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08-10-2012, 01:48 AM
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Help Needed.
So starting from the beginning I'm new, my RX8 is new to me. It's an 04 touring edition 197 hp. So i just got this car about 3 weeks ago, I didn't find out about this site until about 3-4 days after getting the car I know dumb move. Well a little history about the car, the dealer told me he got it at an auction and that the lady who had it before me didn't drive it the whole last year she had it. Red flag should have popped up but i was too excited about getting an rx8. Also i didn't notice if the CEL was on when I bought it again too excited.
1) So problem one is when i put it in Reverse or drive when i let go of the brakes it kinda rocks back and forth until around 3-5 mph.
2) Problem 2 is it won't let me redline it it'll stop at 7 and just sit there gas fully held down. I've redlined it once in park thats it and it got above 8 and started beeping. Idk if thats a problem or not.
3) Problem 3 which I kinda know the solution too after reading a couple of post's on here is it misfire's in 1st and 2nd gear only? Again it's won't let me redline sit's at 7k. I know it might be the coils.
So today I tried the whole seafoam engine cleanse I did everything right except for i think i didn't put enough seafoam in the nipples cause when i started it after about 80-90 mintues later I think i got like 30 seconds of smoke that's it.
My first question is, is it ok to try and seafoam it again in less than 24 hours? Second can anybody helping me with the rocking back and forth deal?
Thanks in Advance Guys sorry if something on this is already covered i'm too lazy to look.
1) So problem one is when i put it in Reverse or drive when i let go of the brakes it kinda rocks back and forth until around 3-5 mph.
2) Problem 2 is it won't let me redline it it'll stop at 7 and just sit there gas fully held down. I've redlined it once in park thats it and it got above 8 and started beeping. Idk if thats a problem or not.
3) Problem 3 which I kinda know the solution too after reading a couple of post's on here is it misfire's in 1st and 2nd gear only? Again it's won't let me redline sit's at 7k. I know it might be the coils.
So today I tried the whole seafoam engine cleanse I did everything right except for i think i didn't put enough seafoam in the nipples cause when i started it after about 80-90 mintues later I think i got like 30 seconds of smoke that's it.
My first question is, is it ok to try and seafoam it again in less than 24 hours? Second can anybody helping me with the rocking back and forth deal?
Thanks in Advance Guys sorry if something on this is already covered i'm too lazy to look.
Last edited by RIWWP; 08-10-2012 at 06:18 AM.
08-10-2012, 01:55 AM
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Oh, you're too lazy to look? Bad start.
https://www.rx8club.com/do-yourself-...-forum-163653/
https://www.rx8club.com/do-yourself-...m-forum-73846/
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discuss...t-here-202454/
https://www.rx8club.com/do-yourself-...-forum-163653/
https://www.rx8club.com/do-yourself-...m-forum-73846/
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discuss...t-here-202454/
08-10-2012, 06:17 AM
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A) This is the DIY subforum, which is for when you have a set of instructions. Moving this to Troubleshooting. And I edited your post to insert line breaks to make it a bit easier to read.
B) You specifically say that you are too lazy to search, and this doesn't make us inclined to assist you. Your situation is not unique, it's only unique in your mind because you are too lazy to look for people who have also had these problems.
C) You clearly bought a problem, with many different problems. You don't have a single problem to address, you have many problems to address individually.
D) Given the condition of the car in general, I'd think your best bet is to get the codes read to figure out what the code is for, then get a compression test at a Mazda dealer, order new coils, plugs, and wires, clean the MAF, the ESS, flush the coolant, replace the oil and filter, have the ATF flushed and changed. The compression test you have to get done at a dealer, but don't do the rest of it at a dealer unless you are loaded in cash. Probably ~$400 for the rest if you do it yourself (which you can, it's easy), but probably >$1,500 if you have a dealer do it all.
B) You specifically say that you are too lazy to search, and this doesn't make us inclined to assist you. Your situation is not unique, it's only unique in your mind because you are too lazy to look for people who have also had these problems.
C) You clearly bought a problem, with many different problems. You don't have a single problem to address, you have many problems to address individually.
D) Given the condition of the car in general, I'd think your best bet is to get the codes read to figure out what the code is for, then get a compression test at a Mazda dealer, order new coils, plugs, and wires, clean the MAF, the ESS, flush the coolant, replace the oil and filter, have the ATF flushed and changed. The compression test you have to get done at a dealer, but don't do the rest of it at a dealer unless you are loaded in cash. Probably ~$400 for the rest if you do it yourself (which you can, it's easy), but probably >$1,500 if you have a dealer do it all.
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08-10-2012, 12:03 PM
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You specifically say that you are too lazy to search, and this doesn't make us inclined to assist you. Your situation is not unique, it's only unique in your mind because you are too lazy to look for people who have also had these problems.
You clearly bought a problem, with many different problems. You don't have a single problem to address, you have many problems to address individually.
Given the condition of the car in general, I'd think your best bet is to get the codes read to figure out what the code is for, then get a compression test at a Mazda dealer, order new coils, plugs, and wires, clean the MAF, the ESS, flush the coolant, replace the oil and filter, have the ATF flushed and changed.
You clearly bought a problem, with many different problems. You don't have a single problem to address, you have many problems to address individually.
Given the condition of the car in general, I'd think your best bet is to get the codes read to figure out what the code is for, then get a compression test at a Mazda dealer, order new coils, plugs, and wires, clean the MAF, the ESS, flush the coolant, replace the oil and filter, have the ATF flushed and changed.
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