How much power can you get out of an RX8?
Its pistonless Renesis cranks out 238 horsepower, which isn’t laughably low for a 3000-pound car, but its power peak happens way up at 8500 rpm. And although 159 pound-feet of torque is impressive for anything naturally aspirated displacing just 1.3 liters, it’s not enough for us.
What does the tachometer on a Mazda tell you?
Only the trip meters record tenths of kilometres (miles). The power supply is interrupted (blown fuse or the battery is disconnected). The vehicle is driven over 9999.9 km (mile). The tachometer shows engine speed in thousands of revolutions per minute (rpm).
How do you change the speedometer on a Mazda 3?
The speed units for the speedometer will change between km/h and mph. The display mode can be changed from odometer to trip meter A to trip meter B and then back to odometer by pressing the selector while one of them is displayed. The selected mode will be displayed.
What is the outside temperature on a Mazda?
If the outside temperature is lower than about 4 °C (39 °F), the outside temperature display and the mark flashes for about ten seconds and a beep sound is heard once. If the outside temperature is lower than -20 °C (-4 °F), the beep sound does not operate.
What happens to the instrument cluster on a Mazda?
When the illumination dimmer is cancelled, the instrument cluster cannot be dimmed even if the position lights are turned on. When the illumination dimmer is cancelled, the screen in the centre display switches to constant display of the daytime screen.
How many miles does a Mazda RX 8 engine last?
Well it is common knowledge now with the USA Mazda required use of 5W-20 oil the engine will not last 200,000 miles as advertised and more like it the motor will only last around 30,000 miles before needing to be rebuilt again and again etc.
Is the Mazda RX 8 sold in the USA?
RX 8 owners in the USA did not buy their RX 8 with full disclosure by the Mazda dealership that the car motor and catalytic would wear out much, much quicker than other cars, due to Mazda oil requirements in the USA nor how Mazda treats the USA RX 8 customer.
What kind of oil does a Mazda RX 8 use?
Every city in the USA has slow traffic jams and warm weather. Every where else in the World (except in the USA) Mazda requires in the RX 8 Owners Manual the use of 5W-30 oil to adequately protect the very same hot running rotary engine that is in RX 8’s in the USA.
What causes a Mazda RX 8 engine to fail?
Seals in engines though are failing due to too much heat as is evident from failed engines and cats plugged up with oil as documented on RX 8 owner forums.