Marco Antonio Cruz

I just got my Mazda RX8 '04, I have had it for about a week now. She runs great and no problems really for except one thing. Starting the car takes a little bit of a struggle, the car does always start though. I have come to think that the problem is the fuel pump kit but I am not entirely sure. Quite often the inside of my car smells like gas, seeing that the fuel pump kit is under the driver seat, I think that maybe I should replace it in hopes that the car will start better and the smell will go away. I have never had a Mazda so I am quite new to this. I am open minded to what the problem could be but I don't want to replace something and have that not even be the problem. I appreciate any advice anyone can throw my way.

Thanks.

tpb7463

iTrader: (1)

Never drive any car with the smell of fuel in the cabin.

The fuel pump assembly is not under the driver seat. It's under the driver-side rear seat. Take it to a shop to diagnose a potential fuel leak if you cannot find it yourself. Replacing the fuel pump will not make the smell go away.

As for the slow start, check out this thread first:
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tec...recall-196072/