Need Major Help!!!
02-13-2008, 06:25 PM
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Well I am away at college and I only get to see my 8 on the weekends or every other weekend. I was driving the car on a Friday night and as I was getting off the highway I got the dreaded dance of death from the engine. I had it towed to my house where I ran all the codes and ran a compression test and realized it was shot so it sat in my garage for two weeks while I put on all the stock parts. I finished that on 2/9/2008. I then had it towed to the dealership where they said they would replace the engine for free under warranty. Then two days later I get a call and they say that they are voiding my warranty because i had previous aftermarket parts on it, they gave no specifics and just left it at that. I laughed at the guy on the phone and straight up asked him what caused what and why, I am not an idiot and I know the rx8 very well, he once again didnt say much more than you just had parts on it. When I bought the car I bought the extended warranty, so what I did was called the dealership and asked if they would have a representive come look at my car and see if that warranty will be honored. Sure enough I get a call and the guy says we will do it under warranty because everything is back to stock..I wanted to say well know **** you dumbass. It would have cost me $5500 for a new engine, but everything is good now and I pick the car up tom. Sorry this is so long but I just wanted to fill you guys in. Thanks to all who helped.
08-02-2009, 12:14 AM
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do you mean double clutch?
08-02-2009, 12:30 AM
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I just had the engine replaced, it was the skip of death I was hearing. Everything is cool now, I had them run a compression test on the new engine also so I could have it for future reference if something went bad with this engine.....Thanks for all the insight that everyone provided.....
08-02-2009, 01:02 AM
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free dude, as long as you return to stock, don't tell you had aftermarket and are within the 8year/100000 miles. provide service records of oil changes you get a free new motor 
08-02-2009, 01:17 AM
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but i dont have the warranty for my car. way to expensive. and whats the deal with most rotary engines going out? ive heard this story many times from other owners.
08-02-2009, 06:24 PM
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HAHAHAHA I thought this thread was finished, I started it and I just noticed people posting in it. My engine blew the F*** up and I got it fixed and I am closing in on about 25, 000 miles on the new engine haha.
Oh well have fun keep posting I guess lol , **** idk
Oh well have fun keep posting I guess lol , **** idk
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