Sorry to bother you all...
#1
Sorry to bother you all...
this may be something that's been brought up before, but I swear I've looked and can't find anything similar.
Just got my 2004 RX8 back after a minor accident that threw some stuff out of whack on the front driver's side of my vehicle. The shop techs did a quick road test of the vehicle, but told me that I should return if anything didn't feel right. Well, something definitely doesn't feel right and I'll be taking it back, but I wanted to hit you all up first to see if it's something that may be unrelated.
I noticed that the car seems to be revving higher than normal while trying to output the same amount of power as before. For instance on a 1st gear start from a red light, the RPMs hit about 5 - 6k before the power hits the wheels, and this never happened before. Another thing I've noticed is that while cruising in 6th gear at 71mph down the expressway in Cruise Control, I used to stay a pretty constant 3 - 3.5K RPMs, but now it fluctuates, sticking around that point while driving on the flats and again revving up to 5 - 6K on slight (VERY slight) inclines, stays at these RPMs for a couple of seconds, then drops back down to the normal 3 - 3.5.
I haven't checked anything on the car since receiving it back from the shop (just got it back a few days ago and this is the first night of really driving it), so I was curious if there's anything I should check before either taking it back or continuing to troubleshoot on my own. Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated, since I'm about 33 miles out of warranty =(
Edit: Thanks Dom, I figured that was the best thing to do, and just shot an e-mail off to the service rep at the shop informing him of my imminent return
Just got my 2004 RX8 back after a minor accident that threw some stuff out of whack on the front driver's side of my vehicle. The shop techs did a quick road test of the vehicle, but told me that I should return if anything didn't feel right. Well, something definitely doesn't feel right and I'll be taking it back, but I wanted to hit you all up first to see if it's something that may be unrelated.
I noticed that the car seems to be revving higher than normal while trying to output the same amount of power as before. For instance on a 1st gear start from a red light, the RPMs hit about 5 - 6k before the power hits the wheels, and this never happened before. Another thing I've noticed is that while cruising in 6th gear at 71mph down the expressway in Cruise Control, I used to stay a pretty constant 3 - 3.5K RPMs, but now it fluctuates, sticking around that point while driving on the flats and again revving up to 5 - 6K on slight (VERY slight) inclines, stays at these RPMs for a couple of seconds, then drops back down to the normal 3 - 3.5.
I haven't checked anything on the car since receiving it back from the shop (just got it back a few days ago and this is the first night of really driving it), so I was curious if there's anything I should check before either taking it back or continuing to troubleshoot on my own. Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated, since I'm about 33 miles out of warranty =(
Edit: Thanks Dom, I figured that was the best thing to do, and just shot an e-mail off to the service rep at the shop informing him of my imminent return
Last edited by Mojodamm; 01-31-2008 at 12:21 AM. Reason: Clarification
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^^^ good suggestion.
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upon further review: I'm also leaning towards clutch
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Thanks all
I'm starting to lean towards clutch as well. Only driven it once since my initial post to check some things out, and it's showing all the characteristics of a clutch slipping.
I did the flash reset, after which it started idling pretty low and it's starting to give off small 'backfire' noises when the engine is revved in neutral, so I guess the next time I drive it will be to the shop. Since she's a Sunlight Silver, I'm surprised it's taken this long, lol.
Thanks for all the input; you guys have always been a huge help!
I did the flash reset, after which it started idling pretty low and it's starting to give off small 'backfire' noises when the engine is revved in neutral, so I guess the next time I drive it will be to the shop. Since she's a Sunlight Silver, I'm surprised it's taken this long, lol.
Thanks for all the input; you guys have always been a huge help!
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