New RX-8 Technical Service Bulletins (TSB)

Huzer21 · Postby **Huzer21** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:14

First is basically the deflood procedure if you the car won't start after you havent' sufficiently warmed/short drive.

Engine Cranks, No Start

Lack of power when it's warm out...

Engine Lack of Power

Mazda Special Program (MSP16) - Engine Lack of Power -PCM Reflash

MSP16 PCM Reflash

OpacRX · Postby **OpacRX** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:14

cool yeah i will have to go in when its really hot out i lose allot of power and it makes a weird sound it hasnt been a prob because of winter but with summer comming i am going to have to get this fixed

rx8ghost · Postby **rx8ghost** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:14

I haven't had any of those problems and being from Texas I'd know if there was something wrong in high temps but thanks much for the update!

GR-8 · Postby **GR-8** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:14

Me gotta go. I been telling the dealers forever that during hot weather I get rough idle. They look at me like I'm crazy. Oh well.

Buffalo · Postby **Buffalo** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:14

My lack of power is due to Tim stealing my Pettit SC. Once any of you see him with it, take it from him and send it to me.

rx8ghost · Postby **rx8ghost** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:14

Will do. I wish someone would get the SC. I wanna compare in real life not on paper!!

Huzer21 · Postby **Huzer21** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:14

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My lack of power is due to Tim stealing my Pettit SC. Once any of you see him with it, take it from him and send it to me.[/b]

Nobody gets my S/C, nobody! Well, unless they buy it before me. Still having a hard time swallowing the nearly 7k price tag, when all is said and done. If/when I go FI, this will still be the route I take.

And my power loss at the moment is substantial, as I don't have my car. They offered a rental after I dropped off the car...if it isn't done this afternoon, I'll go down tonight and pick something up.

Buffalo · Postby **Buffalo** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:14

If you do and they try to put you in a ford tell them again that you turned in an RX8 and they will upgrade you to a Merc Millan or a SUV.

They tried to put me in a focus or something like that and after mentining it, they upgraded me. Hope all is well.

Huzer21 · Postby **Huzer21** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:14

If anyone read the TSBs, this is the one that scares me the most:

Some customers may experience a lack of engine power and an low engine idle speed during high ambient
temperatures. This may be caused by the following conditions:

• Poor sealing of rotor chambers due to an accumulation of carbon on the rotor housing trocoid surface. This is
caused by a lack of metering oil lubrication during engine start or insufficient ignition timing under high ambient
temperature condition. A revised PCM calibration is available which increases metering oil lubrication
amount during engine start. Ignition timing under high ambient temperature is recalibrated as well.
• Poor sealing of rotor chambers due to worn apex seals. This may be caused by lack of metering oil lubrication
during high ambient air temperature conditions. A revised PCM calibration is available which increases
metering oil lubrication during high ambient air temperature conditions.

Huzer21 · Postby **Huzer21** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:14

Has anyone else taken their car in for the MSP 16 reflash? Gateway did mine when I took it there for the tranny. I can't base it off anything, since I had the Cobb test flash on there before, but not sure if there's any "seat of the pants" difference to the flash or not. I did notice it lost a little bit of pep from the flash I was running, so I've since put it back to the Cobb stage 1 production map.

GR-8 · Postby **GR-8** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:14

My car went in this morning for my clutch pedal. Bracket broke. I suggest that all of you experience random grinding and stuff get on your floor and have a look see to make sure the spot welds haven't broken loose on the clutch braket. I'll call them and ask them about the flash.

UPDATE: I just called and it causes a lack of power and hurts performance. So I think I may not get it done. If I do I doubt I'd tell a difference seeing as I havn't driven the car for 3 weeks now cause of the cluth pedal snapping. Good thing it wasn't on the highway when it went.

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