Okay so i bought an used mazda rx8 2004 manual transmission with 80,000 miles.
From day one it was having problems starting so the dealer( a non mazda dealer) put in four new spark plugs and seem like the problem went away.
recently I park my car in my garage four days ago and today it wont turn on and makes funny noise. my dad thought it was the starter that went out so we bought a brand new starter and still the same problem, then check the sparks plugs and we bought four new spark plugs and it still makes the same noise and it wouldn't turn on.. I only have 3 months with the car and I'm in love with this car but I need to fix this ASAP. PLEASE HELP!!

 

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Any ideas ???

 

NO. We have no idea because you have provided basically no information at all

Have you even searched?

 

Yes I have search and nothing. what type of information would you like to know. I'm new at this and this is my first car. like I said it was running fine and I parked it in my garage four days ago try to move it today and it just made a funny noise and never starter. when i was cranking it to have it turn on it felt like i would be able to crank it until the battery would die out. like if it was only the battery working.. idk

 

If you can be a bit more descriptive of what your implying about your 8 and the issue your having, take a look around listen to where it's possibly coming from. It'll really help everyone else out who may know what is and find a possible solution to your problem. Also search the forums, I know there's so much information here it can be some time before finding what your looking for. I'm guessing it may possibly be the alternator since it sounds like the battery is not getting a charge. That's just my 2 cents on your matter.

 

I'm trying here, like i said im new, but thanks for the replies i appreciate it. well the noise seems like is coming from the left side of the car around the area where the windshield fluid goes. first this i did was charge the battery and that didnt work, second put in a new starter, third new spark plugs and nothing.

 

Have your battery and it's connections checked........

 

how do i check the battery and its connections in my garage ?

 

Well if you have access to a multimeter you can check the battery voltage, you want to see around 12.8 with the car off. Even if it is 12.8 that does not mean its a guaranteed good battery though. Check the battery connections and make sure they are clean and not crusty, also make sure they are tight.

 

Terrible thread title.

 

ok i will be checking the battery tomorrow morning, thanks for the information. any other ideas ?

 

Take it to a Mazda dealer for a thorough inpsection to find out what you got yourself into.

 

i think is just the battery...when i let my car without star for about 3 days the car star but a bit week.. but when i let it for about 4 or more without desconect the battery the car wont start so i have to recharge the battery and boom lol zoom zoom again. that is what it happend with my car so maybe is just that...

 

take it to a mazda dealership, you have way to little experience to diagnose this on your own

 

I took the car to a Mazda dealer and they told me the car was flooded and had a weak starter. So they unflood the engine and had them install the new starter I had. Then they found that I needed battery terminals and had to remove oil from airbox and replace air filter, plus they doing a compression test.
Now I'm just waiting for the call and hopefully everything comes out fine..

 

Good luck! And please let us know what they have found. Just curious.

 

While you are waiting you might want to do some reading. Start here: https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discuss...t-here-202454/

 

So I got my car back and now it starts even faster with the new starter that they install for me and my car pass the compression test.

 

Glad to hear it worked out for you! Spend some time on the forum and do some reading. You will lear tons of useful things about the car.