Mazda and SCRAMP Confirm Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Partnership Through 2016
24.05.12
/PRNewswire/ -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced it has extended its naming rights agreement for Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP) for another five years. The agreement was ratified by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and extends the two organizations' relationship, which began in 2001, through 2016. The world-famous Monterey, Calif. facility is home to one of the finest natural road-racing courses in the world, and has been a mainstay of professional auto and motorcycle racing since 1957.
Mazda's support has helped enable SCRAMP, operators of the Raceway, and Monterey County to make Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca one of the finest racing facilities in the world. Over the past decade, the circuit has received such major improvements as permanent pit lane garages, permanent luxury hospitality suites and expanded track runoff areas, plus spectator enhancements ranging from a new scoring trylon with hi-definition monitors to radar-controlled speed signs over the track's two straightaways.
Atlanta Mazda Dealership Offers Fingerprinting Service For Children Along with ...
24.05.12
Atlanta Mazda Dealership Offers Child Fingerprint Service For Parents to Aid In Finding Missing Children Along with a Day of Family Activities.
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 08, 2012
Atlanta Mazda dealership Jim Ellis Mazda of Atlanta will be participating in a Keeping Kids Safe Project day at the dealership located at 5855 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Atlanta, GA. The event will take place on Friday May 11th from 3pm-7pm and Saturday May 12th from 10am-4pm and is open to children of all ages.
The day will feature free F.B.I. quality digital fingerprinting for children, along with other activities such as an on-site cookout, prizes, giveaways, and kid's activities including the presence of Dekalb Fire and Rescue staff and a firetruck for the children to explore.
"The focus of the day will be on keeping kid's safe by offering their parents means to acquire their children's digital fingerprints in the case of an emergency", states Stacey Hodges, General Manager of Jim Ellis Mazda of Atlanta . "When the police have access to data such as fingerprints, photographs and statistical information, it drastically improves the recovery time of potentially locating your child should they go missing."
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2003 Mazda Protege - missing oil drain plug, car died?
Jul 17, 2007 by 03protege | Posted in Mazda
A few hours after an oil change on my 2003 Protege, my oil light came on. I was on a country road with no shoulder, just a big ditch, and had to drive a couple miles to find a turn off - as I did, car died. Car towed to nearest Mazda dealer - oil drain plug was missing and all oil lost. That dealer tells me they replaced the drain plug, refilled oil and car started. Ran rough, so they adjusted timing belt and now running fine. I do all maintenance and oil changes with my local dealer, who has agreed to pay costs for other place's work. I don't have car back yet and haven't been able to drive it myself yet. Could someone tell me what I need to be careful of or look for when I get the car back tonight? Is there a possibility of major engine damage or future problems even if car is running ok right now? I was planning a big roadtrip starting this weekend - should I cancel? Thanks in advance for any advice.
Hopefully your dealer will be able to tell you if anything is severely wrong, but it all depends on how long you were driving the car without oil. Most likely some damage occurred, and you're lucky your dealer is paying for the other place's shoddy work. I would say when you get it back, take it out for a drive and see if you feel anything different.
I would definitely be calling the other place back and trying to at least get a refund from them, especially since they almost cost you a new engine.
| Jul 17, 2007
Well if you drove a few miles with little and then no oil you did some damage. Have them do compression test to see how badly the cylinder walls are torn up. Hopefully the dealer/oil change place is upfront about it and agrees to cover the repairs due to their mistake.
I wouldn't take a road trip in that car until I was positive everything has been fixed correctly.
emiller1998 | Jul 17, 2007
Possibility? There is no question there is major engine damage if you drove that far with no oil in the crankcase. The engine is shot. Even if it manages to run now, its life has been cut to a matter of months at best.
It is possible the drain plug slowly worked itself free as you were driving and all oil wasn't lost until the very end of your trip to the turn off, but when an oil light comes on or a gauge reads zero it is imperative the engine be shut off.
How long could you survive without any blood? And if you did, what shape would you be in? Brain damage from lack of oxygen, major organ damage and tissue decomposition. The same goes for an engine without oil. It is being run with no protection from heat, friction and pressure. All the moving parts are being subjected to metal to metal stress and a tremendous amount of heat. I'm sure the cooling system took a beating in this ordeal, too.
I doubt the timing belt jumped from lack of oil. The more likely problem is major valve train damage that has been compensated for by advancing or retarding the engine's timing.
That other shop owes you a new engine, accept nothing less, or you're going to be on the side of the road again with little or no recourse. And never, ever drive without oil again, even if you need to block a road. Someone would have come to your assistance.
