can you link me to this euro bulletin w/ the US engine, inquiring mind wants to know/see...

 

no - if the engine fails fo rthis issue they will replace them - period

2nd post this page https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/new-tsb-mazda-australia-says-mineral-oils-only-96514/page3/

 

I supposedly got the new flash when I had my car in to the dealer last month. I've noticed my car is using LESS oil than before. Shouldn't it be using more? I haven't had to add any oil in 2500 miles. They did overfill it, as usual, but I typically have to add some oil by now. It wasn't a concern to me until I read this thread. My engine has been just fine and now has 62,500 miles on it.

 

Possible, but you'll get the reflash if your car tests ok, so assuming that the new flash puts enough oil in at cruise, your engine should be fine.

I don't blame you for being concerned, though.

 

Perhaps a stupid question here...

I assume it is possible for my car to pass the vacuum test today but fail in the future? If so would it still be covered under the recall?

 

what is a piston- slamming it wouldnt hurt the engine- you want anew engine? go sit in traffic with only one oil cooler for several hours every day for a week when the air temp is over 100 and the temp being read at the road surface is over 200.

 

yes and yes

 

I'm with RG on not wanting a remanufactured engine. If I'm getting a new engine, I actually want it to be new.

As for Mazda giving everyone new engines, I doubt it.

Personally, I don't want a new motor and am happy with the one I have.

 

hopefully this won'to make it hard to sell a used 8.

 

That's how I feel. Mine seems to run just fine, and I have heard too many horror stories about remanufactured engines.

 

I'd caution you that what your dealer is saying is different than what the Mazda corporate rep said... but zoom's right. Hit 9K a lot, your car likes it. Awful lotta fun, too.

 

this sucks....so they recall the ones that dont pass now and if 2-5 years down the road since they checked before yours dont count if it blows up?.....this should be an all or nothing....

 

Will the new engines come with a new warranty on the engine? Not that it matters to me I guess, because I'm out of warranty, but what about people that are still in warranty.

Also, what if you get a new one, then the engine fails again for the same issue. Will they replace that one also.....what about again after that?

 

Me too. I was just noting how smooth and strong it's running. And to have them yank it out so Delphi can reman one for me? I hope mine passes.

 

Don't worry chris, your car is still going to look awesome even if it doesn't run...

Are you going to the exotic show this weekend in NH?

 

well thanks....and i wish i could go but its my anniversary weekend and wifey wont go for a road trip/ car show as a gift.....no matter how hard i tried for it.....but hey at least now ill have a new motor for my new trans....they should throw in a set of tires for my trouble!

 

My car was made in April of 05, I got it in May of 05 (1 month old, 1 mile on the clock). I followed the recomended break-in process to the letter! I got my first oil change done at 3k miles at the dealer. I changed it every 3000-3500 miles since then with Castrol GTX 5w20.

Long story short, the dealer said I would need my engine replaced for the problem I was having. The car was 7 months old (from its build date) and 6 months old (from when I got it) and had 10500 miles on it.

I asked if I would get a NEW engine, and specificaly said "Not a rebuilt or remanufactured....but NEW" The dealer told me it was coming in overnight from Japan. This sounded strange to me so I called Mazda NAO and asked the same thing, and said what the dealer told me. They again said "You will be getting a NEW engine, not a remanufactured or rebuilt motor...but NEW"

When I went to pick up the car at the end of the week...what do you know....the invoice said "Rebuilt"....I asked the dealer what was up and they said that they were told it was a new motor by Mazda NAO, so I called MNAO and asked what happened....they were told by someone above them it was going to be new......and after a few days of going up the ladder....it appears that everyone has someone above them to blame. I filed a compaint with the dealer and NAO about the issue, but never got a letter or a call or anything saying sorry.

 

thanks zoom, that carbon deposit looks horrible!!!

 

Recalls must be done at the manufacturers expense, b/c it's treated as manufacturer error, and usually a safety concern. Someone with more knowledge of this can (hopefully) confirm.

Zoom - I think what mx6 is saying is more along the lines of - "what if my engine passes but is well on it's way to death?"

hope I didn't repeat something already posted in the last 2 minutes of typing.

 

That sucks, it's why you have to get EVERYTHING in writing in America. It's just how society works and if they shaft you then you need to have a leg to stand on. I need to go check my mail and see if I got a recall letter, it's been a few weeks since I checked it.

 

*sigh*

so MT at risk, and if so, how much?

So are hard-driven MT cars at risk? I don't use synth, just dino-juice*

If mine fails, I'll *really* raise a stink if the replacement motor comes from the US. Part of the deal was I gave 30+K sheckles to Mazda in exchange for a car built in Hiroshima, with an engine built in Hiroshima... not Detroit. If I wanted that, I'd drive a GM or Ford.

I hope mine passess. I like my little hiroshima rocket just fine the way it is, don't want some 2nd-rate reman motor.. least of all one built here.

To Mazda Japan (and MNAO): I think y'all should handle this very, very carefully. Like a loaded firearm, actually. If it goes off it could kill Mazda.. again.. like the FD did, and the Rx-2 / 3 / 4 before it. I like your cars, but y'all are making me just a touch nervous about the longevity of this powerplant. I drive mine hard, but still... that doubt..

* Dino-juice is a ephemism of mine.. no one has convinced me that it comes form rotting old forests and rotting old dinosaurs.. no one has convinced me it is fossil and finite.

 

marbles

 

so what if the Refurb engine wasnt broken in properly?