Sideswipe2674

I had my RX reflashed with the new M flash last week. I really like this flash, there is more pull going through the gears and it kicked my miles to the tank by another 30mpg! This is me driving in city and highway and not being timid either so I am getting 235 miles to a tank now. I'll be extremely happy if I can get 250. I've had my RX for about a month and week now.

I also have to say that I really like working with Peter Potman at Oaktree Mazda. Really great guy.

-Clarence

Xyntax

Good for you! I just spoke with Oaktree this morning and said that I could bring up the M flash request when I have my car checked in for service. I'd like to get it pronto though. Did you have to set an appointment with them? How long did it take? I can't afford to go thru a car rental again coz my RX8 is on service for this month; I'm so busy.

I wish I could just drive by, have it flashed, and then leave all on a lunch break

RX Guy

Ditto for Peter at Oak Tree. Very reasonable and courteous.

When I had my L flash, I dropped it off, walked over to get a sandwich. When I return, the car was waiting for me.

Sideswipe2674

I actually brought the car in because I had a small cut on the steering wheel. They replaced the steering wheel and did the flash at the same time. It was also washed. I got a free rental for the day from hertz. A Mazda 6, which was fun to try out.

Sideswipe2674

Oh and yeah I did make an appointment.

14s4doorNA

Do I need a flash if I just bought my car yesterday or is it only for the first batch. Maybe my car is one of the first batch. How do I find out what flash I have? Is there a difference if it is automatic? Thanks.

Sideswipe2674

Good question. This was my first flash since I bought my car last month. I don't know if the flashes are different for automatics and Manual transmission. I would suspect there is since in automatic the computer has different settings to recognize when to shift and maybe they need to model it around that? Shot in the dark.

Anyhow, just monitor your miles to the gallon if your concerned about gas. That might be a good indicator. If I read write the auto is supposed to get a little better mileage in a RX, could be wrong but that's what i've read.

roboracer

wow, that's great...congrats!!

i'm gettin mine reflash this upcoming monday...i've been gettin 13-15mpg and the most i ever gotten was 194 miles to a tank...hopefully i can get numbers like yours..btw, how long did it take to reflash your car??

skagen

Hiya guys, just a heads up Mazda itself has issued an update on the flooding situation. The "M" flash is now required to be done when you bring your car into the dealership. So don't let any of them give you BS. Here's a link to the bulletin. If you read down, you'll find it says that the pcm should be updated to "M" even if you come in for repairs or maintanance unrelated to flooding issues. The software update prevents possible flooding and from what I hear fixes low mpg.

http://www.finishlineperformance.com...1-04-1273d.pdf

Sideswipe2674

I dropped it off for the day and mazda gave me a laoner for the day.

VividRacing.com

I got the "M" flash this week here in Phx and i'm liking it as well. Ditto for the service I got at the dealership. How rare is that?

Navybeardbb

you lucky bastards, i dropped mine off waited an hour and a half. And they only flashed me with J...this was 4/15/04 too i'm pissed.

Sideswipe2674

Well i hope your dealership steps up in the service game so you can reap the M flash benefits.

310Guy

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Positron

I just got the M Flash on Friday on my AT and it made a significant difference. The car shifts much more smoothly. I have to drive more to see if it changed the mileage. Good stuff though.

mm

Lex

I brought my 8 to OakTree for work a couple of weeks ago.
They PUT a small cut in my steering wheel, washed my car without asking first and left horrible swirl marks (I always wash/scrub in one direction to avoid swirls!), and put a 4 inch scratch on my hood!

Go OakTree!

xXcfeboXx

Ok might be a dumb question, but here goes anyways, the last flash i even read about i think was the L Flash, common sense would tell you that the higher the alphabet the newer and better the flash is compared to the lower letter?

also does anyone know if canzoomer ran charts with his stage 1 and Mflash? i think i saw a thread on a charted L flash and stage 1.

Giacomino

Hi RX-8 club - Please let me know what a MFlash and a LFlash is. Also, is there other notifications I should know about besides the Airbag recall. I just found out about this Forum. Thanks.

bellamattina1@aol.com

pret

hi and welcome to the forum. just a word of advice, when you ask,

"Hi RX-8 club - Please let me know what a MFlash and a LFlash is. Also, is there other notifications I should know about besides the Airbag recall. I just found out about this Forum. Thanks."

you are setting yourself up for many people flaming you. Do yourself a favor, read the RX-8 FAQ, learn how to use the search button. There you will find the answers to your questions in numerous posts. Also all recall info can be found with this method. Good luck with your research.
pret

ptiemann

what is it with the dealers? My dealer in Capitola cut my steering wheel as well. 2 inches long cut. They repaired it next day, you cannot tell now when you look at it.

The hood!

Now that's a pisser! How did they fix that???

Peter

mikeb

I got the m flash and the car does feel faster
My gas mileage is not improved
but the car drives smoother is seems so I'm happy with that.

Anthony

Apologies for seeming really dumb here, but what is this flash you talking about?

I keep reading about solutions, but have not found out what you are talking about sorry!

A

mikeb

check under the tsb thread in tech garage

ironmedic

flashing your ECU is like flashing your motherboard bios with new instructions. in other words its just a computer upgrade to make the car run better.