Hey I just hit 104 mphs fairly fast.... No oil in coolant... But i did get a check engine light for crank position sensor... cleared it and it didnt come back yet... car still runs like **** at idle..

 

what does oil in coolant have to do with anything.

You can reset your crank angle position sensor by putting the key on the on position and hitting the brake pedal 20 times in a row at a fast pace. you'll know it worked when the oil gauge goes up and drops down.

 

what if the mods ARE the troubles he's having?

 

Dumb asses... i reset the crank that way befor i got the cel... the mods cnt be the issue bc the car was running great with them on this happened suddenly..

 

take off AM parts and go to a dealership, unless, like was previously stated, your vin has been flagged. then, you are most likely footing the bill for a new motor bro

 

I had my engine replaced under warrenty with an aem intake and pulleys installed. While it was there they installed my lightweight flywheel and clutch. If the intake is 50 state smog legal they can not blame the intake. A 50 state smog legal intake goes through extensive testing to insure it meets the OEM standards.

Coil swap is a 1.5-2 hour job tops. Uninstall the COB AP and be sure to drive the car around for a while, or the tech might notice the lack of history in the computer. If they do notice, just say you tried resetting the computeor by removing the battery cables for an hour.

I agree, sounds a lot like a motor failure. They might even replace coils and cat for you in the process.

 

yes they do


you just called the people trying to help you dumb asses but you couldnt remember what all the mods you have and you think your mods couldnt cause any problems.

CAI can cause all sorts of fuel deliver problems causing fouling, flooding, running too lean etc etc. all of those could either cook your engine or cook your cat. the popping sound could be a bad knock or a CAT that was toast breaking up. all caused by the CAI.

grounding kit could cause all sorts of problems if not implemented correctly OR if its installation is poor OR if something has broken or come loose etc etc. including timing issues, spark issues and pcm issues. all of these could be intermittent and hard to trace if its a loose ground. if it causes timing or spark issues they could lead to all of the same things a CAI could.

pulleys- if installed poorly could cause many issues including cooling issues. installing the pulleys could lead to problems with the trigger wheel and eshaft position sensor which could create timing issues which could lead to blah blah blah as above

cobb- whats the state of your tune? who did it? was it changed recently? too lean? too rich? timing changes? maf calibrated correctly? was it tuned an then the cai installed? whats the fan temp on set to? whats the oil delivery set to?


the point is unless you find out what the problem is NOW with the car not changed from the way it was when you heard the pop then you will be chasing your tail if you install a new engine. because what ever caused the problem will be transfer to the new engine. If you return it to stock before diagnosing what's wrong then you wont know what is.

 

I decided long ago that no matter what anyone said, this guy just wasn't going to listen, still isn't, and won't(ever).
That's why I just stayed out of it, you could tell from the get go.
Seems he knows more than all of us, and now is going to cop an attitude, so let him figure it out on his own!

 

Ive narrowed it down to my crank position sensor malfunctioning. The Car can go 104+ on the highway so it still has power...i couldnt fo faster bc cops were out. If a crank sensor goes i would get the same issues. Im sry if you guys took offense to what i said, and thanx for all your imputs

 

eshaft/crank sensor could just be fouled. its a magnet so if too much stuff sticks to it, it doesn't get the correct info from the trigger wheel.

 

If idle hunts/fluxuate it could be the neutral switch.

Check your TB for the cap. Leaking air.

 

Whats a TB?

The neutral switch on the tranny right?? I might have connected it wrong when i did my clutch but i havent gotten a check engine light and the problems started out of no where so thats probobly not it

 

TB = Throttle Body.
Do you have an aftermarket intake and/or removed the VFAD? If you do, there is a little cap you put on because you remove a hose from the TB.
Whether you have or not, you should check all your vacuum hose connections and make sure none is leaking. You might also what to make sure that you accordian tube leading from the throttle body to the MAF tube and the MAF tube leading to the airbox are good and tight(not loose).

 

word... so let me get this right....

Your going 104mph, but you cant go higher becuase the cops will catch you, that's flush.

You have a CEL on for e-shaft position sensor.

Your car stumbles at idle.

Could you please inspect and reset the sensor again?

Also could you repeat 3rd grade and learn English and some effing manners?

kthxbai

P.S. Generally when you call someone a dumb *** they take that offensively.

 

anyone on here?

 

Who you lookin for.....

 

someone to help lol. taking out my air intake, its stock.. to clean at the wires and what not below. i know there is a thread for this, but no one is in there. im thinking im might have it working right maybe though.

 

and there was some oil... or what appeared to be oil in the intake. that seems bad.

 

Wow...are you lost! Is this your first time on the internet?
Anyway, oil in the intake is somewhat common if you overfill the oil.
If you do a search on "Oil in intake" you will see some threads about it. A lot of us have catch cans that prevent that from happening. Why? If you let it continue, some of that oil finds it's way into the intake a begins to gum things up............that leads to issues later on.

I recommend you go read these threads. At least the first few posts.....you will learn a lot.


https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-forum-197/new-potential-owners-start-here-202454/

https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-forum-197/congratulations-you-got-8-a-202548/

https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-forum-197/rx-8-faq-please-read-before-posting-959/

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...&highlight=FAQ

 

Good reply - you have much more patience than I.........

 

To EL . Check your intake screens ..

 

Really didn't go all that far.............I have those links copied out into a .txt document called "New people threads" and cut/paste them into a post when I need them.