To be clear

@damon

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@damon12/12/2022, 8:39 AM

@damon

@damon11/25/2022, 4:55 PM

god forgive me, I think I might have accidentally convinced a friend to buy a Mazda RX-8, his first rotary

#cars #he is not a car guy...

@damon12/3/2022, 3:07 AM

he did it

my powers of persuasion are unmatched

#cars #rotary #mazda

@damon12/3/2022, 8:11 AM

some (many) might say that buying a guy's project car is a terrible idea

i would too but the mods seem tasteful even if the paint is FUCKED

#mazda #rx8 #rotary

@damon12/4/2022, 9:15 AM

day 1 vs day 2

the previous owner spent like a year trying to diagnose a misfire but never plugged an OBD reader in?????

#mazda #rotary #rx8 #cars

@damon12/9/2022, 9:42 AM

JACKIN IT

WITH THE BUDS

@damon12/9/2022, 10:58 AM

THE OLD OWNER SOLD IT BECAUSE OF A MISFIRE BUT DIDN'T BOTHER TIGHTENING THE SPARK PLUGS PROPERLY???

@damon12/9/2022, 1:56 PM

swapped spark plugs between the rotors to no avail, so we're beginning to narrow it down to perhaps ignition coils or fuel injectors. getting close! big victory was also finding out that the eccentric shaft position sensor was, like, not bolted in. it was just kinda hanging loose. so that's one code cleared!!!

FUN RX-8 FACT: they have extremely robust pinch welds

@damon12/11/2022, 1:18 AM

ebay coils BRAH

they are bad

also posting uncensored unclothed throttle body 😳😳😳

@damon12/11/2022, 1:24 AM

Apologies to eBay for the previous post

they are actually aliexpress coils

@damon12/12/2022, 8:02 AM

it lives and runs perfectly after $240 of repairs

BUT AT WHAT COST?

@damon12/12/2022, 8:39 AM

To be clear

buying a cheap misfiring rotary with the intent to cheaply fix it is something so common and so naive that it's something every single mazda forum memes about

we got this mf running with no codes in two weekends.

#simply built different #or maybe just very lucky

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Andrew Elmore Works For You! 💽@andrewelmore12/3/2022, 8:23 AM

lot to take in here lol

@damon12/3/2022, 8:51 AM

IN FAIRNESS... the issue seems to be with the MAF/oxygen sensor and not with any of the shit the previous owner bolted on

this car was so unbelievably cheap (2.7k usd) that you'd want it regardless of how many gremlins are in the engine bay

hoof-pilled goatcel @tijit12/3/2022, 10:37 AM

cant wait for yae miko to be plastered on this

@damon12/3/2022, 10:59 AM

i will not let him .

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jayde @jayde12/4/2022, 10:22 AM

i didnt know how deep into cars you were, i'd love to have a project car to waste money om at some point

@damon12/4/2022, 10:33 AM

Not mine but this car is like 95% of the way there, I'm amazed at how close it is to being ready to go for the price it was

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kaezone @kaezone12/9/2022, 12:36 PM

i feel like that is the Oceanic Standard Jack. i bought one of those after my previous one literally could not lift my car at all

@damon12/9/2022, 2:15 PM

it's a good jack but the car is so low stock that we can't get it to the front crossmember 😫

kaezone @kaezone12/10/2022, 3:31 AM

god yeah my car is a bone stock accord and it only JUST fits

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Alex Froio @dukecarge12/9/2022, 2:11 PM

The more I read the progression in this post, the more I am reminded of the time I found a pre-built PC set out for the garbage men to pick up.

I hauled it back to my place, and started swapping components between it and an older rig that was similar in tech generation. Everything BUT the CPU worked. I ran the 1060 through a 48-hour fuzzy navel test, did the long RAM test on the sticks it had, and... just the CPU was bad. You could have popped a new one in and the motherboard would have taken it.

Sometimes people just don't have the stuff on-hand and the time to thoroughly test something, or just don't know the troubleshoot steps for stuff.

@damon12/9/2022, 2:15 PM

It's genuinely fascinating, the story here. The engine was rebuilt 2k km ago by a fairly reputable builder but they... allegedly just forgot really basic shit like swapping in new spark plugs and re-attaching the AC belt.

And then the owner developed a misfire problem, seemingly googled how to fix the car, but then just ignored most of the advice and fixated on one or two different things? But yes, the vibe of your story is very similar!

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Johnnemann @johnnemann12/12/2022, 8:05 AM

$240

@damon12/12/2022, 8:40 AM

big if true

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jayde @jayde12/12/2022, 12:00 PM

hell yes. thats fuckin rad. also the rotary engines really sound great, jealous

@damon12/12/2022, 12:07 PM

they sound even better when one of the rotors isn't misfiring!!! was pretty mixed on the aftermarket exhaust until now

EyeOfMidas @EyeOfMidas12/12/2022, 7:07 PM

I am not a car-guy but I really enjoyed reading this saga. So glad it had a happy ending 😀

@damon12/13/2022, 3:24 AM

thank you friend, but the saga is for sure not over yet! the owner has some truly egregious plans for this poor machine and the two of us helping cannot help but enable his bullshit

hellojed @hellojed12/13/2022, 12:02 AM

baw gawd I gotta do this someday. RX8s are cheap cheap cheap

@damon12/13/2022, 3:21 AM

it's a risky risky risky proposition, but if you got the cash and no strong opinions on engine swaps there are loads of kits for k-swaps, and then you will never be stuck in Rotary Hell

hellojed @hellojed12/13/2022, 7:54 AM

I'm someone who fucks with 2-stroke mopeds on the reg so anything more advanced I'm like "aight"

@damon12/13/2022, 9:58 AM

well at least you can use 2 stroke oil in your rx8!

Erica @erica12/13/2022, 12:55 AM

huge W, congrats to both of u for restoring a beauty to working order!

@damon12/13/2022, 3:20 AM

Thank you!! Still lots of work to go, but it's all just gravy at this point! Would be amiss if I didn't mention the heretofore unmentioned third person whose tools/garage/knowledge we're utilizing, has been a great excuse to rekindle a wonderful friendship 🥰

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