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#25 of 103 That time again! by pf_flyer HOST Jun 01, 2004 (9:54 am)
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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.
#29 of 103 current oil specs by tjjjr2 May 11, 2005 (3:51 pm)
Manual calls for SAE 5W-20 API SL (ILSAC GF3) June 2004 a better SAE 5W-20 API SM (ILAC GF4) was introduced   Does anyone know if using the newer SM GF4 will effect warranty? harder to find the SL these days Replies to this message: wpavlik2 (Sep 07, 2005 4:21 pm) wpavlik2 (Sep 23, 2005 7:17 am) flatpick (Nov 24, 2005 11:31 pm) and 1 more...
#30 of 103 Tire Update by cheezeboy Jul 09, 2005 (10:45 am)
Had to prepare for a trip to Disney World (!!!).....and needed new tires....   I purchased 4 new Portenzas - $225 each....from the dealer.....plus got an alignment. The rubber has made the car 'feel' like new again. I had gone 30K miles on then 1st set - including a 5700 mile trip around the USA!......my observation is that these are great tires!   The old tires had worn in a nice even pattern across all 4 tires - basically almost bald. With my South Florida location, all this rain was making for some slippery driving!
#31 of 103 Re: 10,000 update and issues [cheezeboy] by bonnieb1 Sep 02, 2005 (2:37 pm)
Replying to: cheezeboy (May 17, 2004 3:49 pm) Did you ever get a diagnosis on your brakes? Mine squeal 80% of the time too & I have a service appointment in a week.
#32 of 103 bonnieb1 - brakes by cheezeboy Sep 03, 2005 (6:48 am)
yes I did find out what it was......2 things really 1) slight rotor problem with the back right wheel, in which the dealer 'shaved' the rotor 2) since my "tour de usa", I've warped my front two rotors!   to solve the second problem, I have to bring in car for a complete brake job - which is fine because I DID the damage driving like a nut-case!! but it's hard not too in this lovely machine!! also, I am gonna see if I can wait another month and a half before I do this - I want to send the $ to the hurricane relief fund....I can live with this for awhile!.... Replies to this message: pathstar1 (Sep 03, 2005 10:07 am) dwynne (Sep 03, 2005 11:41 am) pathstar1 (Sep 04, 2005 6:55 am)
#33 of 103 Re: bonnieb1 - brakes [cheezeboy] by pathstar1 Sep 03, 2005 (10:07 am)
Replying to: cheezeboy (Sep 03, 2005 6:48 am) Rotor warping is caused by heating them up by braking hard from high speed, then stopping and sitting for a few minutes. The caliper cools off only one part quickly, and that warps the rotor. If you have to brake hard to a stop, try stopping 10 ft or so behind where you HAVE to stop, then allow the vehicle to roll forward a few feet every 5 sec or so. This will cool the rotor down more evenly.   A little trick I use to avoid replacing those "junk" too thin rotors manufacturers give us! Replies to this message: dwynne (Sep 03, 2005 11:41 am) pathstar1 (Sep 04, 2005 6:55 am)
#34 of 103 Re: bonnieb1 - brakes [pathstar1] by dwynne Sep 03, 2005 (11:41 am)
Replying to: pathstar1 (Sep 03, 2005 10:07 am) The #1 cause of rotor warping is over tightening or uneven tightening of the lugs. Pretty typical if you take your car someplace to have a flat fixed or tires rotated and the tire place uses an air gun to put the tires back on (and they all do). Even if they use a torque stick on the air gun they can still do it wrong and cause your rotor to warp.   I always try to take the wheels in via another car when I need work, or if I can't I loosen the lugs when I get home and re-do them with a hand torque wrench.   Dennis Replies to this message: pathstar1 (Sep 04, 2005 6:55 am)

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