power loss RX8

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Hi Guys

I have an RX8 ,put i loose power in the lower gears when the engine is hot
i have just replaced my cat,coils,plugs.thinking that was the issue
i have seen some improvments put ont mutch.

also i have dad the car for 7 years low milage and to date my coolant level never changes and have not to date replaced it is this right???

any ideas from anybody

[Will66]

Does it start okay when the engine is hot?  IE you\'ve been for a drive, stopped for some petrol and then come to restart afterwards.  It should start fine then, if it doesn\'t then it may be compression test time.

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no it sometimes take a wile to start after a long run ,would this cause the lack of power,and worst case is???

[clive]

Sorry to hear you have problems,

I would not expect this to be a coolant problem as RX-8\'s because it is very very rare to have coolant issues with these cars and not adding water ever is quite normal.

As Will above has suggested a compression check is now your way forward so you know the true health of your engine, then you can go from there.

If you have a Mazda dealer check your engines compression, make sure they carry out a compression check and NOT a diagnostic check as I have sent a few people for this and the dealer has decided off their own back to just do a diagnostic then charge £126 for the lack of information.

Hope this helps

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Thanks guys will get this done,if i do have a issue what would this involve

[TRIND-FD]

Hi, Sorry  to hear you have problems with the rx. If you want a comp test done, I have mazdas latest tester and could meet up with you sunday on my home from southampton. £35    k 1 trinder @ msn. com   Good luck either way.
 
keith

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Thanks guys will get this done,if i do have a issue what would this involve

depends what the fault is matey, worse case with crappy compression...it\'s rebuild time i\'m afraid

[Will66]

In other words, £2.5 to 3K or so!  Unless you have a bash yourself.