So I finally found an MOT garage who would look the other way over my decat exhaust but then they failed it on rusty inner sills.

I see cheap ish sill kits online where you get 2 whole sills but are these outer sills ? Im not really sure how the inner one should be repaired. Am I better just...

Anyone got advice on the best way to contacting Essex Rotary?

Tried phoning and leaving a message, e-mail and WhatsApp.

Looking to have some work done.

Thanks

Hi all,

Diagnosing a strange issue with the car. At around 4k rpm, there’s a slight hesitation and pop (like the car is backfiring slightly). The car pulls fine throughout the rest of the rev range. I’ve done my ignition (RRP MkIV, KV85 leads, NGK plugs) in the last 250 miles, as well as a new air...

Hi all, figured this would be the best place to ask for advice.

I’ve been chasing a rough/shaky idle accompanied with occasional misfires for around a month now and cant get to the bottom of it. What i’ve done so far: swapped spark plugs from front to rear rotor, changed my coils to known good...

I'm trying to fault find after a rebuild. Everything seems healthy aside from my OMPs.
I was getting 2 DFCs; P1684 and P1685 - low and high oil pressure respectively. I logged MOP_P_ACT, MOP_P_DSD, OCV_ACT_A, and OCV_DSD_A. I saw some deviation on OCV_x_A so replaced the OCV, they now align nicely...

If one had to keep an RX8 on the driveway SORN what would be the best way to keep it in good condition?

I'm thinking about preventing battery drain by trickle charge. I would also worry about pests, corrosion and brake binding. Are there any other major concerns and mitigations?

Much appreciated.

I am really struggling to get a set of wheels that aren't bent :(

Is this a common thing? Would I be better off buying something aftermarket?

These are just track wheels, so I don't care what they look like. If any wheels fit off another brand car that are more common, I would happily go with...

Morning all,

MOT precheck and a serious oil leak came up. Found it to be an oil pipe which sits on the near side of the engine and connects just up and left to the sump.

In my awful ability to read diagrams, can someone tell me what oil pipe this is? Preferably a part number so I can get a...

Hello All

I'm trying to find a level switch for my SOHN tank so I can wire it into the normal / sump switch circuit

any suggestions ? I'm guessing a capacitive 2 wire type will suit ? is the circuit normally open or closed to turn on the light ?

Looking to make the car look a bit fresher, and the grey exhaust trim is really making it look cheap. What’s the best thing to do to make these look nicer?

I know there’s a load of articles about people asking the same thing but it feels like every reply gives a different answer depending on where you look.

My RX-8 is an ‘05, with Bose speakers running version 9.67 on the stereo.

I want Bluetooth audio for the Mazda, don’t care about hands free...

I’ve not been on her for a while, but I’ve still got my R3
As it’s coming up for 18 years old I was planning to replace the suspension bushings, as the rubbers will be pretty hard and perished although still pass an MOT
I do remember reading somewhere on here that installing polyurethane bushings...

The black bracket. The corrosion under the paint suggests it's old. I don't remember ever seeing this on an R3 and I don't think it belongs where it's fitted there.

Could it be from a S1? Possibly a mx5?

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I have a chap coming from Auto Windscreens this week, arranged by my insurer after I was hit by a massive stone on the A12. I've read a few posts on here which have pointed out some details which I need to keep my eye on during the fitting. However, should I even let them do it or attempt to...

Hi all,

This code came up last night after I’d been driving for around 20 minutes.

I’ve read it could be the air pump dying or the solenoid that controls it dying - anything else I should be aware of or should I be fine?

Thanks

Hey everyone,
My little one is absolutely obsessed with Hot Wheels, so picking up a car or two has become a standard routine whenever we hit the shops. Naturally, I always scan the pegs for an RX-8, but I'd basically given up hope of ever finding one in the wild.
Well, yesterday the die-cast gods...

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does any one have a good used gearbox neutral position switch for sale? as you can buy new but all seem quite expensive

There’s a guy on Etsy selling custom intake manifolds,

does anyone have any experience of using these ?

Im a bit unsure about £300 for 3d printed parts, i’d be worried about the heat (even though the material is rated at 200 deg.