Good luck.
gailforce_wind | Jul 17, 2007
If the oil would not have been in the crankcase when it left the dealers, the light would have been on then. But plugs in oil pans that are tightened down, don't just fall out. I would guess that it was not tight when you left and fell out.
As for major damage, if the engine just shut down, that the engine maybe alright. I have known of those that drove 50 miles with no oil and there was no damage to the engine. As a matter of fact at one time there was a commercial showing engines being run to seizure that had no oil in them.
My personnel opinion is that you should trade the car off, like in the next year. Because if there was major damage you will hear rod knocks and such on start up, but the engine may have a shortened life span
teamepler@verizon.net | Jul 17, 2007
There is absolutley no doubt that the life span of your engine has been comprimised by running without oil.
Besides the damage to the valve train and possible scoring of the piston walls, the big problems are the white metal bearings that hold your crank, rods and camshafts in place. These bearings are extremly delicate and when not lubricated become scored or completley wiped by the rotation and excess heat.
Scored or wiped bearings result in "Engine Knocking" which is a noise produced by the shaft striking the bearings. In a normal situation where the bearings are in good condition a hydrodynamic oil wedge is formed which holds the shaft suspended away from the bearings, allowing lubricating oil to pass through the gap between the shaft and the bearing surface. If the oil is not present or the bearings are damaged the "hydrodynamic wedge" does not form allowing the shaft to rest on the bearings causing further damage to the bearings and the shaft as the engine is rotated.
Tests and advertisements for teflon based oils or engine coatings often run engines to destruction without oil present in the engine. The idea being that once and engine has been treated with a teflon product it will develop a non stick surface like a teflon coated frying pan. These teflon engine products are regarded by most industry experts with some scepticism as there are no guarantees of protection to the parts of your engine that require it. I doubt that your engine would have been treated in this manner.
Your dealer may have access to a borescope with which they can look through the spark plug holes to assess the condition of the cylinders, pistons and valves. A full engine oil analysis, is another option the dealer should have available on request, to establish if any white metal is present in the oil. This will give an indication of damage to vital bearings.
Reaslistically though, the only way to know the full extent of the damage to your engine is to do a complete inspection by pulling it a part.
I wouldnt be accepting the car back without some pretty strong guarantees and I certainly wouldnt be doing a long trip in it until this is sorted.
Good luck
Matt | Jul 18, 2007
I also have a 03 mazda protege and if the oil plug was lost then your car was pretty much running off of nothing!! so honestly theres a possibility you could have engine damage!! maybe now maybe later!! But it's a 4 cylinder so they are pretty hard to tear up. But i would just watch it and see if it starts acting funny!! it would probably be a good idea to rent a car to go out of town, in case if your car does breakdown just to be on the safe side!!
T-Man | Jul 18, 2007
i see some people write somethings good and others not good at all
valves are nothing to do with major damage the bearing does...
timming nothing to do too....
if your car sudenly dies and when you hit the key starter dont move your engine then you have a blow engine that happens when heat melt together the bearings to the main parts like piston or crankshaft
if dealer fill with new oil and the car ran rough..... there is major damage on it no doubt, there is no an easy fix for this, you have to pull engine apart and replace part by part, in some worst scenarios crankshaft can be twisted and need major machine shop work to make the engine work properly or simply the cylinders have to bore up so much, that will take some good engine life by doing so
if the dealer told you they will pay for the damage at other not mazda related shop then you will need a new engine that is the best option and get the engine at pep boys or at your favorite engine shop but dont let the shop get the engine for you because the can get an used engine and charge you for a new engine so kept an eye on it
MazdaTech_PR | Jul 19, 2007
When the oil light comes on is when you turn the engine off. I know of one court case in which the dealership was only responsible for the drain plug and the oil, not any further damage.
Usually the first thing to get damage is either the number 2 or 3 rod bearing. This is usually the first one to go out and one of the first places that the oil goes to from the oil pump and filter.
I have seen two cases where a car was towed in without oil and drove out. I don't know what the long term results were.
I worked on one car that was towed to the shop where I worked. It had stalled at a stop light. The points and plugs were in really bad shape, so I did a tune up on it. (74 Rx4) While I was adjusting everything the car stopped. The car would not crank over. Battery was OK. I checked the oil dip stick and no oil was on the stick. I put car up on lift and pulled the drain plug. Nothing. Filled with oil. Started and ran fine. Again, don't know for how long.
the mazda mechanic | Jul 19, 2007
i've been searching everywhere for cam bearings for my 1994 RX7. where is the best place to find these? ?
