2009 rx8 r3 died in middle of highway
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Skipping the synthetic debate for the moment, OP: was there any evidence of rodent activity during storage? Even if not, I'd check the air inlet tube (dunno which CAI you have) for it. Of course they can also raise havoc by chewing through wires. Upon attempting to restart, did you hear the fuel pump run? Probably not if you went straight from "off" to "start", but if one first pauses with the key in the "on" position, you should be able to hear the whirr of the pump for a couple of seconds (then shut shut itself off) as it builds fuel pressure. No sound at all indicates either the motor is completely fried (unlikely) or that there's an interlock preventing it from running. One "infant death" thing I've run across occasionally is the rollover switch failing. Of course it could be a lot of other things too.
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Seems as though I started a debate, lol, which is fine because i'm really interested myself in the topic of synthetic or not.
In any case , as far as the problem with the car itself, after getting the plugs in the guy called me and said it's the fuel pump . Ordered a fuel pump and went to put it in today, only to find out that the GAS TANK was empty because the FUEL GAUGE was broke. I hadn't noticed the gas gauge not moving because I haven't really drove the car except a time or two this year. Maybe it's just me but wouldn't you put some fresh gas in the car atleast when someone had just told you it's gas from Oct / Nov ??? I remember thinking it's strange to have the fuel pump go at 9 k miles, so I'm glad it's not the fuel pump, but now I have to wait for them to fix the gas gauge.
In any case , as far as the problem with the car itself, after getting the plugs in the guy called me and said it's the fuel pump . Ordered a fuel pump and went to put it in today, only to find out that the GAS TANK was empty because the FUEL GAUGE was broke. I hadn't noticed the gas gauge not moving because I haven't really drove the car except a time or two this year. Maybe it's just me but wouldn't you put some fresh gas in the car atleast when someone had just told you it's gas from Oct / Nov ??? I remember thinking it's strange to have the fuel pump go at 9 k miles, so I'm glad it's not the fuel pump, but now I have to wait for them to fix the gas gauge.
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Seems as though I started a debate, lol, which is fine because i'm really interested myself in the topic of synthetic or not.
In any case , as far as the problem with the car itself, after getting the plugs in the guy called me and said it's the fuel pump . Ordered a fuel pump and went to put it in today, only to find out that the GAS TANK was empty because the FUEL GAUGE was broke. I hadn't noticed the gas gauge not moving because I haven't really drove the car except a time or two this year. Maybe it's just me but wouldn't you put some fresh gas in the car atleast when someone had just told you it's gas from Oct / Nov ??? I remember thinking it's strange to have the fuel pump go at 9 k miles, so I'm glad it's not the fuel pump, but now I have to wait for them to fix the gas gauge.
In any case , as far as the problem with the car itself, after getting the plugs in the guy called me and said it's the fuel pump . Ordered a fuel pump and went to put it in today, only to find out that the GAS TANK was empty because the FUEL GAUGE was broke. I hadn't noticed the gas gauge not moving because I haven't really drove the car except a time or two this year. Maybe it's just me but wouldn't you put some fresh gas in the car atleast when someone had just told you it's gas from Oct / Nov ??? I remember thinking it's strange to have the fuel pump go at 9 k miles, so I'm glad it's not the fuel pump, but now I have to wait for them to fix the gas gauge.
So it was the same problem I had years back. They replaced my whole tank though but that may have been an excuse to bill Mazda for the warranty work. But basically that is what happened, it showed half a tank but was empty.
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Not sure something from japan will sway them when it clearly states "do not use synthetic as engine starting performance could worsen" in the US manual. I am not trying to get into an argument over synthetic being ok in the engine, just stating what the manual says for us anyway.
either way if they already said its covered by warranty then no worries.
either way if they already said its covered by warranty then no worries.
oh yeah, its always easier to say NO ...
Its funny that they say "engine starting performance could worsen" when Synthetic oil actually more slippery so things will turn "easier"
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Hahahahaha.
This was my first reading of "ran out of gas" story in the half decade I've been on this forum.
Man, broken fuel gauge. On our cars, you should get suspicious real quick if the gauge stops moving, since it normally moves down pretty fast.
This was my first reading of "ran out of gas" story in the half decade I've been on this forum.
Man, broken fuel gauge. On our cars, you should get suspicious real quick if the gauge stops moving, since it normally moves down pretty fast.
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11ty billion dollars.
Call your shop and ask them.
Shop rates are different from location to location.
They won't be the same in Manhattan NYC as they are in Manhattan Kansas.
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Call your shop and ask them.
Shop rates are different from location to location.
They won't be the same in Manhattan NYC as they are in Manhattan Kansas.
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5w-20 castrol starts up cold/warm SO much faster compared to the idemitsu synthetic 10w-30 I had in there. I guess it may just be the viscosity difference but I am going to stick to the castrol 5w-20 after hearing the difference. I didnt think that oil really would affect starting performance, but the warm starts are like complete night and day for me.
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Have you considered that there are 2 different oil weight ratings listed?
Perhaps going with a 5w40 or 0w40 solves both issues, start up weight and hot temp weight....
(ignoring that NYCGPS said that over a year ago in this thread, because he will still tell you that again today
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Perhaps going with a 5w40 or 0w40 solves both issues, start up weight and hot temp weight....
(ignoring that NYCGPS said that over a year ago in this thread, because he will still tell you that again today
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