Hi there !
I have an 2006 RX8 GT, recently i have had a bad experience with my 8. I was drivign one day on teh highway, and I alwayd drive in a pretty fast fation, i wanted to make a exit and started to accelerate, for some reason i seemed to have no more acceleration ! the car was moving or accelerating at a snails pace ! then i started hearing some engine noise, like a tin can inside the engine. After i stopped at a friends house then decided to take out the car again a few hours later, nothing, it seemed like the problem was never there. But every day after that for 2 months the problem is still there, when i start driving and the car warms up after about 15 minutes, that's when the problem starts, i have tested it very early in teh morning, i got on the highway when no one is around and i start accelerating, when i get the problem, i slam my foot down on teh accelerator all the way, you can feel the car not going anywhere, then i get a burst of speed and zoom the car starking off again, but if i let the gas go, i fall back inot the problem. almost like a sticky or clogged intake or something, but i recently changed my air filter, spark plugs and wires and still the same issue. I have taken it to teh dealer twice and they say i have no problems, they are not getting any sensor issues. Also, while i start driving the car after 15 minutes my radiator light comes on and that is when my problem starts.... is there a link ? i don't think it's a compression problem as there are days when teh car is super smooth and i have all the acceleration in the world. I can't figure it out, read so many threads on the net about engine problems but mine does not sound the same, i just lose acceleration when my radiator light comes on and then slamming on the gas makes the car jerk for a bit then seems to start acceleratng quickly.... can you please tell me what you think about all this?
thanks
Dory
I have an 2006 RX8 GT, recently i have had a bad experience with my 8. I was drivign one day on teh highway, and I alwayd drive in a pretty fast fation, i wanted to make a exit and started to accelerate, for some reason i seemed to have no more acceleration ! the car was moving or accelerating at a snails pace ! then i started hearing some engine noise, like a tin can inside the engine. After i stopped at a friends house then decided to take out the car again a few hours later, nothing, it seemed like the problem was never there. But every day after that for 2 months the problem is still there, when i start driving and the car warms up after about 15 minutes, that's when the problem starts, i have tested it very early in teh morning, i got on the highway when no one is around and i start accelerating, when i get the problem, i slam my foot down on teh accelerator all the way, you can feel the car not going anywhere, then i get a burst of speed and zoom the car starking off again, but if i let the gas go, i fall back inot the problem. almost like a sticky or clogged intake or something, but i recently changed my air filter, spark plugs and wires and still the same issue. I have taken it to teh dealer twice and they say i have no problems, they are not getting any sensor issues. Also, while i start driving the car after 15 minutes my radiator light comes on and that is when my problem starts.... is there a link ? i don't think it's a compression problem as there are days when teh car is super smooth and i have all the acceleration in the world. I can't figure it out, read so many threads on the net about engine problems but mine does not sound the same, i just lose acceleration when my radiator light comes on and then slamming on the gas makes the car jerk for a bit then seems to start acceleratng quickly.... can you please tell me what you think about all this?
thanks
Dory