mazda rx8 2004 (6 speed) shuttig off

Asked by GuruDV5S9 Aug 27, 2017 at 01:33 AM about the Mazda RX-8

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

hi there guys. my mazda rx8 (2004 6 speed) problem lately: when i press the
gas padel it shuts off the car. it looks like the motor is not getting fuel(or
enough fuel). the motor runs fine when sattionairy. the car has new coils,
new sparkplugs, i have cleaned the throttle. the air filter is new. what else do
i have to check to fix this plroblem???? what might be the problem??. before
this the car was just running fine and when the car is stationairy the motor
just runs fine almost no noise.

2 Answers

My guess would be its running rich. (More fuel not enough air causing your engine to bog down. Dont quote me on this. Its just my guess

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Check mass airflow sensor and have scanned with obd2 to see if when car is on if throttle position sensor to see if it reads correctly

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