well, I've has a shock today. Sat down to have tee, put the TV on and saw the Stig hot lapping my 8! :lol:

Honestly not too sure what to think of this. was told one careful lady owner! :lol: :lol:

So my Sunlight Silver RX8 has succumbed to the dreaded tin worm on the sills and some of the floor pan and although repairable, it was going to cost too much save. The MOT runs out on Tuesday and obviously won’t get through :(

71DB1E4D-21A8-4AE5-8CD8-744E1FC25C3F.jpeg...

Gents where is the cooling fan switch located my cooling fan has just stopped working ?

Thanks

Andy

Gents, my car doesn't get much use and the front drivers side caliper seems to be sticking

My local garage replaced the slider bolts when it was in for an MOT a couple of weeks ago (all passed ok) but its not fixed the problem

I've been looking at various options and it seems to be cheaper to buy...

Can anybody recommend or know of somewhere to get a compression test done on my RX8? I don't want to pay a fortune for dealership prices, I'm sure I heard somewhere of one of the specialist doing a rental/diy job or was that a remapping service? I'm based near Milto Keynes so preferably I'd like it...

Morning! :D

I've heard talk that the RX-8 isn't great off the lights, or that it doesn't have great acceleration because of low torque. Is this just a case of poor acceleration from standing still I take it? I'm guessing once you get over the 4k revs mark it starts to fly?

If this is the case,...

A bit of an odd one. Does anyone know what temperatures the engine cover might experience? I wonder how clear resin casts will fare?

As above

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey you lovely lot.

I'm putting Frank away for the winter in a week or so and wondered what (if any) people are using for indoor car covers on their 8s?

As said, it'll be indoors, so doesn't need to be heavy or waterproof but something to keep the bird sh*t off it and the dust would be good......

How many keys should I expect? How many were originally supplied - as in master keys, valet, and fobs? the owner's manual doesn't make it explicit other than different functionality. A BMW I had was supplied with 2 master keys plust a 3rd limited function key. Thanks.

hello all,take a look at ebay item 3627 2677 4306. the ad says new cambelt, and just out of curiousity i messaged the seller thinking they meant fan belt.
i have just received a reply saying CAMBELT was changed 2 months ago with a receipt to proove it.
i just thought this may be useful to any...

hi all is there any where i can get a wiring diagram for 54 plate 8.
my secondery oil pump has no live feed to it and is putting the car into limp p1688 .
any help would be most appreciated .

Hello folks,

Came across a deal on Opie Oils I thought I'd share...

They're currently offering £10 off orders over £50. (Code is SUMMER10)

Note for current non members: members always get discount from Opie Oils (amongst many others) so if you're not already a member, it really is worth joining...

Hi everyone, I’m from Oz and not familiar with UK road laws so need some help on understanding what the rules are around engine swaps. I keen to know if it is legal to put a 13b FD motor into an RX8? Would I have issue with MOT and Insurance?
Thanks
Tim

Hi all,

I recently bought a new key fob shell for one of my keys as when I bought the 8, the owner had damaged the shell on one of the keys and was using the spare. (both still worked thankfully). I went online and ordered a key fob which said it was compatible with my 8 and when I came round to...

Was driving home as normal and the car went into limp mode managed to get it home and now it won't start engine will turn over but that's it and doesn't bring any fault codes up or lights on dash it's only done 37000 miles and always been serviced by Mazda, could it be omp or mop as some people...

I believe someone here might be able to fix my broken red/black illuminated gear knob. Wire snapped recently and the borrowed 'standard' knob doesn't quite hack it!
Any help greatly appreciated!
(I have no idea why the image is rotated 180 degrees here!)

Hi all,

So I brought the PZ grills for the front. Looking at them the main grill has tabs at the bottom. Does anyone know if these can be fitted to the stock S1 bumper or will holes for the tabs need to be made?

Cheers
Tom

Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

:?:

My MOT is due and the car is decatted. Are there any cheap MOT cats worth buying for MOT time?

I've had eBay specials before but they barely passed the emissions.

The car is ported, mapped and running a tubular manifold and cat back

Car has done 40k 2007 new plugs, coils and leads changed at 30k original materials used, compression test as low compression but the guy that did it said it was unusual on a car with this low mileage and that has it been babied :) which it has, my wife drives it to work 2 days a week doing a 12...

Was looking for an old advert for something else (Maynards wine gums, Mouse loose about this house...)
when I stumbled across these:

How to make RX8 Manta Ray Bonnet (Part 2)

Hi, came back from a two week break tried to use my car but have no electrical power at all. Had to open the car with the key and there are no lights on the dash. Currently charging the battery but it is reading fully charged and is not that old either. I've cleaned up the battery terminals and...

