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The RX8 engine should not be turned off without the car having reached it's operating temperature. Meaning, no starting the car and moving it a short distance and then turning it off, as you would with any traditional engine. In your owner's manual, check section 7, page 20, where it explains how to start a flooded engine. The rotary engine starts 'fuel rich' which leaves excess fuel until or unless the engine is warm. Mazda recommends not shutting the car off until the temperature gauge is near the middle between H and C. If you must, it's recommended (and in the manual as well) that you hold the car above 3000 RPMs for 10 full seconds, and then shut if off (while still at 3000RPMs). This means the ECU will flush the fuel versus returning to idle where it will again be 'fuel rich'. To start a flooded engine, you hold the gas completely to the floor, and start the car for no more than 10 seconds. This will cut off any fuel during this start. Then, assuming it doesn't start at that time, you start again for 10 seconds without depressing the gas pedal all the way. Then again depressed, then again without. As an owner of a 1993 RX7 R1 and a 2004 RX8 Grand Touring, it has always taken me nearly 30 minutes of this and has also almost always required a jump from another battery. The process drains the battery very quickly and depending on how long the process takes you, it's likely that the battery will be dead before the car starts.
What else can I help you with?
What engine coolant do you need for a 2004 Mazda rx8?
The RX8 takes standard anti-freeze.
What are the warning lights for a Mazda rx8?
There are numerous warning lights for a Mazda RX8. Some of the warning lights are for engine oil, charging system, ABS, and check engine.
What is the compression ratio of RX8 rotary engine?
10:1http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=modelsSpecs&vehicleCode=RX8&bhcp=1
What does the acronym rx8 stand for?
The mazda rx8 is a car from the brand mazda. The rx8 has a rotary engine, so the "r" is defined as rotary. The x could be "Xperiment". The 8 is a catchy number and is after the 6 and 7 models.
How long does an Rx8 engine last?
my 2004 is almost 70k strong!
Does the Mazda rx8 have a v6 0r v8 engine?
It is in fact neither. It is a rotary type of engine, there is nothing v about it.
Rx8 bad engine vibration at 6000 revs?
Typically with the Mazda RX8 Rotary engine vibration at revs as high as 6000 is down to engine damage suffered when oil was low. Your engine requires rebuild or renewal. Vibration at idle only is typically engine mounts, a know fault many dealers are aware of.
What is special about the Mazda rx8?
Both the Mazda RX7 and RX8 use a style of engine known as the Wankel Rotary engine. These engines are typically small but produce larger amounts of power than a standard cylinder based engine of the same size. See related links for a Wikipedia article on the Wankel Rotary Engine The RX8 is also special and noticeable for its looks (Well the 2009 one is) and the smoothness of the engine. The RX8 also uses a door style called 'Suicide Doors' which means both doors open in separate directions. It also has a good layout: Front engined rear wheel drive! It is a coupe and a four door saloon mixed together!
Where does the oil go in a Mazda RX?
Out the tail pipe. Literally, if the engine is healthy. The RX8 uses engine oil for the oil injection pump to keep the internal rotor seals lubricated. If your RX8 does not use at least a half quart of engine oil every 4 gas fill ups see your dealer.
Horsepower in RX8?
Mazda lists it as 232hp at the engine. Most RX8s will dyno between 170 and 190 at the rear wheels. A supercharged RX8 can make 330 to 350 rear wheel horse power.
What engine can you put in a RX8 to improve fuel economy or how can one improve fuel consumption?
Ls1 or a 2jz
What is the engine size of a 2008 Mazda RX8?
The current rotary engine displaces 1.3 liters. 1.3 liters in a rotary is approximately equal to 2.6 liters of piston engine
