so i took my car for an oil change yesterday. when the they finished changing the oil the guy told me he forgot to check the tire pressure, so he said hes ganna pull it in again just to check and as i walk outside after paying he stalls my car, and while he tries to turn it on again it makes a weird starter screetching noise that has never happened to my car before. anyways i finished and headed to a store and when i turned my car off the fan came on, i know this is a normal thing for the rx8 but it has only happened like once or twice to me before in the summer heat after driving it really hard. now its 40 degrees outside and im driving it like i normally do and the fan keeps turning on, i have a 2005 MT rx8 with 76000 miles. what do u guys think they did to it? its very weird because ive driven the car much harder in the summer time when it was 90-100 degrees and has nvr turned on this often.

 

Nothing near the oil filter and oil drain plug have nothing to do with the fans. I think its all in your head. Why didn't you change your own oil?

 

it cant be in my head lol, i gave my dad a ride today and when i turned the car off he noticed that the fan turned on and asked me why because it doesnt happen so often only a little. i told him it was normal but its turning on everytime i drive it, it can be normal. i know i should change it on my own i just dont have time

 

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How is your coolant level? Check it first thing in the morning.

 

i just checked it and coolant was splashed all over the engine bay, i took it back to the place and they said take it to mazda, i wiped it off and it keeps spraying coolant after driving, what do you think it is

 

If it's not leaking from a cracked reservoir, busted coolant/heater hose, or from the engine then it is likely leaking from the overflow line due to the system over pressurizing and that could be due to a failing pump or thermostat. Take it to a mechanic.

 

Take your car to a Radiator specialist, ask them to pressurise the cooling system, I'm pretty sure you will find where the leak is coming from straight away.
Usually if the system is leaking and and you can't see any obvious leaks, then a pressure test will find it easily.

Rotaman

 

Ya im def taking it to the mechanic soon and im not ganna drive it just so I dont mess up my engine. But that being said do any of u guys think it would b the guy that changed my oils fault because the problem arose with in minutes of the oil change. I dont see how this just could be a chance and not being thr fault. I had the car over 6 months with absolutely zero problems except for the MIAC but thats a normal thing usually.