Help!!!!

[Fendamonky]

Hi Nicole, welcome to the forum!!! It's good to have you here, though the situation that brought you is unfortunate...

I would def say try to have the engine rebuilt by a reputable person/shop, also have them go over everything as your car may have things wrong with it that are NOT apparent to the standard Mazda Tech (sadly most Mazda dealerships don't know fuck-all about rotaries). How many miles is on the car?

Where about in the country are you? Sometimes it is ABSOLUTELY worth it to drive (or tow) hundred(s) of miles for a good rotary shop.

Hopefully we can help you get your car situation figured out, and you're welcome to stick around for the punch and pie afterwards

Cheers,

Levi

[Pete_89T2]

Hi Nicole, welcome to RCC!

A few more details on your RX8 might help get you clearer advice here - for starters, what year is it, and how many miles are on it? FYI, the earlier RX8s had a number of issues that Mazda corrected on the later models and by doing recalls & TSBs (Tech Service Bulletins). Also, if you have the service history on it, tell us which of the Mazda TSBs and/or recalls were done on it. Ditto on location - folks here can likely point you to a reputable rotary specialist that hopefully is a reasonable distance away.

Other than the fact that Mazda dealer found the engine has low compression, what else is going wrong with it now? Does it not start (when hot or cold)? Run poorly? (i.e., feels low on power/hesitates or otherwise runs like crap).

Pete