2009 Mazda RX-8 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2009 Mazda RX-8 spans six trims on one body, the 4-door coupe: Grand Touring, GS, GT, R3, Sport and Touring. Its engine entry reads 1.3L, naturally aspirated, gasoline. That engine and its fuel, ignition and cooling systems come with procedures, specifications and torque values, the electrical system with wiring diagrams and diagnostics, and the manual also takes in the transmission, brakes, suspension, steering and body.

Engines covered

• 1.3L — naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door coupe

Trims covered

• Grand Touring
• GS
• GT
• R3
• Sport
• Touring

Known issues on the 2009 RX-8. NHTSA's data holds 4 recalls and 8 owner complaints for the 2009 RX-8. Fuel could seep past the fuel pump mounting rings on certain 2009 RX-8 vehicles, a fire risk wherever an ignition source is present; dealers installed new mounting rings and fitted a heat-insulating pad to the tank. The other recalls cover passenger air bag inflators in certain cars that earlier air bag recalls had named but that were still unrepaired: prolonged humidity and heat cycling could degrade the propellant so the inflator might explode, and owners were told not to drive until it was replaced. The power train and vehicle speed control draw 3 complaints apiece. Fuel system procedures and air bag wiring diagrams and diagnostics apply here.