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- Fri Dec 06, 2024 3:51 pm
- Forum: The Other Car..
- Topic: Finding relays
- Replies: 1
- Views: 34
Re: Finding relays
One of the guys on Jeep forum suggested these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375460304250, so one ordered to see if it fits.
- Fri Dec 06, 2024 1:49 pm
- Forum: The Other Car..
- Topic: Finding relays
- Replies: 1
- Views: 34
Finding relays
We keep getting issues with windscreen wipers, AC, and engine These are (nearly) always a result of problems with the small relays in the fuse box. Today the fuel pump isn't running, which is probably the relay. Trying to find replacements for these relays has only come up with used ones, some of wh...
- Thu Dec 05, 2024 5:04 pm
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: Meet the DisAstra
- Replies: 201
- Views: 10073
Re: Meet the DisAstra
I like the seller's listing style, which bodes well for the car.
- Thu Dec 05, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Consensus of porting engine
- Replies: 10
- Views: 240
Re: Consensus of porting engine
Who are you considering for the rebuild?
Different shops can use different names, and versions, of porting options.
If it's a drive-in/out service then you need it to include the remap, to ensure that warranty is covered.
Different shops can use different names, and versions, of porting options.
If it's a drive-in/out service then you need it to include the remap, to ensure that warranty is covered.
- Wed Dec 04, 2024 4:47 pm
- Forum: Car Activity and Track days
- Topic: Isle of Man Festival of Motoring - Sept 16th-23rd 2025
- Replies: 4
- Views: 133
Re: Isle of Man Festival of Motoring - Sept 16th-23rd 2025
The motor museum at Jurby is worth a visit, just on it's own. http://www.jtmiom.im We went a few years ago, out of season, and had the place (almost) to ourselves. Got chatting with a gentleman over a Rover turbojet engine, as used to power the experimental car, and also as the starter motor for the...
- Tue Dec 03, 2024 2:38 pm
- Forum: Selling Parts
- Topic: Mazda RX8 & MX5NC RacingBrake Big Brake Kit 332x26mm
- Replies: 6
- Views: 218
Re: Mazda RX8 & MX5NC RacingBrake Big Brake Kit 332x26mm
Do they fit behind oem wheels or do they require spacers for clearance?
- Mon Dec 02, 2024 10:43 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
- Replies: 29978
- Views: 1762833
Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
We were lucky in NI as it took 2 more years for E10 to arrive here, after being launched across England. However, apart from confirming the dangers of ethanol to many materials used in older fuel systems (hoses, gaskets, soldered floats, seals, etc) we didn't gain much from that prior experience. On...
- Mon Dec 02, 2024 7:46 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
- Replies: 29978
- Views: 1762833
Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
On a related note, I had an article published in Motor Trader magazine back in the mid 1980's, which was then picked-up and appeared in Bike Magazine. The subject of the article was the unintended implications of fuel additives, on older engines. Products such as Formula Shell were great at keeping ...
- Mon Dec 02, 2024 7:15 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
- Replies: 29978
- Views: 1762833
Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
I suspect that's another case where a fast starter can somewhat mask an issue. If the engine is spinning really fast on the starter, then much of the excess fuel could get blow out of the exhaust, before the engine catches. The start is then a lot cleaner. This isn't suggesting that a faster starter...
- Mon Dec 02, 2024 6:28 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
- Replies: 29978
- Views: 1762833
Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Certainly sounds like leaking injectors to me. It's not going to do any good but shouldn't do significant harm. The injector(s) that's leaking can only do so until the fuel rail pressure is lost, so it won't be much volume of fuel. If this is the cause of the problem then it will also be affecting t...
- Mon Dec 02, 2024 6:03 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Daily driver or second car?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 478
Re: Daily driver or second car?
We (almost) can see, across the lough, the salt mine that supplies much of the UK from here. https://irishsaltmining.com I wouldn't suggest that there's any connection between the owners of the mine and the guys that decide when to salt the roads here, but they seem to go overboard at the least fros...
- Mon Dec 02, 2024 1:56 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Daily driver or second car?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 478
Re: Daily driver or second car?
Once they start putting salt on the roads, that's the time to put the 8 away. Road salt is the main killer of these cars In Japan, it's illegal to put salt on the roads, and that's why you can often import a 10, 15, even 20 year old JDM car, and it will be corrosion free. They remain that way until ...
