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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 04:54 PM
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yes, thats what the universal code readers throw out, as they are not designed specifically for rotaries
had the same code readout on mine, except i had multiple cylinders misfiring...!
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 08:06 PM
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hahah cylinders...

i ordered new coils so ima try em out. i need it to work asap. but thanks for the offer to let me test urs out. much appreciation
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 08:09 PM
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no luck with your wtb?
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 12:55 AM
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Just lurking/visiting my home town, Union City...
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 01:01 AM
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**** u never texted me! and why doesnt the LV thread post a thursday weekly meet...?
seriously i need things to do besides watching people play blackjack when i go out there..
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by superhypered
**** u never texted me! and why doesnt the LV thread post a thursday weekly meet...?
seriously i need things to do besides watching people play blackjack when i go out there..
there is a thursday meet. its at 1 of the in n outs. every1 goes there. i went there hella back when i was in high school with my cousin whos on these forums and drives an 8. i visit vegas often cuz my fambam is there.
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkHelmet
hahah cylinders...

i ordered new coils so ima try em out. i need it to work asap. but thanks for the offer to let me test urs out. much appreciation

yw man if the new coils dont do the trick I would look into reseting the nvram on the ECU sometimes when the eshaft is out of wack it will cause the engine to misfire or give the error code its misfiring.

and best of luck

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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkHelmet
there is a thursday meet. its at 1 of the in n outs. every1 goes there. i went there hella back when i was in high school with my cousin whos on these forums and drives an 8. i visit vegas often cuz my fambam is there.
Well, you think they go every Thursday still? Seems like they'd get sick of it if they did it for that long. Nor do I know a time, so I don't feel like driving around too much more than I have to

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yw man if the new coils dont do the trick I would look into reseting the nvram on the ECU sometimes when the eshaft is out of wack it will cause the engine to misfire or give the error code its misfiring.

and best of luck
and when you reset it, does your car make a scraping sound? I think thats what my mechanic did and told me the scraping sound I would hear is... I dont remember what he told me. Happens around 1-2k rpm. sounds like the driveshaft
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 12:33 PM
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and when you reset it, does your car make a scraping sound? I think thats what my mechanic did and told me the scraping sound I would hear is... I dont remember what he told me. Happens around 1-2k rpm. sounds like the driveshaft[/quote]


possibly do a search but its the 20 brake pedal trick. the eshaft position needs to be reset after any major work sort of like re timing the engine by putting the engine back to top dead center. I never heard of a scraping that sounds bad dude .. its possible since your ECU needs to re learn the tooth pattern of the eshaft plate

im not an expert but I would say its worth a shot here are 2 good articles how to do it

http://www.rx8blog.com/how-to-reset-ecu-on-mazda-rx8/

http://www.rotaryinsider.com/faq-tac...eset-gap45.htm
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 12:41 PM
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well i read it.. but pumping it 20 times will reset it? will it make my problems go away? hm..i dont know if i should go out there and try it or not..
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by superhypered
well i read it.. but pumping it 20 times will reset it? will it make my problems go away? hm..i dont know if i should go out there and try it or not..

not sure about your problem man moreso for darkhelmet and the misfire codes after he changes his plugs and coils and wires

the noise you describe not sure about that but reseting the nvram wont hurt anything
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 01:08 PM
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tried it.. nothing.. read again, 20 times within 8 seconds? err. I'll try it again later, too bad the brake is all pumped up tho lol
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 01:14 PM
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you pump it 20 times then the oil temp gauge will sweep left to right and back again, that's how you know you did it
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 01:49 PM
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hm. alright. i'll give it another shot now since im going to be leaving. hope hicks rd isnt too wet or flooded..
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by superhypered
Well, you think they go every Thursday still? Seems like they'd get sick of it if they did it for that long. Nor do I know a time, so I don't feel like driving around too much more than I have to
yah they still go. i talk to my cousin every week or so. check the regional forums. should be there somewhere. just post on there if they have weekly meets

Originally Posted by tony.colombo
yw man if the new coils dont do the trick I would look into reseting the nvram on the ECU sometimes when the eshaft is out of wack it will cause the engine to misfire or give the error code its misfiring.

and best of luck
thanks man. i paid for like 2-3 day expedited shippin which was like $15 xtra but they had like a 1 day delay or whatever so they paid for the difference and bumped me up to next day air =) which was like $40 so i get them tomorrow now which means expect them to be install by tomorrow afternoon. ill post back and let you know how it goes.

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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 04:16 PM
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alright, I'll research into more after I get the days off confirmed, and.. the reset worked. now i do 0-60 in 5 seconds
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 04:13 PM
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Anybody meeting up, or know of anything going down saturday night?
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 04:51 PM
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saturday night? Have you heard anything we havnt? Usually there's something going on tonight, but I'm not sure... Havnt seen anything yet.. I'm on my phone for this for most of the day right now
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 05:19 PM
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so the ignition coils didnt fix it =( same problem. i think its time to go get that new engine warranty =) unless u guys can think of something else.

does anyone know a good mazda dealership where the mechanics dont give you a hard time and make it easy for the engine swap? i live in millbrae and the 1 in burlingame(putnam mazda) is the closest but hes a *** and when i asked him about it he said i had to have records showing that the car has had regular maintenance blah blah blah blah i want hassle free service. i do all the maintenance myself so i dont have records.

any shop recommendations?

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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 07:28 PM
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oak tree wasnt douchy when i told them about my bad mpg and asked about that warranty.. lol
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by superhypered
oak tree wasnt douchy when i told them about my bad mpg and asked about that warranty.. lol
did they require maintenance records?
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 10:46 PM
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i dont think they would.. i cant be for certain. Engine doesnt even crank over, so you cant do a compression test, huh? I think you should try to jump start it, your battery may be dead
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 06:26 AM
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heres exactly what happened. i posted another thread on it asking for help

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/wont-start-cel-p0301-help-213930/
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 10:34 AM
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read it... you made it seem like you found it all out ^ ? So you're thinking it might be the battery as well now?
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 09:17 PM
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yessss..finally got my megan coilovers installed.. Gotta get alignment tomorrow..if it's slightly pullin to one side it shouldn't b too bad for local driving for one day right??
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