Sep 10, 2008 by thunder_terd | Posted in Mazda
i don't have a mazda dealer local to me and all the parts stores tell me it is a dealer only item.
um... unless you've done a major engine swap, ex. v8, which i don't think you have; you could search to the end of the world and still not find cam bearings.
rotary = no cams, pistons, valves, etc.
Kyle R | Sep 13, 2008
You may have to look for a long time as the Mazda rotary engine has no cam shaft, hence, no cam bearings.
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Keskese | Sep 10, 2008
rotary engine don't use camshaft. thats for piston engine.
MH | Sep 10, 2008
katmandu auto parts. they are right between the muffler bearings and the the blinker fluid. check out the cross drilled brake lines, too.
kenneth i | Sep 10, 2008
Mazda RX-8 no car in battery for a few days. Put new battery in, car cranks but will not start, thoughts?
Apr 30, 2008 by Dave | Posted in Mazda
Found some information on the internet that had me unlock the car with the key after the new battery was put in. Used the key to unlock the car but the car still would not start. The starter cranks with the new battery but the engine will not turn over. Car started with old battery but the old battery would not hold a charge for more than two days resulting in the car having to be jump started if not driven every day. I'm watching this car for someone in the military deployed overseas so the car is not driven very often. Called the local Mazda dealer but their only suggestion was to have the car towed in. Appreciate anyone’s comment that may have had a similar issue after not having any power to the car for a few days.
My first guess is that the engine has been "flooded".
When starting a rotary engined car you need to let it warm up for a few minutes until the fuel map reduces fuel flow. In a rotary stopping too soon can lead to having too much unburnt fuel left in the chambers. This pools at the bottom of the rotor housing, thins the oil film on the walls, and reduces compression for the next start up. It also coats the spark plugs causing them to not fire.
Try cranking the engine for 30-60 seconds with the gas pedal FULLY depressed to the floor. This signal the PCM to flow NO fuel during this cranking. This will hopefully expel any pooled gas out the exhaust ports. Then try starting normally.
If this doesn't work you either need to remove the spark plugs, dry them off, and flow a few ounces of oil into the motor through the spark plug holes...or tow it to a dealer to let them do this.
cnshinn | Apr 30, 2008
As long as you properly shut the RX-8 off the last time you used it, everything should be fine. You probably need to spend $100.00 in spark plugs now.
MazdaMatt | Apr 30, 2008
Just for arguments sake, lets assume the fuel pressure did not get up before you tried to start it.
Turn the key to on and wait for the fuel pump to shut off. Then try starting it.
If you are worried about the plugs, pull one and see if it is wet. This will tell you if it is flooded. If so follow the instruction on starting a flooded engine that is in the owners manual.
Old Man Dirt | May 01, 2008
Where to find replacement glass for a truck cap/camper top?
Jun 04, 2007 by thisismynewage | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
I have a Century truck cap that came off of a '94 Mazda B4000 pickup. We bought the pickup after it had been vandalized, and all the cap windows but the front were smashed. Century does not sell parts or anything directly to the public, they only go through their dealers; I called my local dealer and they basically hinted that it would cost a LOT to get the replacement glass for the 4 side windows and rear window, plus I'd have to drag the thing down there so they could look at it and get all the info, and pay them BEFORE I receive any parts, AND they might not even be able to get the glass for it because Century recently changed glass companies and the cap is not new. It sounds like a huge hassle to me, so I'd like to look for new glass elsewhere. Any suggestions on where I could find new glass for this? Would junkyard or pull-a-part be a good place to look, or would they be unlikely to have trucks with caps still on?
It's not a Leer, why would I call them?
Someone told me that glass companies can't cut curves in glass?? That seems ludicrous since most car windows are curved, but I dunno. All the glass is flat, would it be cheaper to go to a non-automotive glass company?
make cardboard templates for the exact glass size and shape that you need. take them to your local glass repair shop, or even auto glass repair shop. they can order tempered safety glass to fit your patterns, or ask if they can cut laminated glass to fit your patterns. the laminated glass might be a little cheaper than the tempered. if you can't make your own patterns, maybe the glass shop will do it for you, but you'll save some money if you make your own.
its not you,its me.. | Jun 04, 2007
Mazda Miata Parts?
Feb 24, 2008 by nicholas n | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
My wife has just purchased a 91 Miata. While the car's in really good shape, it needs a driver's side exterior mirror(the whole assembly-not a power mirror). Any suggestions on where to get one in the Tampa area or online? I've tried the local junk yards and part stores. None to be found and the Mazda dealer wants an arm and a leg for them.
Oh, by the way...it's an OEM mirror and that's what we want to replace it with.
Find a Miata forum and join. I'm amazed at the thing I find on the Subaru forums. Anything and everything
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