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I might have an issue with my car: The oil level seems to increase with time...
A little more about the car: While I have been lavishing attention and heaps of money on that car over the past 3 years, I have a feeling the (many) previous owners were not so kind. The poor thing may...
After recommendations please for a decent bodyshop/welder/sensible advice following the discovery of air where metal should be on one of the sills during the MOT.
Scrap or save, that’s the question. I’d prefer to seek advice from someone knowledgeable in the ways of the rotary…..
Hi folks not been around for a sometime , family , life etc still have the love for 8 though had my aurora blue now for over six years engine hasn’t missed a beat now passed the 100,000 miles thought I’d share
Hi all,
Set off for a drive yesterday and within a minute there was a screeching sound under the bonnet which stopped when I turned air con off. Got home and the magnetic clutch or the compressor has seized. Clutch was glowing and auxiliary belt smoking. Has anyone got a replacement used part I...
im going to use this thread to showcase some of the more interesting work completed by Kernow Rotary Specialist..
my first customer arrived today after sadly having his car fail its mot. the computer showed a apv solanoid circuit fault and a bank 2 o2 sensor circuit fault. the apv was not...
So! As i'm eternally on the search for shiny bits (of course) I managed to snag myself what I believe is a Mk. 1 RRP COFS adapter for the banana. Mainly thinking that because it's a chunky boy, but has a top entry barb for the oil feed and uses the OEM seals, so definitely not a SOHN.
Does anyone have a brake booster or access to their firewall so they could measure the stud pattern of the brake booster?
I'm trying to see if I can upgrade the vacuum-based system with a tesla brake booster setup as part of an EV conversion, so I'd like to check if the bolt patterns...
I was caught unawares last night and drove through a very deep puddle with the resulting consequence of misfires on rotor 2 and spluttering for the next 1/2 mile until the leads dried out and it all then carried on
checking the intake for signs of damp once home showed no water...
Little Sunday mystery for all the professionals out there...
I took my car for a drive and started the journey with a stop at the local hand car wash. There was a small queue and the car crawled and idled while the gents workong there washed, rinsed and dried all the cars. It took about 15 to 20...
For quite some time my info screen (fan/clock/audio) has been having issues. It would always start out ok but on longer journeys or days when I would do several drop ins so only short rests, the screen would gradually dim in different sections after a while. The sections would come and go but would...
As the title says chaps
Currently sat on the side of the motorway, with a sudden big vibration, jacking the car up shows front left bearing has about 8mm play at the rim
Could do with one for the weekend as this car is my daily
Gsf a and euros no helped
Coilovers seem to be a popular option. But while I enjoy a spirited drive now and then, the car will probably never find itself on a track. I feel a set of coilovers might be overkill for fast road use and that it will kill the delicate balance Mazda...
I couldn't find anything about this anywhere, although there are a couple of threads relating to headlight levelling warning lights.
Since having the car up a couple of months ago for its initial inspection and leaving it overnight in a front-raised position on the ramps, the headlight...
Are those shock absorbers compatible with our UK spec cars?
I know several UK rotary specialists stock the EnduraPro Plus shocks. But I'm wary about purchasing something with 16-level damping force adjustment: I can't set it up myself and I'm not sure how easy it is for a shop to set it up to...
I've just gotten around to trying to replace all the interior (+ mirror puddles) filament bulbs with nice bright LEDS.
Problem i'm having is, any bulbs that are intended to dim (2x Front dome, rear dome, 2x door card, 2x wing puddle) flicker when they dim and look terrible.
I've tried out...
Hi boys and girls.
Three Sisters is organising a one hour evening track attack with open pit lane on Tuesday the 19th of March.
I am thinking to go for a bit of fun and take the 7-8pm session.
If there is a bit of interest perhaps we can go for a meal afterwards?
Any other takers that want to meet...
Hi guys and girls.
Taught i should make a quick post about mazda RX8's i have owned in the last few years (personally owned,not bought to sell)
Feel free to comment if any of you guys know the cars or have owned them before or after me😊
On another note i would love my next one to be a low tax S1...
Not sure if this has been covered before but here it goes:
Recaro seats have the plastic trims at the top which tend to snap or break upon removal.
