ICT_RX8
10-26-2009, 01:00 PM
After reading alot of threads on this site I believe I have the answer to have my 8 up and running again but I would like to positive that there is nothing else I need to do to make sure my 8 will always start for now on.
Heres the story I know its long but I would appreciate the help
It all started with my car hesitating to start and I didn't do nothing about it(big mistake). Then a few months later I flooded my engine and it sat in my garage for a few months cause I didn't know about flooding yet nor how to solve the problem. Then I found this wonderful site and became very educated about flooding. I then knew my car was flooded and i deflooded it by replacing the spark plugs BUT i had my mechanic buy and install them for me which I found out later was a mistake. My car was starting now but it hesitated 4-5seconds everytime. Then one day it wouldn't start and I tried starting it til the battery almost died and I knew for sure I didnt flood it cause the engine was warm the last time I shut it off. But to make sure I took out the plugs and noticed that the mechanic had bought 4 of the same plug(not 2 leading and 2 trailing I don't remember which one he bought). Well that scared me cause I didn't know what kind of damage it would do to my car. After waiting a few days and installing the proper plugs and recharging the battery it started but with hesitation like before. So I began driving it again without doing anything to it and sure enough it wouldn't start again so I just charged the battery and it started. I repeated this last step for a few months but didn't drive it unless I had to cause it wasn't reliable to start all the time.
NOW that I really spend some time educating myself with this site I believe I found the answer to my problem.
Replace battery with optima 35 yellow top(I have a 800 watt amp running)
Replace starter with the New upgraded verison(I believe it still has the 04' stock verison)
Replace plugs
Now should all this solve my problem? Does anybody else think there is more I need to do to make sure my car never hesitates to start again. When I did get the car to start I NEVER had any performance problems or nor did it ever die on my while I was driving it. The only problem I had was starting it. I'm mosty curious as what damage of not putting 2 leading and 2 trailing plugs could have done.
Thanks in advance for your help I would greatly appreciate it. I just want to drive my 8 again!
Heres the story I know its long but I would appreciate the help
It all started with my car hesitating to start and I didn't do nothing about it(big mistake). Then a few months later I flooded my engine and it sat in my garage for a few months cause I didn't know about flooding yet nor how to solve the problem. Then I found this wonderful site and became very educated about flooding. I then knew my car was flooded and i deflooded it by replacing the spark plugs BUT i had my mechanic buy and install them for me which I found out later was a mistake. My car was starting now but it hesitated 4-5seconds everytime. Then one day it wouldn't start and I tried starting it til the battery almost died and I knew for sure I didnt flood it cause the engine was warm the last time I shut it off. But to make sure I took out the plugs and noticed that the mechanic had bought 4 of the same plug(not 2 leading and 2 trailing I don't remember which one he bought). Well that scared me cause I didn't know what kind of damage it would do to my car. After waiting a few days and installing the proper plugs and recharging the battery it started but with hesitation like before. So I began driving it again without doing anything to it and sure enough it wouldn't start again so I just charged the battery and it started. I repeated this last step for a few months but didn't drive it unless I had to cause it wasn't reliable to start all the time.
NOW that I really spend some time educating myself with this site I believe I found the answer to my problem.
Replace battery with optima 35 yellow top(I have a 800 watt amp running)
Replace starter with the New upgraded verison(I believe it still has the 04' stock verison)
Replace plugs
Now should all this solve my problem? Does anybody else think there is more I need to do to make sure my car never hesitates to start again. When I did get the car to start I NEVER had any performance problems or nor did it ever die on my while I was driving it. The only problem I had was starting it. I'm mosty curious as what damage of not putting 2 leading and 2 trailing plugs could have done.
Thanks in advance for your help I would greatly appreciate it. I just want to drive my 8 again!