Engine Coolant Light 😡
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Engine Coolant Light 😡
Alright ive owned my 07 Rx8 since the 21st of April. The damn coolant light will not go off. I know their known to go bad but what should i do to fix this problem? Replace sensor or tank?
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sensor is in the tank and doesnt come out so get a new tank and be careful not to break the rad
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By "really really careful", they mean "cut the tube carefully, because even trying to be as careful as possible, you WILL break the radiator". The tube is stronger than the nipple it holds on to. It is shockingly easy to snap the nipple on the radiator. Literally, a toothpick can hold more force before breaking.
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oddly when i upgraded my entire cooling system. mazmart wp, t stat, replaced all hoses, aftermarket rad, new tank etc i didnt break the nipple. i break lots of **** but not that time, im sure if i didnt have a new rad it would have broke tho lol
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Aftermarket warranty? There is no factory warranty left for any RX-8 that will cover the radiator or coolant bottle. You need a bumper-bumper warranty for that, and the RX-8 had a 3 year 36,000 mile bumper to bumper. The last RX-8s were sold in 2012, being 2015, no RX-8 could have it. If you have an aftermarket warranty though that DOES cover the cooling system, then yes, contact them.
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the tank is about $100 from mazmart iirc
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Nah its aftermarket warranty. Bumper to bumper. Mfs better fix the whole problem haha. I would've done my own compression test but if i f*ck it up then ill have to pay for it so ill just have the Ford dudes do it.
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If they don't have a rotary engine specific compression tester, then the test results are going to be functionally useless. An analog tester will measure the highest compression of the best face on each rotor. You need the individual values of the highest compression of each of the 6 faces, so you can tell which face is the lowest, and what the difference between faces is.
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If you do that, better hope and pray your cooling system doesn't suddenly get hit by a rock and loose coolant while you're driving.
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