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#19 of 103 Synthetic Oil by nojets May 11, 2004 (8:54 pm)
Anyone have an opinion on the use of synthetic oil in an RX8? Would it enhance the life of the motor, and significantly, would it prevent any warm-up problems since the viscosity of synthetic oil does not vary with temperature as much a conventional oil. Any thoughts? Replies to this message: oldtimer2 (Oct 02, 2006 10:35 am) trispec (Oct 02, 2006 12:55 pm) pathstar1 (Oct 02, 2006 8:40 pm) goopilot21 (Dec 26, 2006 7:51 pm) oldtimer2 (Feb 25, 2007 3:46 pm)
#20 of 103 10,000 update and issues by cheezeboy May 17, 2004 (3:49 pm)
well, had my 10,000 mile service....I have a slight brake screech and the A/C cooling issue that I wanted them to look into.....   I am worried....not only did I have to fill out a 20 min "Brake Problem Form" that the dealer had to fax to some guy so that he could look at the issue, but the problem was not fixed - "Could Not Duplicate Problem" is what they put on my papers {for the record, my brakes put out a nice, soft screech EVERY time I press the brakes. It bothers me. It is there.}   THEN, I handed the TSB for the A/C issue to my service tech. He had no idea what I was talking about till I handed it to him. Then he asked if he could keep my print out. Sure, be my guest! Would you like m to print out one for all your RX8 customers?.....heehee.....anyway, not inspiring. And, that was not fixed either because, shock!, they didn't have any of the parts.   After that, I got my regular 10K service - which took 2 and half hours.......good thing I brought a PCGamer to read....   To sum up, it took too long, didn't get everything fixed and I will have to go back. However, the car runs like a dream!! I now have to deal with the thought of going some place else for the service - which runs against the loyalty part of my brain....hmmmm.....comments are welcome.... Replies to this message: bonnieb1 (Sep 02, 2005 2:37 pm)
#21 of 103 A/C fix - A/C amplifier by pathstar1 May 17, 2004 (4:55 pm)
is back-ordered I hear. You may have to wait a while, but you would at any dealer.
#22 of 103 Pathstar by cheezeboy May 19, 2004 (7:56 pm)
Cool...thanks for the info.....I will wait then...any chance i can get you to come to Florida every 5K miles to do the service for me?..
#23 of 103 cheezeboy by pathstar1 May 20, 2004 (4:14 pm)
That comment has me chuckling. I thought to myself, "I'm an Electronics tech. not a mechanic, but they way these cars are going re electronics overlooking everything, maybe that comment was appropriate after all". Even though I'm sure it was in jest.   For me, working on the mechanicals is a hobby. I love the advanced mechanical stuff, hence I get a kick out of working on my RX-7 and occationally tweeking Maurice's RX-8.
#24 of 103 ServicePathStar by cheezeboy May 20, 2004 (4:58 pm)
Well, you just wait till I win the lottery!...I'll fly ya down or I'll drive up and let you loose on my RX8!....I am sure you could tweak out a few more HP's!.....   In all seriousness, your comments/info are very helpfull....we here in the forum owe you a nice pie or cake or something for your help!....
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#26 of 103 WaterPump by cheezeboy Nov 16, 2004 (5:32 pm)
16,000 miles and the water pump "cracked"....under warranty, no charge...took 2 days.....car is back to running like a dream.....first sign of a problem was the coolant light came on at startup and stayed on for about a minute. But all is well now. If you see that happening, take your 8 in!.....
#27 of 103 Oil Slime by zoomzoomx8 Mar 13, 2005 (4:59 pm)
Does anyone notice oil residue when they check their oil? Or when you open the oil cap to add more oil, do you see creamy brown sludge, like oil goo? I have never seen this in any other car? Is it unique to the rotary engine? Replies to this message: mugster1 (Mar 14, 2005 10:21 am)
#28 of 103 Re: Oil Slime [zoomzoomx8] by mugster1 Mar 14, 2005 (10:21 am)
Replying to: zoomzoomx8 (Mar 13, 2005 4:59 pm) Not to worry, pretty normal stuff. Apparently its condensation that's got into your oil. Nothing to worry about.

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