ton-kra

hi
i just bought RX-8 but i got one concern.... is everyone ever hear a click sound everytime when i first start the engine and drove off in the first gear...and the dealer said that because it is such a small engine that when you turn on the air conditioner and drove off, the sound will come from the air conditioner sensor but my concern is that even i don't turn air condition on... it still had the sound...

had anyone ever heard this.???

thx u

Glyphon

its most likely one of the system self-checks that the car runs. i think that's the abs self check.

ZGlide

I mean....seriously...why are all the dealers so full of crap??

Go48

I guess because most customers, or potential customers, have no way of verifying what they say. I bet it drives the dealership people crazy when a customer brings in a Mazda service bulletin and asks for specific warranty service :D .

tee_rx8

Dont worry man. Every 8 has that sound at the beginning. I posted the same question before and that is normal.

RotoRocket

iTrader: (1)

When I back my new 8 out of the garage, I hear all sorts of clicks - like solenoids going off all over the place.

I'll worry when it doesn't run perfectly.

Astral

the "click/clunk" sound is the ABS self-check. you get it as soon as you start moving a little bit.

dayvei214@mac.com

yea there are alot of sounds that you kinda wonder about. but after about a month of reading until 4 in the morning you realize or at least i did that its all normal.

dayvei214@mac.com

oh yea its probally just the abs. hope you enjoy the car and welcome

williamngRX8

mine also but when i turn the ac on. sound 'pop, pop' . is it normal for a new 8 ? my previous AT 8 didnt have that noise.

inspiron 2650

i have that kind of problem when i got my rx8 as well. i was even concerned when after i turned of the engine, the engine cooling fan was still on. i went to the dealer about it and told them about the clicks that i have been hearing everytime i turned on the A/c, they said exactly the same: self-check whatsoever. so i think it is normal. now i have 1200+ with my zoom zoom.

have you had any disappointments with changing the gears especially from 1st to 2nd? do you hear any clunk?

ton-kra

so it is very common and nothing really serious... but i will get it check anyway....

TO... inspiron.. i have no problem with changing gear....

thx guys

zoom44

its not "really serious" because its not an issue or problem- it is normal operation of the ABS system. it is more noticeable when reversing then when starting out forward.