For anybody that is after a set every seat has 4 parts,two inner and two outer, they are the same for both seats and they can be supplied by Mazda....
Soon to be doing my first ever clutch.... So wish me luck I guess :^o :lol: (hopefully I won't be making a fail photo compilation soon lol) have had a quick read up, i've got most of everything I need tools-wise and courage-wise, only one I am missing is the clutch alignment tool to keep it centred...
Myself and the Committee would like to wish you all a Happy New Year and best wishes for 2024.
Having had a fantastic turnout and truly magnificent show season in 2023, which has seen the club win 3 awards for best club in show, and a massive AM & AGM attendance, then 2024...
Just wanted to wish y'all a good Christmas and New Year. I hope Santa brings all that you want, and next year brings much joy and merriment with your RX8 and other things...
Stay safe, be nice, smile and wave...
It seems to be hit and miss, sometimes it starts and runs with no problems. I can try it the next day and it won't start, battery is fine as radio and lights work. Also when I do try to start there is nothing, doesn't even turn, also when it has started and I switch off it wont start again. Any...
Hi folks. I’ve been working hard this year to get my RX-8 back on the road after 3 years off. Complete what I think is to be the last job today, and find this:
Anyone know if this is worth repairing and if so, how much approx it might cost?
Cheers
I was driving the RX8 this week, and it seems to have developed an issue with the steering, it's being quite lumpy and showing a lot of resistance when I turn it left and right 90 degrees.
I know it isn't an electrical issue as I sorted that using forscan, and I cleaned the PS connectors, and it...
I've recently acquired a Rev8 catback. Unfortunately, it has bits from of catalytic converter rattling around. It's a shame as it is otherwise a pristine unit.
My main concerns are for some of the bits to end up clogging one of the exit pipes or for the bits to get very warm inside the back box...
I decided that it was absolutely necessary to get a Kaaz 1.5 way diff for the track car, and therefore scraped the bowels of the Internet for the best Black Friday deal on one. It should be delivered in the next few days.
So now I need to find someone to assemble and fit it.
I am currently diagnosing a misfire issue (P0301) and I suspect this could be my D585 coils (they are over 30,000 miles old).
I still have my OEM Mazda coils in the garage (which were working fine when I removed them from the car) so am tempted to fit these to see if this resolves the...
The car currently sits at 102 624kms (approx 65000 miles). Time for an oil change.
Last year I overfilled the engine with oil due to the oil pressure light staying on... After draining the engine and filling it with approx 3,5 liters (on the dipstick, the oil sits at 1/4 bellow MAX level) the...
This is a bit of a follow-up from the advert that I spotted on eBay with the crazy prices for a brand new full set.
After noting intrest from members for oem standerd replacements, thinking of having a crack at making some sets.
Basically id like to know if its worth my while.
Hey R3 owner peeps. I have mainly stumbled across this today whilst looking for something else.
DISCLAIMER - I have not printed this yet
I intend on printing a test part our of normal PLA (not suitable for use in the car long term, but cheap and good for a test print) and will obviously post...
Its raining and im a bit bored, flicking through ebay, and a couple of parts took my eye.
Ive got a the center consol trim with the silver trims which run upto the ash tray. If i was to get the top of the dash, air vents etc, a radio and a ash tray, would it be interchangeable?
So then chaps
I've seen on some strut braces they incorporate a master cylinder brace to help reduce motion and so improve brake feel
like this
mazda rx8 brace.jpg
do they do anything that you can feel?
From around the age of 13, I'd haunt the local car auctions. By the late seventies, there were loads of mint Mazda Rotaries going through, selling for around £200. Nobody wanted them.
The only one I can remember actually being driven was, from memory, an RX-2 with a Ford V4 conversion. This was in...
Got a hurdle to overcome on the banana project, sorting this knock connector. It's snapped off flush with the connector which I guess is a blessing and a curse. Downside is I can't joint back into that connector (although I do have spares from a bad/cut loom I have so that's not too bad - middle...
I am off to the land of the rising sun on Sunday with work. I am there for almost 3 weeks and on my final weekend there I wanted to try and explore a little more than I will over the prior couple of weeks.
I thought, I must go to Hiroshima and see the Peace Park and Atomic Dome. I had previously...
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