RX-8 Workshop Quick Reference

Capacities, service limits and common values for a UK Series 1 high-power RX-8.

Values here are for the 2005 UK high-power car unless noted. Service-fill quantities are starting quantities: set the final level using the dipstick or filler opening as applicable.

Vehicle and engine

Item Specification
Engine 13B-MSP Renesis, two rotor, six-port high-power
Gearbox Y16M-D six-speed manual
Final drive 4.444:1
Differential Factory torque-sensing Super-LSD
Standard wheel 18 × 8JJ, ET50, 5 × 114.3 mm
Tyre 225/45R18 91W
Cold tyre pressure 220 kPa / 2.2 bar / 32 psi, front and rear

Fluids and capacities

System Specification Quantity
Engine oil, drain and refill 5W-30 is the Mazda European reference ( I use 10W-40 Semi-Synthetic) 3.3 L
Engine oil, with filter As above; confirm on dipstick 3.5 L
Engine oil, overhauled engine Initial fill after overhaul 4.7 L
Engine oil, total dry twin-cooler system Not a routine service fill 6.7 L
Cooling system Ethylene-glycol coolant and demineralised water; use premixed FL22 where the cap/neck is marked FL22 9.8 L total
Y16M-D gearbox SAE 75W-90, API GL-4 or GL-5 1.75 L
Differential SAE 90, 80W-90 or 75W-90, API GL-5 1.2–1.4 L
Brake hydraulic system DOT 3, SAE J1703 / FMVSS 116 Fill to reservoir mark
Clutch hydraulic system DOT 3 or DOT 4 for the UK specification Fill to reservoir mark
Fuel tank Premium unleaded petrol (>=98 Octane) Approximately 61 L

Common service values

Item Value
Leading spark plug NGK RE8A-L standard; RE7A-L hotter factory option. RE7C-L is fitted on this car.
Trailing spark plug NGK RE9B-T
Plug gap 1.05–1.15 mm; do not bend the iridium electrodes to adjust
Spark-plug torque 12.8–17.7 Nm
Wheel-nut torque 88–118 Nm, clean dry seating faces
Oil pressure reference 500 kPa / 5.0 bar at 3,000 rpm and 100 °C oil, high-power engine
Fuel pressure, running 375–450 kPa / 3.75–4.50 bar
Fuel pressure after five minutes At least 200 kPa / 2.0 bar
Thermostat Starts opening 80–84 °C; fully open at 95 °C
Cooling fans, rising temperature Both low at 97 °C; both high at 101 °C
Cooling fans, falling temperature High to low at 98 °C; low to off at 94 °C
Compression at 250 rpm 830 kPa standard; 680 kPa minimum
Maximum compression spread 150 kPa within one rotor; 100 kPa front-to-rear
Gearbox ratios 3.760 / 2.269 / 1.645 / 1.187 / 1.000 / 0.843; reverse 3.564

References


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