uh..Issues please help!
12-19-2006 | 09:29 PM
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uh..Issues please help!
I had some questions that i dont know if there normal for the car or not, i was hoping you guys here could help me out. I bought an 8 auto 06 base model, i got in an accident shortly after i got it (and i mean 2 days after i got it!) I now have it back from the shop and mazda said it was fine mechanically just body work needed to be done. Its all fixed body-wise now but i am noticing two things i cant remember if there normal or not since befor the accident, the car it self only has a little under 500 miles on it. The issues are:
-Oil pressure runs a little high, above middle mark constantly.
-When i shift into another gear and constantly while in reverse the car vibrates.
If you guys could shed some light on these it would really help me out, i need to know if its all just in my head or if i have a serious problem on my hands.
Thanks guys/gals...
-Oil pressure runs a little high, above middle mark constantly.
-When i shift into another gear and constantly while in reverse the car vibrates.
If you guys could shed some light on these it would really help me out, i need to know if its all just in my head or if i have a serious problem on my hands.
Thanks guys/gals...
12-19-2006 | 09:32 PM
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My oil pressure always tilts slightly right , above the center hatch mark, and its been like that for the past 4000 miles and i had an oil change done at 2.5 miles . so i say its normal.
As far as reversing. vibrates?? i say if ur car was a manual, that would be normal...if ur riding the clutch.......but on an auto.......what kind vibration is it, humming sound?? or does the car actually shake? and what kind of accident did you have with the 8? did u back into soemthing or did you hit something straight on? sideways?
In any event if the car under warranty, why not have the dealer check out the transmission. How many miles do have on the car? The trans and engine may not be fully broken in yet......
As far as reversing. vibrates?? i say if ur car was a manual, that would be normal...if ur riding the clutch.......but on an auto.......what kind vibration is it, humming sound?? or does the car actually shake? and what kind of accident did you have with the 8? did u back into soemthing or did you hit something straight on? sideways?
In any event if the car under warranty, why not have the dealer check out the transmission. How many miles do have on the car? The trans and engine may not be fully broken in yet......
12-19-2006 | 09:37 PM
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The smallest of search efforts would bring you tons of reading on these subjects but...
Oil pressure gage is just a glorified idiot light. It doesn't ever move from that position unless you have serious problems.
Vibration could be damaged motor mounts but Mazda should have checked them out.
Oil pressure gage is just a glorified idiot light. It doesn't ever move from that position unless you have serious problems.
Vibration could be damaged motor mounts but Mazda should have checked them out.
12-19-2006 | 09:48 PM
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The car has 500 miles on it, the whole car vibrates when it shakes. The accident was i spun out and side swiped the drivers side of the car against a brige. i had mazda check it out first the said it was fine just body damage.
12-20-2006 | 09:18 AM
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I hate the oil pressure "gauge"…
…it's the one thing I don't like about the car.
Yes, it's bogus—it's NOT a "real" gauge. It's just an "idiot light" posing as a gauge. Like an idiot light (which is either 'on' or 'off'), the Mazda oil pressure gauge points to one o'clock (where yours is) when oil pressure is acceptable, and points all the way left, to zero, when oil pressure falls below an acceptable level (or when the car is off). So while the "gauge" does tell us oil pressure is ok, it can't "move" and doesn't tell us what the oil pressure actually is.
It's infuriating because it's the worst of both worlds—like an idiot light, it can't indicate what the oil pressure is, and like a gauge, it won't alert you to a problem unless you happen to notice it's reading zero. But unlike a gauge, most of us won't notice it's reading zero because most of us will be in the habit of never looking at it. Enthusiasts love checking gauges (real ones, that is), but how many of us will regularly check a gauge that, in all probability, will never move for the life of the car?
Mazda switched to the fake gauge in the '93 (I think) Miata, supposedly a) to save a few pennies, and b) to stop worried non-enthusiasts from bringing their cars in complaining about how the gauge kept "moving all over the place" (which, of course, is what it's supposed to do.
) The thing that gets me is that I'd rather just have an idiot light if that's all it really is. Apparently Mazda's marketing research has concluded that a) people buying a sports car prefer gauges over idiot lights (which is true), and b) people won't know the difference between a functional gauge and a fake one (which is probably true for most people, but is NOT true for enthusiasts).
(I know… it's just a little gauge. Thanks for letting me vent.)
