Upgraded Starter and Still Having Problems?!
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Upgraded Starter and Still Having Problems?!
I purchased an upgraded start awhile ago for my 2004 RX-8 and it never solved my issues with warm starts. I haven't been on here in awhile to see if I could get any answers regarding my problem because I have just put up with it.
However now I am getting to the point where I cannot stand it any longer. Granted, the starter that I purchased did not come with papers saying it was a true Mazda starter (had the correct N3Z_ tag on it and everything however), but regardless it was a brand new starter. I even took it to a Mazda dealership to have it installed and they never said anything about it.
What else could be causing my warm start issues? I am getting very frustrated with it at this point and am seriously considering getting rid of the car because of the troubles that I have had with it.
Any answers/input would be great. Thanks!
However now I am getting to the point where I cannot stand it any longer. Granted, the starter that I purchased did not come with papers saying it was a true Mazda starter (had the correct N3Z_ tag on it and everything however), but regardless it was a brand new starter. I even took it to a Mazda dealership to have it installed and they never said anything about it.
What else could be causing my warm start issues? I am getting very frustrated with it at this point and am seriously considering getting rid of the car because of the troubles that I have had with it.
Any answers/input would be great. Thanks!
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Sounds like a compression/diagnostic test is the way to go.
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Every dealer seems to have a different price. The first one I called wanted $230 just for a compression test. The second dealer I called quoted $140. I took the second one, after it was all said and done I got a compression test and diagnosis done. I walked out spending only $147 total.
Call around, get quoted, make a decision and go for it. That's what I did and now I sleep better at night knowing compression is not a problem for me.
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Call around, get quoted, make a decision and go for it. That's what I did and now I sleep better at night knowing compression is not a problem for me.
-Shawn
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the answer is here
And you have already spent hundreds of useless dollars anyway with the starter.
And you have already spent hundreds of useless dollars anyway with the starter.
Would I be safe going to a local car shop like PepBoys or something? Cause there is only 1 Mazda dealer close to me
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Guess where I now drive to, to get an "on record" oil change now. The service I get from them is well worth the 120 miles to me.
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However, once my car comes to normal running temperature and I shut the car off, I need to wait AT LEAST 30 minutes before I even have a chance for it to turn over and actually start for me.
I also still have some bad idle issues, especially after I drive it hard, or just even if I redline it once or twice.
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How many miles? Do you have the newer style starter motor? Have you had a compression test done? How many miles on plugs,coils? Have you done a decarbon cleaning? Have you cleaned your MAF sensor?
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I did just purchase the newer style starter motor and had it installed.
I have not had a compression test done yet.
The plugs and coils should have around 8 - 10,000 miles on them.
I had a decarb cleaning 2 oil changes ago, so around 6,000 miles.
I cleaned my MAF sensor awhile ago, say, 8 - 10,000 miles also.
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