RX8 has gone crazy! Please help!
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RX8 has gone crazy! Please help!
2005 RX8 6 speed manual trans about 35,000 miles on it. I've never had any issues with it until today and now it has become the day from hell. Took the car out today, put gas in it and hit the highway. I had the engine light come on and then a tire blow out. Had the car towed and a new tire put on. On way home from tire place, engine light is on again, engine wants to die at idle, very poor acceleration and white smoke starts coming into the car from center console and engine compartment. How screwed am I?
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I forgot to mention that when this all started I also went through almost a quarter tank of gas. If felt like you could almost watch the needle go down even though I didn't smell fuel and didn't see any leaks after parking the car.
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have the codes read...sound like youre having misfires, you coils and spark plugs could be gone...but im not understanding why you get white smoke into the cabin, could be that your cat is gone too...if your cat is gone, mazda should replace it for free, coils and plugs you can do yourself cus the stealership is gonna charge you an arm and a leg, + you can find em alot cheaper online...
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Could these symptoms happen from crappy gas? I was on empty and put some gas in from a place I had never been before shortly before this all started....just thinking...
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There is some sort of plug or sensor that runs into the side of the Cat...should it be glowing bright orange after driving the car for a bit?
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^cats gone, i assume i was right all along, you need new coils,wires, and spark plugs (for your misfires)....your cat is clogged and gone thats the reason its glowing, your cat is covered by mazda so it should be free...other stuff is just regular maintenance
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Oh, one last thing... Do the plugs and coils myself and then take to Mazda for cat or does the cat get done first and then I do the other stuff?
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