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Post by jamiegosling »

Morning!

Bought a 2007 silver 192 with 50k on the clock a couple of months ago, just wondering if anyone can recommend anyone who might be able to come to me and do a compression test (West London)?
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Re: Silver 192

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London you have Essex rotary LC rotary and Luke is mobile and will do it on your door step
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Re: Silver 192

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Yep, Luke (Murdoch Rotary Specialist) is a good shout and will be cheaper than LC - he charges £40 plus fuel money

Oh and can someone call the colour police, we have a situation here :lol:
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Re: Silver 192

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I have to admit, I did guess what kind of silver it was...
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Sunlight Silver :)
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Re: Silver 192

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Nickp47 wrote:
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Sunlight Silver :)
The fastest colour :D
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Lightning Yellow is the fastest
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Re: Silver 192

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Thanks for the recommendations; by good luck Luke was able to come today, and the result was 7s all round :)
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Re: Silver 192

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thats a very good start to rx8 ownership
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Re: Silver 192

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Hi and :welcome: jamiegosling. :D Good result on the compression. You can't go wrong with a silver 192 ... you just need some stripes and green hi-lights to make it perfect. ;) 8)

Have a good read through whatever in the FAQ section you didn't already read :study: and then (and just ignore me if you know all this already) here are my best tips for keeping it all running sweetly:

1. To start up turn the key to position 2, wait for most of the lights on the dash to go out (I watch the airbag light by the glove box), press the clutch to the floor (optional, but reduces drag), turn the key to start and do not touch the throttle until it has started. You can drive off straight away, just keep the revs down for a bit (see #4 below).

2. Never [-X turn off the engine before it has reached at least somewhere towards normal operating temperature (should only take a minute or two, but best to go for a short drive if just swapping cars round on the drive etc). Switching off cold risks flooding, which is a real :censored: with a rotary engine. Mazda recommend rev to 4k and hold it for 8-10 seconds switching off while still revving if you have no option but to switch off cold (it is not necessary to do this in any other circumstance).

3. Check the oil level regularly (use the dipstick - the oil gauge tells you nothing other than that you have or don't have pressure) and top up if necessary with semi synthetic 5w30 (most people and specialists are advising to use 10w40 now though) ... small amounts at a time, no more than ½ a litre then check the level again before adding more as you don't want to overfill it.

4. Use all the revs once the engine is nice and warm (don't sit idling to warm up, start up and drive but keep it below about 4k until the needle on the water temperature gauge is pointing straight up, then give it another 10 minutes for the oil to warm up too before really thrashing it :twisted: ) and hit the beep often. Best acceleration is from 4k revs up - to pull away you really need to rev to 2k - you can let the revs drop after lifting the clutch if you are in traffic, cruising steadily at 3½k revs and changing down to go up hills or accelerate gets you the best mpg ... which still won't be great. ;)

I see you joined the club already, so no need for my 5th tip. :thumright:
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Re: Silver 192

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What a beautiful silver! I already wanted this for myself)