Any mechanic recommendations in OC?
 

I just got a coolant hose leak, at least that what I hope the minimum damage is (knock on wood). It started a couple miles from my work locations with a weird higher pitch noises when I accelerated at low RPM. The engine did make some weird noises a few times at low accelerated RPM as well. Could be both related to the coolant leaking from the hose.

I work near Jamboree/73. Are there any mechanics and I guess doesn't have to be an rx8 expert, that any of you guys can recommend? I am going to cool the engine down for a few hours, fill the coolant tank with water as I still have at least a quarter to half fill in there and get to a close mechanic. Thanks!

absolutely.
call up NeptuneSpeed in HB, they're not far from where you are. This is the only Rotary shop I use in OC and they've been AWESOME to me over the years and dozens of other members here as well.

714-842-8548
17222 Gothard St
Huntington Beach, CA 92647


I'll actually be there later today dropping off some parts for a little work they're doing on Monday. :)

Thnx for the reply..

I have been to neptunespeed before and they were great both times. But HB is still a little ddrive away and concerned that if I drive that far, the coolant might get in the engine or other areas? Should I be concerned about that?

ezaki: what are you looking for?

just spoke to NS and they are overflowing with cars. any other secondary options?

yeah, there is another....

Rotary reliability and racing/Fast Freddies.

They're located in costa mesa on Harbor & edinger (if i remember correctly)

Google them. They're also another very good rotary shop.

how bad is the leak? has the needle moved on the gauge?

ezkai: definitely remember to call up Neptune any time you need any work or maintenance done. Yoshiya and Co. are awesome.

THe leak is not total damn leak, but it is splattering around the engine bay pretty good. I probably drove on it for at least 2-3 miles and still have about 30% coolant in there..

I need to get my right tail light sealed to.. mind as well knock that out when i get this coolant crap fixed.

I use castrol GTX, 5w-30 or 10w-30 for summer months.
Amsoil is good but a bit pricey.

awesome! I'll pay you with a case of beer!? :)

Jedi, Neptune called me back and they will be done with a car in their garage and have room for me in the afternoon. I am going tow my car out there, i dont want to risk it. Should be there around 4pmish.

^:bigok:

out of curiousity - was there something that caused the leak? like did you hit something or were you in a minor fender bender??

gotta love good customer service, glad to hear they called you back and are squeezing you in.
Ironically enough, the 1st time my car was ever there was also courtesy of a tow truck. :(


This is typically a very busy month for them as everyone is getting ready for SevenStock.

I'm using Royal Purple 5w-20, still fine. If you think about daily driver, try 5w-30. Next time I will try the Motul :D and be aware of Mobil 1 Titanium advance!

i used royal purple for about 3 1/2 years...

then i blew my motor at 60k...


....went back to gtx

:eyetwitch

Nothing out of the ordinary. I drove about 5 miles and then got gas... Was fine, no issues... After 5 more miles after I got the gas, the sounds started popping, overall car drove regular... I was just 2-3 miles from work, so figured I can make it.. About a mile from work, when I pressed on the accelerator at low RPMs, it seemed the engine was rough and made a deep gurgling type noise.

i was in a fender bender a few years back, but nothing since.

Should I mix the Royal purple with Castrol GTX? I still have 2 quarters of Royal Purple =.='.:sadwavey:

just to update. I did drop my car off at NS and the guys there are extremely nice... So the quick test is that my water pump is what failed and might have to replace my radiator.. Something i was thinking about anyways, so might be worth it to do even if it is not failing... Thnx again!

mosdef on the munchies

Look what I found.


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beautiful one :D.

Thanks Jedi! Yoshida is great and has been keeping me updated with status the past few days.

Awesome to hear he's taking great care of your car. I dropped my car off there a few hours ago and it looked like they were almost done with your car.

Jedi: who is that?

Dream: NO!!! DO NOT DO THAT! :scared:

The bodykit is painted today, hopefully the car will be done before OC meet ;), it's too late to stop me, Attila ;).

I just got my car and the water pump is fixed and the rx8 is driving fine overall. But now, i am having stalling issues with low idle when RPM gets below 1K. It does not even hesitate, it goes straight down to the stall. I am going to run the car a bit and see if it improves. I might have to change the plugs and coils. the odd thing is I did not have recent stalling issues.

check the maf to see if it's secure. Long shot but worth a try.

...so...you just mixed full conventional motor oil with full synthetic motor oil....

...you may want to google the results of mixing the two without proper measurment.

Dream you're Lucky! I've been wanting this kit for a good bit of an eon just been slack'n on it. Looks good Bro!!

Ops, I thought you talked about the bodykit, haha. Nope, I'm not change oil yet, but If I do, I will get whole Mobil1 or Castrol ( anyone want Royal Purple, 10$ for 1,5quaters :rock:).
@4g63Rotary: Thanks bro, I do the fitment by myself ( It was easier than I thought), and look cool!

could be a maf issue?
try resetting the Eshaft (do a search, the procedure is posted here)

if it stays that way, take it back to Neptune, I'm sure they can figure it out.

Sounds good, will check on the eshaft tonight. Thanks for the advice.

if they unplugged the battery then the car will do that until the trim has reset it's self. a few miles of straight driving will fix it if that is the case

yup, they did unplug the battery and I thought that was the case... I drove it for about 10 miles straight down the toll freeway, but still the same so far.. I am going to give it a few more days to see if things straighten out.

I did clean the MAF and did the 20 brake pump eshaft reset... I was not able to clean the ESS though, i probably will do that tomorrow hopefully.

and i did get the CEL that read low idle and on one of them was a misfire.

may be a vacuum leak.

Dream ur car is looking legit! I like ur intake? Have u driven it? I wanna get the same one!! Ahaha hope it will be ready before sevenstock!!

Thanks my friend. That intake is HKS one, I bought from a guy in here ( he sold his 8). For sure it will be ready for sevenstock but, I don't think they finish before OC meet :(.

is there any way I can look for where the leak is before taking it back to the shop?

look around the break booster, and the intake. depending on where the leak
was maybe something got knocked loose.

^ will do...

just to add info. The car does not stall out when I start it cold as the rpms stay above 1K for 20-30 seconds. After the engine gets warm, it does seem like fuel is cut off and engine dies anytime under 1K rpm. Once yesterday, it did not stall out, but every other time, it did.

off the head guess: vacuum leak

long shot guess: fuel pump issue?

why have you not gone back to get it looked at?
fuel pump is a very long shot as those usually surface under heavy load or when low on fuel and banking.

daniel; yours is the car that had the water pump replaced, correct?
wasn't it seized?
could have overheated the motor and caused damage.