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As they say, it never rains, but it pours! I fixed the airbag light, the air solenoid, and got a new cat fitted for MOT. (Thanks again to all that helped with those!) But it still failed on rusty rear sills - crumbly enough that you can poke holes in them. I've thought about learning to MIG weld...
Mot will be due soon and all the shock boots/dust covers are split. Can't find them listed on the epc and all the online parts stores I've tried so far either have no stock or aren't listed.
Where have you got yours from?
I replaced the crank sensor, it got stuck so i ended up having to destroy it to get it out. Put the new one in, put everything back together and it doesn't start, just turns over. When knocking the old sensor through i had to do it from the top which meant removing the crank pulleys and the cog...
being at some point most of use are going to need a rebuild of our engine what do we think a used engine is worth? as without a compression test or borescope inpection of the internals buying a lump from a scrappy is complete lottery
does anyone have a method for getting a good unit?
where...
okay, car wont start. struggled on Friday, but finally ignited and drove about 10 miles, no problem.
today, just wont start. starter motor is turning, but no attempt to fire or ignite. orange engine Management light stays on now. Bluetooth OCD reader isn't picking up any error codes though.
Couldn't get through the emissions test. Forgot which test it was but it was the middle one, with a target of below 200ppm. It started reading at 900 but dropped steadily when held at fast idle, but only dipped as low as 250 ish. Engine was warmed up. It has a rebuild engine with street port fitted...
I am wondering whether Mctaggart is ok. I was in regular contact with him about buying some anti roll bars but he has gone quiet on me and I notice that he hasn’t logged on since November 18th. Has anybody else heard from him please? I know this is a very busy time of year and I am hoping...
As the R3 has three oil injectors per rota compared with two for the S1 does this mean it consumes more oil as potentially 50% more flow?
Or is the same amount of oil used but spread between three injectors instead of two?
Has this now been canned for good?
Just interested. I know we are a smaller club but the MX5 Owners Club do both paper and electronic versions of their magazine every couple of months.
If printing is our problem, why don’t we just issue an electronic version of Spin?
Looking at a rx8 that has just come up for sale.
Seller is a dealer and has a compression tester himself and whilst the results aren’t amazing (mid 6s) they are all within 0.1 of each other which seems unusual !
Would you be wary ? He has offered to do the comp test again in my presence.
Hi,
I recently had to sell this car. At the time I couldn't find the spare keys. I have now found them and I'm looking for the new owner to pass them on to.
If you can get in touch with me and send me a photo of some unique scratch or area of dodgy paintwork that only you and I would know about,...
I bought a cheap OBD2 bluetooth adapter that supposedly does forscan too. It didn't work, so I'm returning it. I bought another different brand one, which also doesn't work, and now my original wifi one doesn't connect either. I thought maybe it had blown a fuse or something, but weirdly, my OBD...
I just want to say that the guy who designed the connectors under the driver’s seat is a sadistic arse who needs a good hiding; it took me over an hour yesterday to undo the big white connector, getting into body contortions that are not good for me at my age!
Our car won’t go into gear has been fine all day. No smells, clutch pedal feels the same, nothing is broken but car will not go into gear when on. Engine off seems to go into gear but cannot start after.
Does anyone know how much power (both volts and amps) the radio draws specifically the head unit and LCD screen? I can see the fuse is 20A but that's gotta be driving the speakers as well I assume.
I want to sent up a test rig for my next project altering the radios LCD display. I've got a HU and...
Back in October I had a small crash which damaged the front left suspension. I have fixed this and its working as it should. However the recovery driver flooded my engine (typical) - I have since un-flooded it and replaced the spark plugs and the starter motor. The car still isn't performing...
I’m sure many of you picked up in this in the news today that there is talk of a new acoustic camera system going to be trialled in the UK. No information on dB limits or distance they will be tested at but it would be good to get an understanding of what the dB of many of the popular exhaust...
Getting air bag warning light, flashes, once, then nine times which I understand is fault code 19. I've tried disconnecting the battery, unplugging and replugging the connectors under both seats, and replaced the airbag (SAS) control module. Still persists with the warning light. Anything else I...
After the Vision Concept back in 2017 the motoring press is making noices that the RX-9 is going to happen with patented chassis parts a newly patented turbocharger on a stand alone rotary it will be showcased at the Tokyo motorshow (October 24th) apparently it will be looking at the Supra and...
This is subject to the individual. But I'm after a revi air ram duct, and there's one available on fb from a chap I hungry, it's used but genuine
What do you chaps think it's worth, considering it cost around £25 for postage on top
Thanks in advance
one for the collective
a chap at work has bought a Rx8 for the princely sum of £600
its a 231 with about 60K on it and he did a compression test before buying and its all in the 6's and its a bit tatty but otherwise complete
however
it will only start with a jump battery connected...
After reading information on the forum regarding ignition, I think I'm going to try and replace my HT leads. I had a look at the coils and all 4 are revision c coils which were replaced at a Mazda garage prior to me owning the car. I tried to get as much info on the date these were...
I am thinking about buying either the HKS or K&N performance air filter. One obvious difference between the two is that the K&N filter requires oiling (albeit fairly infrequently). I don't really understand where the oil would go or what it does!
Can anyone enlighten me, and perhaps offer some...
This popped up on my facebook this lunch time of an RX-8 in the Rallycross Touring Car final any one seen it ? gets some good air, good 5 minute watch.
Little while ago car coolant was leaking out of the radiator from a cracked in the top, a new one was fitted. Less than 2 months later and 300 ish miles, driving and noticed my wife returning from short journey that the fan was staying on when switched off. I let it cool. Checked the coolant and...
Not sure the best place to stick this (and it's a long shot), but I wonder if anyone has any CAD models of the 8? I'm thinking about the dash in particular, but anything would be a start.
First technical post so please be kind and i hope it is in the correct area.
I have suffered with the 3rd gear pop out since i got the car some 4 years ago and i thought it had to be a syncro/engagement issue but in browsing another thread about gearbox oil someone mentioned it can be...
So I decided to start a new thread just to keep things separate. I've been speaking to a member here - Ray. Who has been trying to sell his R3 but with no luck.. The battery is in the boot and it has had an aircon delete . He said that the battery is easily reversible but wasn't sure what was...
so i got the 8 running well (omp replaced from rx specialist in coventry , nice guy )
the wheels were crap so were the front tyres (autoguard) so i put my spare winter set on there 17 with winter tyres wow what a diff , noise ride and roadholding . Has anyone else gone down to 17 ...if so any pics
I've been visiting the Castle Climbing Centre in North London recently, and I've see a rather nice looking silver '54 plate (iirc) with some sort of body kit - perhaps the Mazdaspeed bodykit. Is that anyone's here?
Hello!
I have an idea, and I need to call on people with far more experience than me!
Before I go on, I have done my research, and I have been through the faq's. I just need some real life experiences
So basically I'm planning to use an rx8 as a donor to engine swap into my mk indy kit car....
Just got a mazdaspeed spoiler that I was going to butcher and make a one-off spoiler, but I've strong feelings that it could be a genuine spoiler judging by the fitment of it. Anyway to check for a Mazda number or anything? If it's genuine then I'm reluctant to butcher but I also already have a...
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