Associated Rebuild Costs

[TwistedHumour]

Would be nice if there was a boat from Swansea to Ilfracombe - but its hell of a trip just for a compression test.

Would a.. dare I say it... Mazda dealer be able to check it?

[BlitzBoy]

well yes a Mazda dealer should be able to check it seeing as they sell RX8s they must have rotary compression tester to test RX8s. So give them a tinkle

[D1 WTF]

i think recovery is a very good option.  push/toe it a couple of miles down the road.  and say engine problem, you are 99% sure what it is as you know a little about the engine and it is terminal.  you therefore need it recovered to ? (all the way back to pip, if you want) and you can say i will get my  ? (girlfriend etc) to pick me up as i am only down the road and wave good bye to your car knowing it is on its way back to someone you trust.
green flag are very good (they dont really ask any questions they just take it for you) as my mate uses them to pic up non running cars that he buys on ebay.   he must have "changed" his vehicle about 7 times during a year and all funny enough between 12-72 hours before they break down.  i know it will prob cost £80 or something for the year but it is prob worth having with a rex anyway.

[iaint]

Would be nice if there was a boat from Swansea to Ilfracombe - but its hell of a trip just for a compression test.

Would a.. dare I say it... Mazda dealer be able to check it?

If I were in your shoes I\'d get it up to WGT for diagnosis and repair otherwise you\'ll just end up taking it to a dealer, getting a set of numbers with no expertise to interpret them and have to trailer it home and then off somewhere to get it fixed...

[MillSpeed]

Can you get access to a compression tester? Provided you can get hold of one with a non-return valve that you can hold open it\'ll be more than adaquate to diagnose combustion seal failure:-

Three strong jumps of the needle per revolution....seals aren\'t broken & the problem lies elsewhere
Two strong peaks per revolution......side seal failed
One strong peak per revolution.....apex seal failed

i.e. anything other than the first scenario all mean the same thing...rebuild time. All dragging it to Mazda will get you is a nice print-out saying something like 6.5-6.5-0 or 6.5-0-0

[TwistedHumour]

Iant - I\'m about 6 miles from a dealer and was going to borrow a trailor and get a mate to take me.  You do have a good point though.

Millspeed - I\'ll speak to a some mates tonight and see if I can get my hands on one.

I\'ve spoke to Pip last night and got an estimate on the costs - and more than likely will be sending it to him.