Yes, it's bogus—it's NOT a "real" gauge. It's just an "idiot light" posing as a gauge. Like an idiot light (which is either 'on' or 'off'), the Mazda oil pressure gauge points to one o'clock (where yours is) when oil pressure is acceptable, and points all the way left, to zero, when oil pressure falls below an acceptable level (or when the car is off). So while the "gauge" does tell us oil pressure is ok, it can't "move" and doesn't tell us what the oil pressure actually is.
It's infuriating because it's the worst of both worlds—like an idiot light, it can't indicate what the oil pressure is, and like a gauge, it won't alert you to a problem unless you happen to notice it's reading zero. But unlike a gauge, most of us won't notice it's reading zero because most of us will be in the habit of never looking at it. Enthusiasts love checking gauges (real ones, that is), but how many of us will regularly check a gauge that, in all probability, will never move for the life of the car?
Mazda switched to the fake gauge in the '93 (I think) Miata, supposedly a) to save a few pennies, and b) to stop worried non-enthusiasts from bringing their cars in complaining about how the gauge kept "moving all over the place" (which, of course, is what it's supposed to do.
) The thing that gets me is that I'd rather just have an idiot light if that's all it really is. Apparently Mazda's marketing research has concluded that a) people buying a sports car prefer gauges over idiot lights (which is true), and b) people won't know the difference between a functional gauge and a fake one (which is probably true for most people, but is NOT true for enthusiasts).(I know… it's just a little gauge. Thanks for letting me vent.)
12-20-2006 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by New Yorker
…it's the one thing I don't like about the car.
Yes, it's bogus—it's NOT a "real" gauge. It's just an "idiot light" posing as a gauge. Like an idiot light (which is either 'on' or 'off'), the Mazda oil pressure gauge points to one o'clock (where yours is) when oil pressure is acceptable, and points all the way left, to zero, when oil pressure falls below an acceptable level (or when the car is off). So while the "gauge" does tell us oil pressure is ok, it can't "move" and doesn't tell us what the oil pressure actually is.
It's infuriating because it's the worst of both worlds—like an idiot light, it can't indicate what the oil pressure is, and like a gauge, it won't alert you to a problem unless you happen to notice it's reading zero. But unlike a gauge, most of us won't notice it's reading zero because most of us will be in the habit of never looking at it. Enthusiasts love checking gauges (real ones, that is), but how many of us will regularly check a gauge that, in all probability, will never move for the life of the car?
Mazda switched to the fake gauge in the '93 (I think) Miata, supposedly a) to save a few pennies, and b) to stop worried non-enthusiasts from bringing their cars in complaining about how the gauge kept "moving all over the place" (which, of course, is what it's supposed to do. ) The thing that gets me is that I'd rather just have an idiot light if that's all it really is. Apparently Mazda's marketing research has concluded that a) people buying a sports car prefer gauges over idiot lights (which is true), and b) people won't know the difference between a functional gauge and a fake one (which is probably true for most people, but is NOT true for enthusiasts).
(I know… it's just a little gauge. Thanks for letting me vent.)
Yes, it's bogus—it's NOT a "real" gauge. It's just an "idiot light" posing as a gauge. Like an idiot light (which is either 'on' or 'off'), the Mazda oil pressure gauge points to one o'clock (where yours is) when oil pressure is acceptable, and points all the way left, to zero, when oil pressure falls below an acceptable level (or when the car is off). So while the "gauge" does tell us oil pressure is ok, it can't "move" and doesn't tell us what the oil pressure actually is.
It's infuriating because it's the worst of both worlds—like an idiot light, it can't indicate what the oil pressure is, and like a gauge, it won't alert you to a problem unless you happen to notice it's reading zero. But unlike a gauge, most of us won't notice it's reading zero because most of us will be in the habit of never looking at it. Enthusiasts love checking gauges (real ones, that is), but how many of us will regularly check a gauge that, in all probability, will never move for the life of the car?
Mazda switched to the fake gauge in the '93 (I think) Miata, supposedly a) to save a few pennies, and b) to stop worried non-enthusiasts from bringing their cars in complaining about how the gauge kept "moving all over the place" (which, of course, is what it's supposed to do.
) The thing that gets me is that I'd rather just have an idiot light if that's all it really is. Apparently Mazda's marketing research has concluded that a) people buying a sports car prefer gauges over idiot lights (which is true), and b) people won't know the difference between a functional gauge and a fake one (which is probably true for most people, but is NOT true for enthusiasts).(I know… it's just a little gauge. Thanks for letting me vent.)