The material looks tough but it’s the layer adhesion for me.

My car failed its MOT last year on a few issues, mainly sill rust. I've had it off road for a good while, as I've had other stuff going on. Last month I took it for a quote for welding, he estimated £1k of welding work, but suggested a fresh mot to get a better picture. Full list is at the bottom...

I was wondering if removing the front fog lights would expose more oil cooler area to the airflow and improve cooling.

I don’t need front fog lights and my oil cooler fins are fairly mashed up so could use some extra cooling.

I’ve just bought the armaflex evo foam but it’s arrived as a tube with no self adhesive. What can I use to stick it to the radiator?

Would this work:

The other day (when it was very cold) I was half way into an 30 mile journey and suddenly my warm blowers started blowing cold.

I drove steady and checked the coolant later and there was just a bit of trapped coolant sloshing in the bottom of the header tank it was basically empty, I topped it up...

Does anyone have a recommendation for a car ramp? I need one to level out the suspension when adjusting the end links. Or should I not bother and try and get to it underneath.

Would this work, or would it need to be low profile:

I think I must be a bot because I can’t pass the spam bot check to register as a new member.

The check was complete this sentence: Clarkson, Hammond and M__

I entered “ay” thoes being the missing letters from May. It failed and cleared all the personal info boxes I’d filled in so I had to start...

Hi guys my rx8 2007 has a front number plate mounted on a plastic bracket that I believe has been made out of a butchered std mounting bracket from where the number plate mounts to the grill.

Mine is below the grill, it sits centred on the vehicle over the triangle shape in the lower vent section...

Hi. As far as I can see, the lower mounting of the rear shock absorberis fixed by a bolt with a hexagonal head at one and, and round concave projection at the other! If my assessment is correct, it cannot be unscrewed, so how does one remove the shock absorber?

Following my R3's latest service, I decided to do another compression test as the laser one was in 2022. The results intrigued me as it seems to have gained some compression which I didn't think it would do? I use a dct 500 V3 and disconnected the ess as I did last time so the test was the same....

HI, question my clutch pedal has gone soft and dropped low, my car was hot as running for quite awhile, stationery, and I had to lift it high with my foot ;changed gear ok but was low down /??? after I had lifted the pedal and driven more and then refuelled the pedal seemed ok ??? wondered if as...

Hi guys, the aircon hasnt worked since I’ve had it but just probably needs a re-gas which I’ll get sorted one day…. But now the passengers window doesn’t always work… mostly it doesn’t work but then occasionally it has.

The weird thing is it seems to be sort of per ignition cycle…. So if I start...

Hi all,

Any guidance on this would be very much appreciated-

Yesterday while driving in slow traffic my temperature gauge started climbing alarmingly, reaching nearly the far end. I would have pulled over but I was in the middle of the Dartford Tunnel and by the time I emerged it had started to...

My cabin filter cover is broken Part No. F15161D25A

Has anyone ever 3D Printed parts discontinued by Mazda?

Any companies to recommend?

Hi guys, I gave my car a good thrash a month ago then it’s just sat on the drive, but I noticed there’s a little (15cm dia) oil stain on the drive near the diff.

So is it a known issue on these ? Mine is high mileage, and how much of a pain is it to fix ? Is it usually just seals ?

I normally do...

Does anyone know how to do this? :-k

I'm rebuilding my engine and I thought whilst it's all in pieces I might as well paint the irons and housings to tart it up a bit.
Scott at RRP has refurbed my housings and they look great; now I'm thinking the irons would probably benefit from a bit of a refurb as well, just to get rid of the...

Is there some sort of secret procedure for setting the screen washers I know the normal procedure to do this and I have never had trouble before but for some reason my RX-8 jets need adjustment and as there are 8 jets at the moment I`m struggling to get them all in the correct place! :oops:

All...

I've not had a lot of success with phone holders. Window suction tends to fail after while. I broke the center grill vents with my latest one (bad idea as these are no longer produced by Mazda).

I saw some discussion on the forum about Brodit mounts but the phone holders they have are only for...