Evening all,
introduced my self on the other topic, Ive had my car a few months now im looking at getting it tip top.

Ive googled and fixed most of the cars issues. All that's left is Air con not working and the error coded bellow.

AIR CON >
Buttons all function ok, dash board shows AC on etc...

Thinking about what to do regarding a sat nav installation. My car doesn’t have a sat nav in it at the mo and I’d like to have some better functionality through the stereo, so I’m looking at options being:-

1) retro fit a factory unit into the car and conduct a tablet replacement update. This...

Ok so i swapped the plugs oil and filters at the weekend (4k on the oil 10k on the plugs and air filter)

I tried out one of those crappy android cameras but noticed that theres loads of carbon. Now i appreciate this isnt surprising seeing as i have a 4 mile round trip commute.

Apart from...

Good day all.

First off moderators please feel free to move this post to where ever would be best suited.

I am looking for Help and Recommendations for a new Stainless Cat Back Exhaust System for my 2005 RX8 231.
I am ideally looking to order within the next week, and but will need it delivered...

Noticed today that on my track car the air con pump is continuously engaged as in it does not cycle on and off like it does on our R3.
I do not think the clutch is the problem as if you turn off the AC the pulley spins freely.
It is as if it is not receiving the signal to cut in and out.
The air...

Hi everyone,
As above really sometimes on start up(only when car is cold) I have a wat sounds like a slight misfire(no flashing cel) or anything it just appears to struggle to rev this last no more than 30 seconds then all is good never happens any other times and only every now and again
Mazda rev...

Hi does anyone have or know where I could get a rear passenger door in Titanium Grey code 29Y. Tried ebay but none will post to me. thanks

Hi Guys,
Posting nothing here that most of us don't already know but having an ignition system in tip top shape really makes such a difference to how the car feels.I had a failing 585 coil ( or coils ) recently which Ben replaced for me ( all four,thank you Ben ) and the difference in the car is...

Went to get into my RX-8 today and the remote wouldn`t work it appeared to be the battery so went and got the spare that had never been used and that was dead as well but the car is now 11 years old so a good reason why the battery was dead anyway I opened the door with the key and the alarm...

If I haven’t labelled the 2 gearbox wires :? And I plug them back in the wrong way what’s the outcome ? I’m assuming there’s no easy way to distinguish which god where !

Just thought I would give everyone the heads up that Euro car parts currently have 50% off brake discs/pads, air/oil/fuel & pollen filters, batteries and 45% off engine oils.

This promo is working with various other products but the amount of discount varies.

Sale55 and ends on the 31st July....

Just received my car back from repair and a couple of fixings are missing that I'd like to refit. Need advice on what to source please. I'm hesitant to remove the remaining worn fixings to measure them in case they break and make it worse.

First is the push clip that holds the exhaust shroud to...

When braking, mostly from higher speeds, I can feel a vibration. Had this happen before when I warped discs at a track day, but when this started it wasn't after a track day or any hard driving. I also have black diamond discs for MRP on the front so would hope that they'd be pretty warp resistant....

You guys probably get this a lot I’m 19 and for a while now been looking at the RX7’s and RX8’s and have been thinking they are brilliant, never really worked on a car before but it’s something I want to get into, so few questions are, what’s the RX8 like to work on for a beginner? Do any of you...

On a scale of 1 - 10 how would people rate the volume of the various catbacks available?

Reason I'm asking is because my stock one is finally falling apart so I'm looking for a replacement. I don't want anything antisocial or droney, but a bit louder than stock would be nice. I have a RRP dual...

Hi folks my coolant bottle is throwing up a fault, plenty of fluid think the sensor is away.. Anyone selling a functional bottle or Is there an aftermarket sensor that can be fitted into the bottle. TIA. Bill

Hi guys, I Cant find the answer Im looking for with the search button so anyone here had their Hayward stage 2 port on a dyno??

Nothing at all wrong with mine had a good result, but if someone had can you please pm me :)

So I've recently had my engine rebuilt at RR. Had the housings refurbished and ported, RRP MK2 coils fitted and a full service completed as well. I have covered the 750 miles for the run-in and had no starting problems whatsoever at that point. At 750 miles I had an oil and filter change done by my...

Hi all,

I haven't placed this in the For Sale section, as I'm really not sure if I am actually selling it, or how much it's worth if I decide to part ways. But I have a new project/idea that I am currently conjuring up.

In order to make my new idea a reality I'd need to get around £2500 for the...