Fall is here and Winter is coming! Things to remember about YOUR RX-8
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I have a quick question about winter temps and our gear box:
I live in Calgary Canada and it is usually 0 to -20 celcius (32F to -4F) all winter and sometimes -30(-22F) for a week or so. Long story short i notice now when it is cold my gears grind from first to second, it isn't a violent grind because i only shift at 4000rpm when it isn't fully warmed up but it is still enough for me to not like it, lol.
Only way around it is to warm up for about 2-5min before driving or doing a quick double clutch between first and second. After a minute or so of driving the grind does not happen and the worst that happens is a notchy or clunky shift to second.
Is it a bad idea to switch to something like Redline tranny fluid or will it not like the cold weather either?
P.S. i just had my tranny fluid and diff fluid swapped out by the dealership about 5000 km ago.(Of course it was OEM stuff that they replaced it with though)
Thanks for the help guys,
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I live in Calgary Canada and it is usually 0 to -20 celcius (32F to -4F) all winter and sometimes -30(-22F) for a week or so. Long story short i notice now when it is cold my gears grind from first to second, it isn't a violent grind because i only shift at 4000rpm when it isn't fully warmed up but it is still enough for me to not like it, lol.
Only way around it is to warm up for about 2-5min before driving or doing a quick double clutch between first and second. After a minute or so of driving the grind does not happen and the worst that happens is a notchy or clunky shift to second.
Is it a bad idea to switch to something like Redline tranny fluid or will it not like the cold weather either?
P.S. i just had my tranny fluid and diff fluid swapped out by the dealership about 5000 km ago.(Of course it was OEM stuff that they replaced it with though)
Thanks for the help guys,
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I have a quick question about winter temps and our gear box:
I live in Calgary Canada and it is usually 0 to -20 celcius (32F to -4F) all winter and sometimes -30(-22F) for a week or so. Long story short i notice now when it is cold my gears grind from first to second, it isn't a violent grind because i only shift at 4000rpm when it isn't fully warmed up but it is still enough for me to not like it, lol.
Only way around it is to warm up for about 2-5min before driving or doing a quick double clutch between first and second. After a minute or so of driving the grind does not happen and the worst that happens is a notchy or clunky shift to second.
Is it a bad idea to switch to something like Redline tranny fluid or will it not like the cold weather either?
P.S. i just had my tranny fluid and diff fluid swapped out by the dealership about 5000 km ago.(Of course it was OEM stuff that they replaced it with though)
Thanks for the help guys,
SpecialBlend
I live in Calgary Canada and it is usually 0 to -20 celcius (32F to -4F) all winter and sometimes -30(-22F) for a week or so. Long story short i notice now when it is cold my gears grind from first to second, it isn't a violent grind because i only shift at 4000rpm when it isn't fully warmed up but it is still enough for me to not like it, lol.
Only way around it is to warm up for about 2-5min before driving or doing a quick double clutch between first and second. After a minute or so of driving the grind does not happen and the worst that happens is a notchy or clunky shift to second.
Is it a bad idea to switch to something like Redline tranny fluid or will it not like the cold weather either?
P.S. i just had my tranny fluid and diff fluid swapped out by the dealership about 5000 km ago.(Of course it was OEM stuff that they replaced it with though)
Thanks for the help guys,
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One of the best threads I have ever read.
A question about the following statement:
What if you mix FL-22 with a bottle of Red Line's water wetter ? Are you going to have a problem?
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A question about the following statement:
What if you mix FL-22 with a bottle of Red Line's water wetter ? Are you going to have a problem?
Thanks
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I was actually just looking at getting the rx8 16" wheels off the base model and putting snow tires on it.. Just through online pricing, the tires for the 18" rim on the car now is about 210 at its cheapest whereas I can get the tires for the 16" rim for half that. On autopartswarehouse.com they have the 16 inch rim for like 130 a piece with free shipping
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17" is the lowest you can go if you have the brakes that are on the GT.
Remember that for winter conditions a skinnier tire is better.
I stuck with pirelli sottozero winter tires that are 17", 215 wide and 55 side wall.
Would we be able to fit 205 tires providing a thinner rim?(enough brake clearance)
Remember that for winter conditions a skinnier tire is better.
I stuck with pirelli sottozero winter tires that are 17", 215 wide and 55 side wall.
