Aftermath of the 2000 Mile Roadtrip | Tail of the Dragon

[@Snoopi25]

6:28 that's just the overflow tank puking coolant out the little hose because coolant level was overfilled, or car got too hot for the level of coolant that was in the overflow; if you're overheating like that, I am inclined to think your fans might not be working correctly? could be the fan relay? idk... if you're losing pressure like you say you are, it could be as simple as the overflow bottle or the bottle cap being your culprit. Like, mine never gets that hot even on hot humid days, it will reach like 208, MAYBE, MAYBE it will reach 212 but that because I'm standing still in traffic... on the highway on a hot day, it will not see more than 200F... The oil in the intake is your car having an oil burp; it can be due to many factors, the simples is you overfilled the oil; rule of thumb, fill it to just below the full line when engine is cold. Investing in a catch can is definitely something you should do. A massive oil burp can cost you a new MAF sensor. Running thicker oil helps a bit with the burps, but it can also be your EVAP solenoid going bad; for your mileage, I doubt it, not something you can rule out completely. I recently replaced mine.

[@Kathulu05]

Favorite RX-8 creator 😣🙏

[@Rxjeikun]

🥹

[@Carlos.Rivera]

Agreed, Japanda tuning left us

[@AlexSanchez-ff6mz]

The coolant spots are from your coolant overflow tank. It’s either overflowing or the nipple on the radiator is cracked.

[@domsta2008]

Factory fans come on a 97 degrees Celsius which is way to high. With versatune or mazda edit you can adjust this or you can bypass your fan controls to a switch. My rx8 never even hits 90 degrees Celsius after a thrashing.

[@Rxjeikun]

thats really good, and yea I'm gonna have to get the VersaTuner thing soon

[@tnutss]

@@RxjeikunI had a stock series 2 in 105F heat. Running 205F then redlined it on second gear and went straight to 216F. I did versatune and dropped .17V on most setting and now I’m at 205 MAX after countless redlines Google up versatune fan mod and you will see what’s up

[@NormIsTheName]

Missed you Jerry! The subs are looking good

[@TomatoB0mb]

Wife is a vet. Male cats are prone to UTI so use iams/purina food brands with the Urinary track formula. Goes a long way!

[@dturbonator]

Welcome🎉 back , cant wait to finish my fb to see if we link up for some touge rides

[@Rxjeikun]

Fo sure

[@tnutss]

Go get a versatune and turn the fan on earlier. Get a aftermarket oil cooler thermostat.

[@An0beseGiraffe]

Dude I love your RX8 content, what front end do you run on yours? love how it looks!

[@jhonmoveit1]

The dragon content was sick dude, glad to see u back. I heard the oil issues is caused by overfilling the oil or filling it too quickly. fairly common thing, not too big of an issue it seems. leaking coolant is always a scary thing with rx8s but as long as u don't see that white smoke coming out the back id say your good 😂 in the meantime You can get a reliability tune at some shops to help with the temperature by turning on the fans earlier, they can also increase omp function, idle speed and a few other things.

[@Rxjeikun]

Yea, imma have to do a deep dive into diagnosing everything :')

[@luisquezadajr643]

Can we get an update on owning a RX8 or getting one as a first car that you posted a year ago?

[@BushidoDriver]

Biggest issue is RPM, the water pump (S1 especially) cavitates at higher RPM and its basically impossible to keep temps down if it's 90°+ and you're pushing it. Solution is an undedrive Pulley or REmedy pump....or both. A proper functioning cooling system should be able to keep temps under 200° while cruising. Did a 500 mile road trip in FL/GA and cruise temps were 183-187° (series 2 with koyo rad). If you have silicone radiator hoses, ditch those. They weep coolant over time. Oil in the intake is the crappy S1 PCV system routing. Get a catch can, and don't over fill the oil and you should be fine.

[@Rxjeikun]

Thanks! I will look into those next

[@grumpycat5979]

7000 bucks????? Whoa.

[@dturbonator]

I went mishimoto dual fans and electric water pump in my fb

[@tnutss]

You look like you’re overheating and it’s leaking out the overflow tube. OR ITS TIME TO REPLACE THE PLASTIC OVERFLOW TANK. I got a bennettbuilt aluminum one but I haven’t done it ywr

[@rubenreyes810]

Seen your dragon content. Motivated me to take my own trip to the dragon next month. I'm from CT if you ever interested in doing so togue runs, I'm down.

[@FranzJx]

dang that's one expensive cat

[@Rxjeikun]

lmao facts

[@giamo_co8760]

Nuke noob