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Replying to: msrx8 (Oct 05, 2006 2:24 pm) Mazda Speed includes 2 bottles of filter cleaner with the accessory but does one have to take off the front bumper assembly to clean the filter. To put on the cool fresh air duct the mechanic had to take off the front bumper assembly. Cleaning the filter could get very expensive if this is the case. Just something else the dealership should have informed me of before they sold me the part. The mechanic at our dealership admitted he had no idea how to clean the filter because this is the first one he has ever installed. What ever happened to sales or service at the dealership telling the whole truth instead of just enough to collect the money ??? I was disappointed in the fact that their smiles were not ingenious although my money was real and I was polite to not challenge their double-talk.
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Replying to: oldtimer2 (Oct 06, 2006 7:25 pm)  , depending on the tech. Now there is a way to just release the top of the bumper which you can reach down in take the filter off. Which in a test run took me 15 min to do and put back together with only a flat and phillips head srewdriver. I can fax or email you instructions if you need.
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I just finished the recall and the dealer said it was preformed on task...nothing out of the ordinary. I also had my car in for an a/c problem. My a/c kept blowing from cold to extremely hot. And when I looked down at the buttons...it would switch from pulling outside air to the recirculating air) all by itself back and forth back and forth. Since I'm at 70,000 miles my extended warrenty is already of no use. Not only did I have to replace my two sun visors (they shredded up on the ends and would no longer stay in the up postion...even due to the fact that I rarely use my driver side one and I next to never carry a passanger or use the passenger side visor. they were quite expensive. The dealer came back and told me the "computer" unit for my ac was broken. with the replacement and labor...I was out a little over $500 to fix the a/c button. Here's the kicker....I've always had horrible a/c output. I've taken it in to Mazda over a dozen times while under warranty...and they always said they hooked it up to the computer and it was under Mazda's set peramaters. Well this time when I left the dealership...the technician had left a thermomater in the a/c vent. It looks EXACTLY like a meat thermomater. It had a metal pole going into the vent about 6 inches. I had no idea that when the check my a/c output...they are testing the air 6 inches WITHIN the vent. Not actually testing what the temperature is that's coming OUT of the vent. I'm returning the thermomoter this week...but I must admit I'm pretty disapointed with my experience with my problems. Trispec....is this a typical way to test AC output?
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Replying to: nannerhut (Oct 06, 2006 9:13 pm) They should also test the coolant level and pressure, using standard A/C tools (dual gauge device with hoses). There have been lots of complaints of the A/C system on the RX-8 being weak. Mazda did come up with a replacement computer that was supposed to address this. |
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I still don't have the letter from Mazda about the recall, but I needed an oil change and asked the dealer if they could do the recall too. No problems to report, but I was not having any either. They did replace the two leading spark plugs per Mazda's suggestion and they were pretty clean. They advised me that the engine will likely use a little more oil than before and to check it more often till I get used to it. A lady waiting with me had an 05 AT in for the recall and she got a "healthy" report as well. Mine is an 04 MT with a build date of July 03. |
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Replying to: msrx8 (Oct 07, 2006 9:39 am)  aol.com
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Replying to: oldtimer2 (Oct 25, 2006 10:55 pm) |
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Replying to: mreese (Oct 28, 2006 1:15 pm)
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Replying to: lhess (Oct 31, 2006 6:41 am)
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