Mazda RX-8 2004–2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0100704 · NHTSA communication 10006385 · issued Nov 22, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2004–2005
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
A malfunction indicator lamp with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0300-0302 (misfire) when running, after the engine has been replaced. After replacing the engine, the eccentric shaft position sensor will remain in the pcm, causing the pcm to misdiagnose the eccentric shaft position sensor signal, resulting in the dtc p0300-p0302 stored in memory. *ts
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.