Gearbox shifter hot to the touch

Jul 22, 2015 | 12:23 PM

Belalnabi

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Gearbox shifter hot to the touch

The shifter in my rx8 gets super hot during long drives. and by hot I mean super hot to the touch. Tranny fluid swapped few days ago but problem still there.

Anyone have this problem?

Jul 22, 2015 | 12:33 PM

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heated cup holders and heated shift **** come standard on all rx8's.....

Jul 22, 2015 | 12:42 PM

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Is the passenger floor also hot? If your catalytic converter is missing the heat shield, that would do it. Especially if your cat is not super healthy.

Jul 22, 2015 | 12:57 PM

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no joke sonic, i have to drink my beers fast. they get hot in the console

Jul 22, 2015 | 04:50 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Loki

Is the passenger floor also hot? If your catalytic converter is missing the heat shield, that would do it. Especially if your cat is not super healthy.

Never really paid attention to the passenger floor but the cat is new and the heat shield was already inspected by Mazda to be fine.