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There is coolant in your oil which is a typical flaw with the RX8. You may not have an external leak, but you definitely have an internal one. I am sorry to say but because you have 120k miles on it, your warranty is void. However, there have been several cases where Mazda replaced the engine out of good faith. I would call the corporate office and try to convince them to help you out.
If it looks like mustard, that’s a sign that coolant has been leaking into your oil for quite some time, probably before you hit 100k miles and your engine is not going to last much longer.
On a side note, 5w20 is recommended my Mazda USA (only) solely for EPA ratings and MPG, not performance. 10w40 is the best oil for the RX8.
Thanks
When Mazda was consulted they dodged the problem and then refused to deal with it any more saying that it was not their problem any more.
However, talking with other owners on forums has revealed that this is a bad performance fault with these cars and has been present since they were first released.
She has installed a heavy duty battery, platinum plugs and a high performance coil to help avid the problem, and starts the car very carefully :mad:
Cheers Jeff
Doug H. North California
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Someone please help me, I'm sick of being lead around in circles here from dealership, mazda and also my insurance. Also if anyone has any advice on things that i should be doing to maintain my rx8 apart from the obvious as i haven't owned a rotary before. the old owner use to drip oil in when he pump the gas...do i need to do this? whats this i hear about them not liking low revs...mine is an auto and low revs a lot so does this mean its ok to get the revs up sometime/if not do it some good. hope I'm making sense. any advice it hugely appreciated!!!
I'm not an expert like some on this forum but you might start with new coils (4) and plugs (2) leading, (2) trailing. That is about all I have ever needed to replace every 30 k. I now have 83 k and still running strong. I wish you luck.
Doug H. No. Cal
- 135xxx miles
- original motor
- third owner.
- no previous problems
Any Advice.
Doug H Nor Cal.