Introducing the Brand New Mobile App: Garage Talk!
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Introducing the Brand New Mobile App: Garage Talk!
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larryd: try posting your issue in the New Members section and I'm sure we'll be able to help you out a bit more there. New Member Forum - RX8Club.com
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Hi guys
I've just purchased a 2004 RX8 that won't start.
It's had a flat battery, which was disconnected for charging.
The owner said it was running fine, stopped then when he came back and tried starting it, it had turnover but no start.
Replaced TDC sensor, erased code, which still recurs,
The fob doesn't work, "new battery, and programed", nothing!
Checked all fuses in engine bay,
There is a lot for oil around the Engine?
What have I missed??
C
I've just purchased a 2004 RX8 that won't start.
It's had a flat battery, which was disconnected for charging.
The owner said it was running fine, stopped then when he came back and tried starting it, it had turnover but no start.
Replaced TDC sensor, erased code, which still recurs,
The fob doesn't work, "new battery, and programed", nothing!
Checked all fuses in engine bay,
There is a lot for oil around the Engine?
What have I missed??
C
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Joined: May 2014
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From: CT
Hi guys
I've just purchased a 2004 RX8 that won't start.
It's had a flat battery, which was disconnected for charging.
The owner said it was running fine, stopped then when he came back and tried starting it, it had turnover but no start.
Replaced TDC sensor, erased code, which still recurs,
The fob doesn't work, "new battery, and programed", nothing!
Checked all fuses in engine bay,
There is a lot for oil around the Engine?
What have I missed??
C
I've just purchased a 2004 RX8 that won't start.
It's had a flat battery, which was disconnected for charging.
The owner said it was running fine, stopped then when he came back and tried starting it, it had turnover but no start.
Replaced TDC sensor, erased code, which still recurs,
The fob doesn't work, "new battery, and programed", nothing!
Checked all fuses in engine bay,
There is a lot for oil around the Engine?
What have I missed??
C
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Rx8 key fob
Big problem here!! I don't have the actual key to my car but I have the key fob my key fob has been working and all of a sudden it won't work to start my car. It still unlocks and locks the car but not to start the car how do I fix this problem please help me
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Premix
I need help. I tried going to auto zone asking what is the best for premixing my 2004 rx8 and he told me its a 4 stroke and that premixing would do more harm than good. Is that true or should I actually premix?
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Joined: Nov 2016
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Hi guys
I've just purchased a 2004 RX8 that won't start.
It's had a flat battery, which was disconnected for charging.
The owner said it was running fine, stopped then when he came back and tried starting it, it had turnover but no start.
Replaced TDC sensor, erased code, which still recurs,
The fob doesn't work, "new battery, and programed", nothing!
Checked all fuses in engine bay,
There is a lot for oil around the Engine?
What have I missed??
C
I've just purchased a 2004 RX8 that won't start.
It's had a flat battery, which was disconnected for charging.
The owner said it was running fine, stopped then when he came back and tried starting it, it had turnover but no start.
Replaced TDC sensor, erased code, which still recurs,
The fob doesn't work, "new battery, and programed", nothing!
Checked all fuses in engine bay,
There is a lot for oil around the Engine?
What have I missed??
C
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From: Florida
Originally Posted by lovingmyrx8
your engine is probably flooded man try looking at a video to unflood it its easier than trying to explain
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Last edited by Bree; Nov 26, 2016 at 10:13 PM.
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hi
i was wondering if anyone can give advise, i let my mazda rx8 2007 sitting for the last 2 months without starting as she ran out of fuel and i went on holiday .came back put fuel and now she is cranking but not starting any advice welcome.
thanks in advance.
i was wondering if anyone can give advise, i let my mazda rx8 2007 sitting for the last 2 months without starting as she ran out of fuel and i went on holiday .came back put fuel and now she is cranking but not starting any advice welcome.
thanks in advance.
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flywheel
hey everyone, i have a 08 rx8 , i want to take my flywheel to engineering so that they can make it lightweight for me.. does anyone have engineering specs for me..and i want to know if i need to change or adjust any counter weights , do i need to light weight the front weight and with how much ? i need engineering specs plz..
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hey..i had the same problem once, try loosening the fuel lines in the front by the engine switch ign on and see if fuel is coming thru, check battery volts , check spark, if all is correct try to reset. then try again
Sicker than your average
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From: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Why hasn't this app been updated in years? The iOS version is still made for the iPhone 5s screen! Everything looks so blown up on a 7/7+. Honestly, the mobile website is better lol.
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Cat converter failure
Dear RX8 owners
Our garage is asking us to change the cat and the 4 coils of our RX8 although we have never experienced any misfires in the 13 years we had our car and had an MOT carried-out 5 months ago which spotted no engine issue.
We brought our low mileage car for a technical maintenance check at this garage and as we were going to pick up the car we got a call last Friday from the garage saying that there was a problem with the engine as the car would no longer start. We suspect that the garage flooded the engine by switching on and off the engine on their parking space immediately and did only partial cleaning. They changed a faulty spark plug and said that it was all sorted. When I picked up the car on Tuesday it stopped abruptly on the road after driving less than a mile. The garage is now saying that the cat and 4 coils need changing. This diagnostic feels suspicious as it happened after their maintenance check and spark replacement and also because we never had misfires on the past.
What would you suggest for us to ask to our garage to test their honesty? Also could you possibly let us know whether coils can be extracted from the car to allow us to see us In what state they are? What price should we be quoted for that repair? Thank you in advance for your support.
Olly
Our garage is asking us to change the cat and the 4 coils of our RX8 although we have never experienced any misfires in the 13 years we had our car and had an MOT carried-out 5 months ago which spotted no engine issue.
We brought our low mileage car for a technical maintenance check at this garage and as we were going to pick up the car we got a call last Friday from the garage saying that there was a problem with the engine as the car would no longer start. We suspect that the garage flooded the engine by switching on and off the engine on their parking space immediately and did only partial cleaning. They changed a faulty spark plug and said that it was all sorted. When I picked up the car on Tuesday it stopped abruptly on the road after driving less than a mile. The garage is now saying that the cat and 4 coils need changing. This diagnostic feels suspicious as it happened after their maintenance check and spark replacement and also because we never had misfires on the past.
What would you suggest for us to ask to our garage to test their honesty? Also could you possibly let us know whether coils can be extracted from the car to allow us to see us In what state they are? What price should we be quoted for that repair? Thank you in advance for your support.
Olly