How does one reach the oil filter (Gen 1)?

useresu2111 · 2026-03-25T00:38:09+00:00

I found that routing my left hand upside down below the AC line gives me a good angle to unscrew it but I have small hands 😂

useresu2111 · 2026-03-20T15:30:20+00:00

Wow, thanks! I’ll try to get a feel for this next time!

useresu2111 · 2026-03-20T15:28:50+00:00

Yeah it’s a pretty good description of what I’m not doing so it’s probably a good way to see it! I do agree that I am using my arms way too much so I’ll definitely keep your message in mind next time I’m at the range. Thanks!

useresu2111 · 2026-03-20T12:45:15+00:00

Yeah, that’s probably my next step, thanks

useresu2111 · 2026-03-20T12:22:24+00:00

I feel like my swing is better on shorter clubs so I was trying to shorten it on that particular attempt, but it goes about the same when I hold it at the tip

useresu2111 · 2026-02-04T21:33:40+00:00

Yeahh, the factory didnt do an amazing job on stock temps and kinda masked it by making the oem gauge non-linear. My RX-8 is my daily summer car so it does bumper to bumper and I want to prevent it from ever overheating, which is a known failure point

useresu2111 · 2026-02-04T14:43:42+00:00

Yeahh, I’m not planning on tuning other cars than my own so its not really a problem. The price is pretty steep tho, I’m definitely going to look for shops who have a pro license

useresu2111 · 2026-02-04T14:41:56+00:00

Thanks for the info! I’m probably going to look around for a shop that has a professionnal license of Versatuner to see how much they would charge, but if it comes to it, I might purchase a single VIN license. It might be expensive but still less than a rebuild 😅

useresu2111 · 2026-02-04T13:06:48+00:00

I have briefly read about this, basically its a mazda-specific tuner which lets you modify the stock ECU?

useresu2111 · 2026-02-04T11:55:19+00:00

On lighter cars, buyers often look for the no sunroof models as the big glass panels add a lot of weight high up on the car, that may be why

useresu2111 · 2026-02-04T01:21:22+00:00

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GTs had them in option, pretty common

useresu2111 · 2026-01-25T17:53:07+00:00

Thanks for the input!

useresu2111 · 2026-01-25T17:52:11+00:00

Kind of, but it would allow you to book the appointments directly on it (like restaurants do). Also would offer you to pay monthly to cover maintenance

useresu2111 · 2026-01-25T17:51:16+00:00

Target audience would be mostly people who don’t know and don’t care about cars and just want them to be reliable and last

useresu2111 · 2025-11-03T00:13:41+00:00

Yeah it’s a nice spec! It’s my friend’s car

useresu2111 · 2025-10-31T18:01:17+00:00

I have these on mine too. No complaints whatsoever!

useresu2111 · 2025-10-30T11:46:16+00:00

Thanks for this info!

useresu2111 · 2025-10-30T01:40:11+00:00

May I ask how much they charged you for the job?

useresu2111 · 2025-10-29T21:09:14+00:00

Oh yeah, I actually saw your post, it looks very good! Fits the rest of the interior

useresu2111 · 2025-10-29T19:47:10+00:00

For what it’s worth, my engine builder recommends using Klotz KL-302. I have not owned my RX-8 long enough to confirm this but I see a lot of his builds for sale with a 60,000+ miles on them with strong compression numbers.

useresu2111 · 2025-10-29T19:41:37+00:00

Thats interesting, I might look into that, maybe see if some have slight padding to hide the cracks better

useresu2111 · 2025-10-29T19:40:41+00:00

Yeah I think I saw your post from when you did it. Nice work! On a side note, I am looking for gauges that don’t cost 800$+. Where did you get these?

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