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Originally Posted by rrusselltx
I had the same problem at 1000 miles. After towing to the dealer, they said they had to reseat the apex seals by introducting a special oil into the intake. The problem is aparently related to starting the car and running for a very brief time. The night before I had the problem, I started the car and rolled it forward a few feet into the garage. I assume that the engine needs to be up to operating temp to burn off the oil that passes by the seals.
Also, I am getting terrible fuel mileage. 12-14 in town and 17-19 on the highway. They said to wait until 4000 miles for everything to seat in properly...
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welcome to "breaking in a rotary engine 101". the apex seals have to seat in the first 3k (normally) miles or the engine becomes unreliable as time goes on. be sure to warm up the engine no matter what the temperature is outside. the rx8 has a special engine and it needs special care.