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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 12:01 AM
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Hello fellow rx8 owners. I have an 04 rx8. I am having some torubles with it and I wanted to see if you guys new the answers to some of my problems. First, sometimes my AC, when on the cold setting, blows out hot air. Once I turn the *** to hot and then cold it comes out cold again. This happens two to three times while I am driving. Another major problem is my car dies on me, literally. When I am at a light in neutral it starts shaking really bad and then dies. This sucks so much. The only engine mod I have is a cold air AEM intake. Could that be the problem? I need help bad, so please reply back
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 12:21 AM
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do you know about the recall?
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 12:22 AM
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put ur stock intake on and take it to the dealership
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 01:33 AM
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1.) This is the wrong section for your questions.

2.) Search, the A/C issue has been cover quite a bit.

3.) Yes CAIs can cause iddle and stalling problems.
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 10:06 AM
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search ASAP
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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I dont have warranty anymore, so can i get this fixed somewhere else besides the dealer.
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 04:59 PM
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do you know about the recall?
what recall? I have had this intake for over a year and i have never had this problem of stalling.
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 05:11 PM
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its covered under warranty, so chances are you'll have to pay for it.
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 09:07 PM
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Why is this in General Automotive? Cuz the person can't look farther than the tip of his nose.
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by anthony20888
what recall? I have had this intake for over a year and i have never had this problem of stalling.
Clean your maf sensor.
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 02:55 AM
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Originally Posted by anthony20888
Hello fellow rx8 owners. I have an 04 rx8. I am having some torubles with it and I wanted to see if you guys new the answers to some of my problems. First, sometimes my AC, when on the cold setting, blows out hot air. Once I turn the *** to hot and then cold it comes out cold again. This happens two to three times while I am driving. Another major problem is my car dies on me, literally. When I am at a light in neutral it starts shaking really bad and then dies. This sucks so much. The only engine mod I have is a cold air AEM intake. Could that be the problem? I need help bad, so please reply back
A tank of diesel will fix all of those problems. I usually run at least a half tank every 3k miles as preventative maintenance. It's somewhere in the manual.
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 05:36 AM
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diesal gas? Are you serious?
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 09:43 AM
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Lol, hilarious...
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:17 PM
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yeah diesel with a tablespoon of sugar, make sure you use pure Dixie Crystals not the synthetic stuff, it won't burn right- it will clean all the valves and pushrods will good
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by wankleman
yeah diesel with a tablespoon of sugar, make sure you use pure Dixie Crystals not the synthetic stuff, it won't burn right- it will clean all the valves and pushrods will good
That's what my mechanic told me too. Almost word for word.
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 07:02 PM
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U guys are just so bad!
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