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It is kinda hard not know what year you are asking about, but you are looking anywhere from 8k-20k.

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The Mazda 3 is front wheel drive.

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The computer will reset after a certain number of "driver cycles" (turning the car on and off). My recent experience with the CEL after a fill-up left the light on for about three days before it finally went out on its own. I guess the stringent U.S. emissions standards and the dirty byproduct of the rotary engine left Mazda no choice...they had to overinstall the sensors. It's a pain in the butt, though. I hate driving with that light on. Maybe the gas caps are faulty. Or you can disconnect and then reconnect the battery, if it comes back on it's more than just your gas cap.

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torque sensor is not replaceable you need to replace the whole rack

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Most car enthusiasts would choose the Lancer. Mitsubishi tends to produce higher quality vehicles.

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My 2005 rx8 - twist anti clockwise. May be rather tight but will go.

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There is no "timing belt"

There is also no camshaft nor any valves.

The rotary engine does not use any of the above.

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it is not practical to change the head unit on a RX8

The above answer is correct.

There are many ways to make an after market head unit "fit" into the RX8, but you will probably lose the steering wheel stereo controls.

You can connect aftermarket amplifiers to the stock head units speaker output and use aftermarket speakers. Get the MP3/CDROM addition for the stock CDROM head unit from a Mazda dealer.

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I'm expirencing the same problem on my 1997 gmc jimmy. I've opted to remove the seat and take a closer look, theres just not anyway to see the problem clearly looking at it upside down and sideways. Mine will move on the right side but seems to be stuck on the left side,so when i try to move the seat forwrd or backwards all i do is go sideways. so my guess would be to remove the seat( and im hoping this isn't an all day project) and see what i can do with it.

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The RX8 ECU is installed into the black plastic box on the front, passenger (US) side of the engine bay.

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Press the gas pedal all the way and crank the engine over for 20 seconds. Then let go of the pedal and try starting. If it doesn't start, repeat the procedure.

Yes that does work, but i wouldnt reccomend turning the starter over for more than 8 to 10 seconds. Any longer than that will cause the starter to overheat an burnup if done often

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For the 4.6L it's a fairly involved job and I wouldn't recomend it unless you are getting close to 100K miles or are having misfire problems. For the 4.6L it's a matter of removing or loosening the items that are in the way (such as the air cleaner drum and hose leading to the throttle body, as well as the electrical interface plugs and relays mounted on the firewall in the engine compartment on the passenger side of the car). Make sure you cover any ports or hoses that you disconnect to prevent dust or debris from getting blown into them. Removing the spark plug boots is usually the toughest part of the job, because there isn't enough room to get your hands in there to pull the boots off. I discovered with mine that a helpful technique is to use a length of strap type rope or cord and loop it around the spark plug wire. Then tie a slip knot in the rope and manuver the loop so it is around the head of the spark plug boot. Gently pull the loop tighter so it closes around the boot (NOT THE WIRE!). Once it's tight you can use the rope to pull upwards to disconnect the boot. Remember that the plugs are slightly angled on the Expedition's heads (towards the rear of the vehicle on the passenger side and the front on the driver's side), so you'll have to pull at a slight angle in order to release the plug boots.

After that it's all very straightforward stuff (blow out the area with compressed air, use a spark plug socket to remove plugs, gap new platnium plugs and use anti-seize compound on the threads of the new ones, use silicone dielectric grease on the boots, torque new plugs to spec, etc.). If you're unsure of how to proceed get a manual from Haynes for your vehicle.

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Programming Instructions

Step 1: Open driver side door and leave open.

Step 2: Lock and Unlock the drivers door using the power door lock

switch on the door

Step 3: Insert key into the ignition.

Step 4: Turn Key to ON position and return to Lock (off) position. Do

this 3 times within 10 seconds. LEAVE key in the ignition in Lock (off)

position.

Step 5: Close and open the drivers door 3 times. Leave door open after

this step

Step 6: ECU should respond by locking and unlocking the doors once.

Step 7: Press any button on remote #1 twice. ECU responds by locking

and unlocking the car doors.

Step 8: Additional remotes, repeat Step 7 for up to 3 remotes total.

Step 9: Remove the key from the ignition and the ECU will respond a

final time with a series (about 4) of door locks and unlocks.

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Remove the caliper, 2 bolts, then the bracket bolts, 2 bolts. Thread an 8.8M screw into the rotor and keep screwing it in until the rotor pops off. If you don't have such a screw handy, you can bang on the rotor with a hammer (although this process is much more aggressive in nature and it is possible to damage a wheel bearing while banging away at the rotor).

I've posted some videos to help illustrate the process:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOqwwkoG0Y8 (part 1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0QBj0RJ7F4 (part 2

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Ahura Mazda. The west Asia god of wisdom.

1997 logo. Winged "M" stretching it's wings for the future.

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This is another type of car, but the picture is very close to the Rx-8. Remove the plastic cover from the engine; look on the back of the air intake housing for a GREEN canon plug. {There is also a "dummy" connection point above and to the right side of the IAT sensor. I wonder wht its' for?} http://www.rightautos.com/imagelookup?html=http%3A%2F%2Fboomer.cz28.com%2Fiat.html&thumb=http%3A%2F%2Fre3.mm%2Da2.yimg.com%2Fimage%2F2205409946&file=resistor_in.jpg&thumbheight=108&width=640&height=480&size=58.1

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Just an additional note, you should disconnect the 2 pin plug from near to the Left hand strut turret "as your looking at it with the bonnet open", if you do not do this unburnt fuel may damage the catalyst in the exhaust, plug back in when it has started and warmed up.

Unfortunately this happens on other vehicles not just Mazda's, the modern car will in most cases overfuel to start when cold, it would then expect to be driven more than 10ft out of the garage, hence the excess fuel is not burnt off, and washes the bores causing low compression and non start, it happens a lot on Vauxhalls as well and other vehicles.

So if you don't want big bills, then run the car as it should be driven not 10ft then stop and lock the garage.

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Premium.

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Genuine Mazda 5W 30 Mineral non-synthetic oil.

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Like any other new car, price will depend on options or other variables such as mileage on the odometer, location of the automobile, whether it is a standard or Automatic (with a four speed!). The lowest I have seen has been $21,000 +/- and the most expensive was +/- $36,000 new.

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I do not have the answer myself, but a magazine named Crutchfield will not only have thespeakers that fit, but will also furnish specs like depth clearance to door inner panel and width clearance requirements.

The basic answer is 6x9/5x8 inch speakers in the rear deck and 6-1/2 inch in the doors. As the first answer said, check the depth.

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The Mazda RX-8 tends to flood at cold temperatures or when the optimal temperature has not been reached. The reason is because the extra fuel washes away the oil on the rotor seals causing a drop in compression while the fuel injection system is still spraying even more fuel.

Flooring the accelerator shuts the fuel supply off.

****Actually the car will flood if it is not run long enough to get to normal operating temperature regardless of outside temperatures. In order to avoid this very expensive trip to the dealer you can run the RPM gauge up to 6000 for 5 seconds and shut the engine off (while it is still running at 6000 rpm.) Always let the car warm up and then run it at over 3000 RPM for a minute before turning it off.

Don't start the car, move three feet and turn it off.

Also:

See your local Mazda dealer if the car is flooding.

There are new engine management ECU flashes available to correct flooding.

You also may need a new engine, the engine warranty was extended to 100K miles by Mazda for most RX8s, have the dealer check your engine vacuum and compression to see if you need a new motor.