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Replying to: maltb (Feb 05, 2008 4:17 pm)
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Replying to: bullwinkle fan (Feb 06, 2008 11:13 am)
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Replying to: maltb (Feb 06, 2008 12:46 pm) |
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Replying to: bullwinkle fan (Feb 22, 2008 1:22 pm) -Do you have an auto or stick? There is a TSB for that with the auto, the stick has one too but if I remember correctly symptoms are different and the car is moving.
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My fellow owners got a quick one really. Does anybody know the cheapest and/or the best place to get the sat Nav dvd compatible with the Rx8 2004 model? Can i use a copy? does anyone have one? Im in need....Help!! |
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Replying to: duke15 (Feb 22, 2008 8:42 am) I have a auto , how do I get a copy of the TSB ? Doug.
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hey guys I live in MN and have been experiencing obnoxiously squeaky breaks for the past 9 months. I understand that breaks tend to be noisy up here when the weather gets so cold, but this is a squeak that doesn't seem to go away even after driving awhile and hard breaking. I have been assured that the break pads do not need to be replaced. I've really been having issues with one of the Twin Cities dealerships with my breaks, and many other things (but I'll leave that for another day). first, towards the end of the summer, they told me that it was just moisture causing the squeaking due to the high humidity; in the winter they tell me it's the cold dry air that is the cause - they seem to be contradicting views, both of which don't make any sense to me (but I'm not an auto machanic). any recommendations or thoughts? also, if anyone here is in the Minneapolis area, please let me know if you've had good or bad experiences with any of the dealerships around here - after dealing with mine for over 2 years now, I'm getting fed up with it. I've really enjoyed this car but since it has been out of warranty there always seems to be something minor wrong with it. Thanks
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Replying to: bullwinkle fan (Feb 25, 2008 11:50 am) Edmunds.com Maintenance Schedule, Recalls, & TSBs |
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Replying to: mklis (Feb 28, 2008 6:52 am) There was some report about a shim to stop the sqeek that dealers could add but I never asked about it. The breaks sqeek, the seat squeeks, there's a popcorn rattle in the exhaust, the gas millage sucks, the oil burn is 1 qt/1000 miles and there is water in my rear tail light.....but the car is sooooo fun to drive I could careless! I know that the rotary engine plus the design of the RX-8 keeps on giving a pure driving experience that would cost at least twice as much in any other car.
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A lot of performance pads squeak, especially when they are cold. I did get the different pads from mazda for the tsb, and now they only squeak when the weather is cold outside. However, I do think braking peformance has suffered slightly with the less squeaky pads. Do some google searches for brake pad bedding-in procedures. Many people report that after doing that, their brakes don't squeal anymore. Haven't tried it myself yet, but a lot of pad manufacturers do seem to recommend it. I just don't think they recommend it it everyone because it requires you to do hard braking from higher speeds. I'm sure they are worried about liability issues. |
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