No, I've never experienced smoking
Yes, and I have a completely stock exhaust.
Yes, and I have a cat-back or race-pipe.
Yes, and I have a turbo-back or downpipe.
ha i jus got a new turbi!!! o an warranty of course!!!
great!! guess which dealership's getting a call in the morning
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yeah ... mine does that every so often ... not real good for the ego when it happens in public
Taken my boring, bland, lame Subaru and my fat ass and driven off into the sunset with a smile on my face
ask for an MPS3 so you can find out what your not missing out on
well ... the 3 went in today to checked ... and a turbo is now on order
So after all the discussion, what is the conclusion? Is the turbo replaceable under warranty, because I noticed a puff of smoke when I started my car the other morning
When I picked mine up I asked them if they send the turbo back to head mazda for them to look at it, they said "no unless they ask for it which wasnt likely as they were well aware of a bunch of bad turbo's going out and mine was in that batch" So I think even if you have modded things in this case Mazda are going to be more likely to just turn a blind eye to it and give u a new turbo under warranty
well mine has gone in today. Hoping the the bloke rings with good news. ie allowing it to be replaced under warranty considering the few mods.
my one sorta smokes at startup then dissapears, corksport catback fitted.
im going to order the corksport downpipe but dont really want to install to find out i get smoke, then remove it back to stock for a dealer visit. i guess ill have to if it does smoke. anywayz......
Mines a July 06 build so wararnty is almost up on this thing
Isn't it a 5 year WTY + 2 years if you service as Mazda?
I wonder what Mazda do if the turbo isn't "in that batch".....
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No.. 3 yr unlimited, with the option to extend 1 year (at additional cost). Some of the 08's managed to get 4 yrs without paying the extension (like my misses and her 08 Neo Sport). You have to watch out on the 1 yr extension tho. Read the fine print, as some items are not covered as they were in the 3 yr.
and if you service your car with the dealership you bought it from......they give you extra year or 2 warranty but read the fine print (since ive serviced my car at another dealership because its much closer and cheaper - i probably would have void the "extra warranty")
so i think ill install the downpipe myself and see if it smokes, that way the next time round it shouldn't take as long "im loven it"
well ... my turbo has been replaced and working sweetly ... very little fuss .. they did have to keep it overnight when the bolts on the heat shield rounded .. so, i was given a courtesy car, and i got to learn that Mazda 2s and the 3 MPS are in no way related as cars ... I'm so glad to be back in the beast
Got mine booked in for a Friday-Saturday in a couple of weeks so they can start it first thing in the morning and get smoked out...or use it in their Friday night dealership disco as a smoke machine
Here's hoping it gets fixed.
Yeah, it's stock apart from the SRI.
In all fairness a Mazda mechanic at the Dyno Day in April 08 noticed it on my car at 4000km old and told me to take it in. It's now almost 30000km and only in the last 5000km or so has it turned into a smoke machine. This mornings effort was especially impressive!
I'll endeavour to take some video before I get it changed over and post it here.