- Sun Dec 01, 2024 10:49 pm
- Forum: Selling Parts
- Topic: For sale Rx8 231 ported inlet, ported irons and front cover
- Replies: 6
- Views: 167
Re: For sale Rx8 231 ported inlet, ported irons and front cover
I can match that, with 2.9 8's on the property.
Okay, one belongs to a friend, though the .9 is definitely a rotbox!
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Okay, one belongs to a friend, though the .9 is definitely a rotbox!
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- Sun Dec 01, 2024 10:30 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Daily driver or second car?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 478
Re: Daily driver or second car?
That's one advantage of having a 3.7L V6 Jeep as an alternative daily driver, I don't have to make decisions based on fuel consumption, as the Jeep is just as bad, and sometimes worse! Pauline's 1.8 20V Octavia is positively frugal in comparison, but that's just developed a rain water leak, flooding...
- Sat Nov 30, 2024 7:13 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Daily driver or second car?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 478
Re: Daily driver or second car?
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- Fri Nov 29, 2024 9:40 pm
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: Harry's Project Banana!
- Replies: 228
- Views: 10309
Re: Harry's Project Banana!
That's very similar to the MX5 one I tried.
It was weird around the tight and twisties.
It was weird around the tight and twisties.
- Fri Nov 29, 2024 4:34 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: S1 to S2 clutch pedal
- Replies: 3
- Views: 147
Re: S1 to S2 clutch pedal
Some cars here had clutch pedals replaced under warranty, including mine, but that only officially applied during the first 3 years, as with the rest of the car. And only if the original had cracked. I was aware that some managed to get replacements slightly beyond the 3 years, if the car had a full...
- Fri Nov 29, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Help Requested: Brake Flush Gone Wrong - Poor Shifting and Odd Sounds
- Replies: 12
- Views: 253
Re: Help Requested: Brake Flush Gone Wrong - Poor Shifting and Odd Sounds
Fordscan is Russian, so may be banned in the US.
You need something that can do actions, not just read data, and certainly not be limited to the Powertrain, which is the case with things like TorquePro.
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You need something that can do actions, not just read data, and certainly not be limited to the Powertrain, which is the case with things like TorquePro.
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- Fri Nov 29, 2024 3:21 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Shock absorbers.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 589
Re: Shock absorbers.
That's your call. The car is a special edition, and if you intend to keep it standard, then that's what's required. There are many alternatives, some better, some not so good, while price isn't the best indication. If you do go for an alternative, then you're committing to replacing at least both th...
- Thu Nov 28, 2024 11:04 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Shock absorbers.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 589
Re: Shock absorbers.
You can only buy the actual OEM shocks via a Mazda dealer.
This is a price quote for reference, for a pair, not as expensive as you may imagine
This is a price quote for reference, for a pair, not as expensive as you may imagine
- Thu Nov 28, 2024 10:53 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: White gear knob part number
- Replies: 11
- Views: 223
Re: White gear knob part number
So all you really need is this
https://www.ebay.com/itm/402619298572
If you can find someone who has stock
https://www.ebay.com/itm/402619298572
If you can find someone who has stock
- Thu Nov 28, 2024 12:14 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: 2025 RX8 Owners Club Calendar Is Coming!
- Replies: 31
- Views: 963
Re: 2025 RX8 Owners Club Calendar Is Coming!
I thought it was Lada's that were referred to as skips.
They only fitted a heated rear window, to keep your hands warm while pushing!
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They only fitted a heated rear window, to keep your hands warm while pushing!
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- Thu Nov 28, 2024 10:58 am
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: White gear knob part number
- Replies: 11
- Views: 223
Re: White gear knob part number
okay, it's the (slightly) cheaper of the two versions
Good luck finding one
Good luck finding one
- Thu Nov 28, 2024 12:38 am
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: White gear knob part number
- Replies: 11
- Views: 223
Re: White gear knob part number
I'd need an Evole VIN to check
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- Wed Nov 27, 2024 11:35 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: White gear knob part number
- Replies: 11
- Views: 223
Re: White gear knob part number
I believe it's either FF70-46-030 @ £346.70 or FE91-46-030 @ £320.98, depending which Special Edition it was fitted to. If yours came with one then I can check for sure with the VIN. Those prices are UK dealer retail, not including VAT. Both are currently showing out-of-stock for Mazda Europe (which...