2010 6speed Problem?
03-24-2019, 04:35 PM
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2010 6speed Problem?
I have a 2010 6 speed. 20,000 miles. I just started to notice power failure at high RPS and today when going up steep hill in second gear at 4000RPMs there was again a loss of power. I searched forums and came up with it possibly being bad cat. converter? could it also be the coils? Is there a test without going to the dealer? thanks in advance
03-24-2019, 07:23 PM
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Yes it could be those things. The cat needs to be removed and visually inspected, and the coil should just be replaced preventatively if older than 30k. You can also do a basic test with a spark tester, but a proper test needs a bit more equipment than that. The dealer can certainly.
Possible it's the clutch? When you say you lose power, do the rpms climb without a corresponding change in speed? If so: clutch.
Possible it's the clutch? When you say you lose power, do the rpms climb without a corresponding change in speed? If so: clutch.
03-25-2019, 08:58 AM
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RPMs wont climb..no power. Don't trust my dealer so local mechanic going to test cat. tomorrow. I plan on also replacing coils, plugs and wires too. Thanks !
04-05-2019, 04:27 PM
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77 cylinders, 4 rotors...
Just a thought here:
If mechanic looked at only the input side of the cat and determined it was fine, then it he (she) may have missed where these cats like to clog, which is the rear cell. The front can look perfect, and the rear can be more than halfway obstructed. Most cats on normal cars do not fail this way, so if the mechanic did what he normally does to check a cat, it was probably not enough. As has been stated here many times, this car doesn't like cats, and cats don't like this car, so please verify that both ends were inspected.
If mechanic looked at only the input side of the cat and determined it was fine, then it he (she) may have missed where these cats like to clog, which is the rear cell. The front can look perfect, and the rear can be more than halfway obstructed. Most cats on normal cars do not fail this way, so if the mechanic did what he normally does to check a cat, it was probably not enough. As has been stated here many times, this car doesn't like cats, and cats don't like this car, so please verify that both ends were inspected.
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04-05-2019, 05:04 PM
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Just a thought here:
If mechanic looked at only the input side of the cat and determined it was fine, then it he (she) may have missed where these cats like to clog, which is the rear cell. The front can look perfect, and the rear can be more than halfway obstructed. Most cats on normal cars do not fail this way, so if the mechanic did what he normally does to check a cat, it was probably not enough. As has been stated here many times, this car doesn't like cats, and cats don't like this car, so please verify that both ends were inspected.
If mechanic looked at only the input side of the cat and determined it was fine, then it he (she) may have missed where these cats like to clog, which is the rear cell. The front can look perfect, and the rear can be more than halfway obstructed. Most cats on normal cars do not fail this way, so if the mechanic did what he normally does to check a cat, it was probably not enough. As has been stated here many times, this car doesn't like cats, and cats don't like this car, so please verify that both ends were inspected.
Video of this incoming... uploading video I took with my phone to youtube showing a Rx8 OEM cat that looks good initially from the front but even just looking through the O2 bung tells a very different story...
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04-06-2019, 01:10 PM
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Smoking turbo yay
Cat works by making the exhaust gas hotter, and the second cat is the reduction cat that burns the unburnt fuel, so if you have a lot of unburnt fuel, the 2nd cat will take a lot of abuse as well.
If you take it completely off, you can use a flashlight, put it in from the rear, and then carefully manipulate the cat to see if the light shines through all the way.
If you take it completely off, you can use a flashlight, put it in from the rear, and then carefully manipulate the cat to see if the light shines through all the way.
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