Motomouse

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What can I do now ???
I was at the mazda dealer today to check what is going on with my car. I had a check engine light on code P0300 (missfire). I never have any problem with the car and I drive it like it means to be . I go over there and new that probably I have to change spark plugs wires or coils. Comes up I was right they change the lugs and wires and do the carbon cleaning couse they siad I have a carbon bilding up on the old plugs. I have to pay for the wires they wont cover them under the warranty. I have 5 years 100.000mils. After I have the CEL my car have a problem to start cold or warm doesnt matter it looks like it doesnt have good sparks when started but driving wasnt a problem and fells strong. After I come back home I checked my oil level and it looks like its overfill a lot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I change my oil at the same dealer for 4 years its the same one where I bought the car new !
I open my racing beat filter and in the place where the MAF is the rubber have a lot of oil looks like grease. What I can do now ??? I want my car to be clean of that shi....... I was driving like that for a month dosent put to many miles like maybe 500 but probably thats why my spark plugs go out and in the near future I can have SSV problem becouse of the overfill problem. Any suggestions ?? Why the tech didnt check the oil level ???? Its the simplest thing to do in the car change the stupid oil. I would do it myself but I keep driving over there to have my record if something happend. I was checking the oil level many times after the oil change was done at the dealer and always was ok and now I dodnt check and BUM happend. Please advice me what I should do I am planing to go to the dealer and told them to get my car clean like it was before but I know If I show up with that attitude they wont do nothing. My car is my toy and I take care of it all the time wurm up for the past 4 years of ownership never a single problem.
My MAF probably needs to be clean thats why I was having hard time to start and all that other stuff have to be taking care of. Let me know guys what to do
and sorry for my english ( as a second language)

Thank you
Lukas

robrecht

I would take it back to the dealer and talk nice to the service manager. They might fix it or they might make up some bs about that being normal in rotary engines--they love to say that it seems. Worst case, you tried to help them and they didn't want to learn anything, and you have to clean it up yourself and replace the air filter. Cleaning the MAF sensor is really easy. There's a thread around here somewhere. Wait, here's a DIY with pics:
https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...0&postcount=19

shadycrew31

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That's why I service my own car.

If your oil level is to full drain it a bit. other than that clean your air filter and your maf they are both pretty easy.

Motomouse

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I know how to clean the maf and the RB filter Iam jsut worry that becouse I was driving with to much oil I can have now the SSV problem and my mainfold is probably full of oil grease like the rubber intake tube and I dont know what else can go wrong if driving like this ???
On the dipstick the oil is over the flat part so its way above the max level.
The only reason I spend my time at the dealer to change my oil is to keep my record for the future. I work on my cars as far as parking on the street can let you . I read that overfill can get you the carbon to build up and make the SSV stuck. I will have to do oil catch can this summer I guess to avoid that problem.
Any other suggestions guys ??
Thank you

shadycrew31

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Its not going to make them stuck overnight. but 500 miles of oil shooting in there may have some adverse effects.

I wasn't doubting your ability to change oil or anything, sorry if it came out that way... My bad!

Theres a DIY for checking your SSV's search for it its fairly easy to do.

Good luck!

Motomouse

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Shadycrew any other things I should take a look ?? What else could be a problem after this overfill. Maybe I overreact a bit but Its hard for me to understand how the hell tech could put so much more oil over the max level I can understand a bit but not that much and I probably burn some driving 500miles already.
Iam just thinking do and clean it myself or go over there and let them do it??

Motomouse

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And SSV cleaning I dont know if I can do it on the street hmmm
Have to wait for summer

Motomouse

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Anyone some other suggestions??
I Want to go visit a dealer tomorrow

Thanks