RX-8 Engine Issues

[POS Racing]

That sounds Hiley likely!

I'm not crazy about Channelmaniac's last response so we will not count it on this post. But maybe later on another post we may count it, but then again we may not, all depends on how we need our numbers to look.

Hey you guys aren't allowed to read this it a private forum! Better security needed!

[channelmaniac]

ROFLMAO Mick!

No matter how much they spend on security they can't fix "stupid user tricks"

[Titus]

MONTEREY, Calif. -- After suffering a black eye from disclosing that it won't count RX-8 owners' opinions in its internal customer-satisfaction scores, Mazda says it may have to replace the engines in many of its flagship sports cars.

The voluntary recall of all 2004 and 2005 vehicles, and some 2006s, is expected to be announced this week or next. It involves damage to the catalyst resulting from oil leaks in the RX-8's rotary engine.

Any engine that does not pass a vacuum test must be replaced, said Robert Davis, head of product development and quality at Mazda North American Operations.

Engines prone to failing the test are mostly in hot climates and use synthetic oils.

Mazda also will check each RX-8's battery and starter, which tend to fail in cold climates.

"We're going to give these cars the white-glove treatment," Davis said. "We would rather replace the engine than have the dealer crack them open."

Davis would not disclose the projected failure rate of the engines or the cost to replace them.

Mazda has a remanufacturing center in North Carolina that will rebuild faulty engines and return them to service.

The recall comes after a video Webcast by two dealers who attended the July 11-13 National Dealer Advisory Council meetings in Newport Beach, Calif., was leaked on the Internet.

In the video, dealers said problems with the RX-8 were unfairly lowering Mazda customer-satisfaction scores.

Mazda informed the dealers that RX-8 owners would continue to be surveyed, but that the responses would not factor into dealer customer-satisfaction scores.

Mazda has issued service bulletins on such trouble spots as squeaky brakes and engine flooding.

[Treibenschnell]

That's gonna cost some

[Titus]

That's gonna cost some

Just a tad.

[tailchaser]

Nice... Seems like they'd be protected from liability on those engines where Synthetic Oil was used (quick, All88... check your owners manual and see if it tells you not to use synthetic oil), since they've got plenty of lab data showing that it causes damage.

But... so often the cheapeast way out is to buy off moron customers who broke their toys. Which raises the price of 3's and 6's and 5's and MX-5's again...

[rx7gslse]

so much for ever seeing a new Rx7.....

[POS Racing]

MONTEREY, Calif. -- After suffering a black eye from disclosing that it won't count RX-8 owners' opinions in its internal customer-satisfaction scores, Mazda says it may have to replace the engines in many of its flagship sports cars.

Looks like the flagship sprung a leak....

[Treibenschnell]

Looks like the flagship sprung a leak....

That looks like my career too!

[POS Racing]

That looks like my career too!

Yep no chance of you being Pope.....

[Treibenschnell]

Yep no chance of you being Pope.....

Damn!!