12-20-2006 | 11:17 AM
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Some day the car makers will figure out that a user selectable LCD dash can be programmed to please everybody.
You could select anything from full gauges with histograms & max/mins, to just a speedo & idiot lights.
In the meantime we have to make do with a scanner interface & a laptop.
You could select anything from full gauges with histograms & max/mins, to just a speedo & idiot lights.
In the meantime we have to make do with a scanner interface & a laptop.
12-20-2006 | 12:17 PM
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it's the one thing I don't like about the car.
Yes, it's bogus—it's NOT a "real" gauge. It's just an "idiot light" posing as a gauge. Like an idiot light (which is either 'on' or 'off'), the Mazda oil pressure gauge points to one o'clock (where yours is) when oil pressure is acceptable, and points all the way left, to zero, when oil pressure falls below an acceptable level (or when the car is off). So while the "gauge" does tell us oil pressure is ok, it can't "move" and doesn't tell us what the oil pressure actually is.
It's infuriating because it's the worst of both worlds—like an idiot light, it can't indicate what the oil pressure is, and like a gauge, it won't alert you to a problem unless you happen to notice it's reading zero. But unlike a gauge, most of us won't notice it's reading zero because most of us will be in the habit of never looking at it. Enthusiasts love checking gauges (real ones, that is), but how many of us will regularly check a gauge that, in all probability, will never move for the life of the car?
Mazda switched to the fake gauge in the '93 (I think) Miata, supposedly a) to save a few pennies, and b) to stop worried non-enthusiasts from bringing their cars in complaining about how the gauge kept "moving all over the place" (which, of course, is what it's supposed to do. ) The thing that gets me is that I'd rather just have an idiot light if that's all it really is. Apparently Mazda's marketing research has concluded that a) people buying a sports car prefer gauges over idiot lights (which is true), and b) people won't know the difference between a functional gauge and a fake one (which is probably true for most people, but is NOT true for enthusiasts).
(I know… it's just a little gauge. Thanks for letting me vent.)
Hope you feel better.
Yes, it's bogus—it's NOT a "real" gauge. It's just an "idiot light" posing as a gauge. Like an idiot light (which is either 'on' or 'off'), the Mazda oil pressure gauge points to one o'clock (where yours is) when oil pressure is acceptable, and points all the way left, to zero, when oil pressure falls below an acceptable level (or when the car is off). So while the "gauge" does tell us oil pressure is ok, it can't "move" and doesn't tell us what the oil pressure actually is.
It's infuriating because it's the worst of both worlds—like an idiot light, it can't indicate what the oil pressure is, and like a gauge, it won't alert you to a problem unless you happen to notice it's reading zero. But unlike a gauge, most of us won't notice it's reading zero because most of us will be in the habit of never looking at it. Enthusiasts love checking gauges (real ones, that is), but how many of us will regularly check a gauge that, in all probability, will never move for the life of the car?
Mazda switched to the fake gauge in the '93 (I think) Miata, supposedly a) to save a few pennies, and b) to stop worried non-enthusiasts from bringing their cars in complaining about how the gauge kept "moving all over the place" (which, of course, is what it's supposed to do. ) The thing that gets me is that I'd rather just have an idiot light if that's all it really is. Apparently Mazda's marketing research has concluded that a) people buying a sports car prefer gauges over idiot lights (which is true), and b) people won't know the difference between a functional gauge and a fake one (which is probably true for most people, but is NOT true for enthusiasts).
(I know… it's just a little gauge. Thanks for letting me vent.)
Hope you feel better.
12-20-2006 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SureShot
Some day the car makers will figure out that a user selectable LCD dash can be programmed to please everybody.
You could select anything from full gauges with histograms & max/mins, to just a speedo & idiot lights.
In the meantime we have to make do with a scanner interface & a laptop.
You could select anything from full gauges with histograms & max/mins, to just a speedo & idiot lights.
In the meantime we have to make do with a scanner interface & a laptop.
02-24-2007 | 07:48 PM
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Vibrations When Rx Is Stoped
NEW RX8 OWNER
ive noticed after about 20mins of driving that when i stop at a traffic light, and have my hand on the gear ready to change i can feel vibrations through the gear andi can feel it through my seat is this normal?
i have toped up oil so it cant be that can it?> cus it still does it when i did...
ive noticed after about 20mins of driving that when i stop at a traffic light, and have my hand on the gear ready to change i can feel vibrations through the gear andi can feel it through my seat is this normal?
i have toped up oil so it cant be that can it?> cus it still does it when i did...