Hey everyone kinda late to saying hi when joining the page... kinda went depression mode buying parts now waiting for them to arrive to fix the issues with the car but Ive made it out my depression hole just wanted make the first of many appearances to the forums in a good way!


When I first got the car, now she sits a bit injured *sigh*

 

Welcome, there's a few of us PA members still around on the threads.

 

pa checking in

 

Thanks for the welcomes! Put a darn big smile on my face seeing some with the Rx8 in PA!

 

still a few of us around. sonic and i meet up once in a while

 

Thats good to hear! Hoping to get mine back out close to May if not sooner am soon going to be tearing out the engine to go through it fully to get a full grasp and take on whats going on with it. Was gonna clean the bay and reroute the battery to the trunk for better cooling purposes n just overall room to work.

 

Wait, are you pulling the engine out to diagnose it? I'm a little confused by your post.

 

i always pull the engine when i need to change the oil, clean the air filter or sparkplugs. dammit sanik quit being a noob

 

Gotta replace Thermostat and I myself wanted to see if I would find any issues with anything, yes I was thinking on pulling it to just make sure n overlook everything since car is new to me. I know I don't gotta do it but I wanna know what I got

 

if you are doing the tstat i would suggest getting a better metal rad and possibly overflow tank. when i messed with my cooling system i swapped tstat, rad, water pump, silicone hoses gauge sensors etc

 

I'd remove and clean the SSV while the T-stat is out, check the OMP for leaks, clean the ESS, remove the upper intake and check the 3 solenoid actuators. No real need to pull the engine imo.

 

would be a good time to install a SOHN too

 

Car came with a newer rad! I have a stainless steel overflow ordered as well haha. I was thinking on doing a mass electrical and hose upgrade very soon

 

do you have a recent rotary specific compression test?

 

Doing some this week! Will obviously keep yall updated haha

 

I definitely can and will be doing all cleaning to make sure its to run perfect n smoothly