Would we be able to fit 205 tires providing a thinner rim?(enough brake clearance)
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Good advice on the tires. I learned the stupid hard way. OEM Pole Position All Seasons and the car is basically been useless in any amount of snow. The 18" is too wide and so it plows and the tires stink although I paid a good deal for those tires which are excellent for dry and wet pavement conditions. I am going to try and find 17" steel wheels and put on snow tires just for the winter driving in Colorado. Also, my battery just died today. The dealer put in a new stronger one as well has a stronger starter as part of a recall notice last year. Now the battery is out. I think I will buy an Interstate battery. Hopefully that will hold up better. This car gets driven to work too so it was charged up and there were no CEL lights on. Course it was 9 degrees this morning but its 50 now and no reason why the car is dead now unless a light is on somewhere. I'll need to check that out once I get the car gets a hot shot and is home. My 04 only has 14,000 on it and already its on its third set up plugs, a new battery, new starter and several computer upgrades or restarts or whatever they are called. I have always had the oil changed at the Mazda dealer.
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Good advice on the tires. I learned the stupid hard way. OEM Pole Position All Seasons and the car is basically been useless in any amount of snow. The 18" is too wide and so it plows and the tires stink although I paid a good deal for those tires which are excellent for dry and wet pavement conditions. I am going to try and find 17" steel wheels and put on snow tires just for the winter driving in Colorado. Also, my battery just died today. The dealer put in a new stronger one as well has a stronger starter as part of a recall notice last year. Now the battery is out. I think I will buy an Interstate battery. Hopefully that will hold up better. This car gets driven to work too so it was charged up and there were no CEL lights on. Course it was 9 degrees this morning but its 50 now and no reason why the car is dead now unless a light is on somewhere. I'll need to check that out once I get the car gets a hot shot and is home. My 04 only has 14,000 on it and already its on its third set up plugs, a new battery, new starter and several computer upgrades or restarts or whatever they are called. I have always had the oil changed at the Mazda dealer.
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Thanks for that post.. I'm learning so much at this site. I have parked my rx8 for the winter (in October) . I live in Yellowknife. Question! I'm being told by some people that I should start my car once a week and some say don't start it at all , just leave it. The temp here gets between -30 to -45. Is there anything special I should be doing or just keep it covered and start it up again around May? I bought the Rx8 40th anniversary edition this past June. Thanks for your help!
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Thanks for that post.. I'm learning so much at this site. I have parked my rx8 for the winter (in October) . I live in Yellowknife. Question! I'm being told by some people that I should start my car once a week and some say don't start it at all , just leave it. The temp here gets between -30 to -45. Is there anything special I should be doing or just keep it covered and start it up again around May? I bought the Rx8 40th anniversary edition this past June. Thanks for your help!
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The only thing I would say is that if you do decide to start it once a week, make sure it reaches full operating temperature before shutting it down. Since my own 8 is a daily driver (my only daily driver) I don't have the luxury of mothballing it for the winter; but I am curious what long-term storage tricks folks might have and whether they might have applicability to general winterising.
Also it's a good idea to start it once per week or so to keep all the rubber seals lubricated etc.
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Sta-bil is just fine. I use it in all of my machines, year round.
http://www.amazon.com/Gold-Eagle-222...8923817&sr=8-1
(available locally, Autozone, etc, just the first weblink I came to)
http://www.amazon.com/Gold-Eagle-222...8923817&sr=8-1
(available locally, Autozone, etc, just the first weblink I came to)
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Sta-bil is just fine. I use it in all of my machines, year round.
http://www.amazon.com/Gold-Eagle-222...8923817&sr=8-1
(available locally, Autozone, etc, just the first weblink I came to)
http://www.amazon.com/Gold-Eagle-222...8923817&sr=8-1
(available locally, Autozone, etc, just the first weblink I came to)
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Wow, I sure hope not. I kept the car in the garage for the winter because I had a back up vehicle when it snowed in Colorado. This year my backup is with my son so I am stuck trying to get the RX going to get me to work. The battery was replaced by the dealer for free. So I'll take a free battery any day. The dealer does the oil changes and also checks the systems as well as provide any new computer updates. I will just have to put with the issues one at time until I get much more miles on it then it has now. Its on its 3 set up spark plugs too! LOL