

thank you to all of you...this makes me feel better..i will call mazda in the morning after class