so my car died on me the other day. Basically, i get up, turn it on, let it warm, drive about 20 miles down the hwy, stop at a light to make a left onto this other hwy, start driving shift into 2nd, decide to go to redline, as soon as it hits 5500, the car just DIES on me, like i hit the gas but it just won't rev or anything. so im stuck on the road, let it sit for 5 min, then i try cranking, it turns on and then it just shuts off abruptly. Call my bro to come pick me up and a tow truck, they take it home and its been sittin in the garage. my warranty has already expired so dealer wont do much. I have the sp2 and the aem intake, my front license plate fell off a couple days ago, so the front is open and its been raining here in houston for like 2 days, i havent drove thru any big puddles but i wondered if its all the water?? We finally got it to crank and then just let it run n it was fine. Then we took off the air filter and cleaned it out, it was dirty, but not DIRTY DIRTY.


any ideas?

all the cel's are gone, i havent driven it cuz ive been busy at work so i havent had a chance to c if it will redline or die on me at 5500 again.

 

Please give us more history on your car, year,miles,service done,ever flooded, anything you can think of to help us help you.

 

check the plugs

 

Check the coils, plugs, cat and the compression.

 

re-set the ECU

 

sry i just spit out everything so fast......... car has not given me ANY problems to date **knock on wood**

has 50,488 miles, its on 05'

never toook it to the dealer, just once for the recall, just did my own oil changes.

I just took her out for a spin, she seems fine, EXCEPT marbles in a can is back. I used to have it, but then it went away, n now its back.

 

im gonna wash her 2moro, but im thinking if i should put the license plate back on, the front one i mean......

 

Look at this for your MIAC problem, it's helped a bunch of people.

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/no-more-detonation-%2Amiac%2A-121249/

 

powertrain 60K miles/60 months, whichever comes first

Bumper to Bumper, 48K miles/48 months, whichever comes first

 

cat?

 

I forgot about your Clutch Bracket too ~~~

Where is it Tell me !

To OP : CAT dying is a possible cause. So take the AEM off and put it back to stock, bring it to a dealer

 

well i called mazda and they said mines is expired, such great service i have to say

 

ok i can do that, but i think i would need pictures so ino what im doing.....??

thing is, i had MAIC, then it just completely stopped, n now it came back on....... should i put the front license plate back on or just leave it be??