introy

Thanks! I thought i was going to have to deflood on the hook to the dealer. I had tried the procedure but was not persisent enough. One thing that differed for me was that while clearing with both pumps disconnected I could actually tell when the fuel was cleared by some partial combustion "jumps" and then it fell like it was turning easier. Also when I reconnected the fuel pump and started it, it didn't turn over so I feathered the gas and it came to life like and old snowmobile (smoke and all). Thanks again!

kenstercbr

Once again this website has saved me major $ and you guys are awesome for taking the time to post these fixes. My car was flooded - followed all the steps and with the help of the starter fluid shot into the carb it fired up and finally cleared all the fuel. Runs like a champ now. Thank you!

Boost it

Thanks for the post saved me a trip to the Stealership. Process worked perfectly and with some new plugs that were needed any way the 8 runs better than ever

alfy28

I totally forgot that i made a DIY . . glad it helped some ppl with deflooding. thanks for the kind words ahvengeance. i recived an email from you today, not sure hw old it is. but sorry that i never got back to you.

DJPrelude

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BUMP

this saved me alot of money today and i still made it to work on time.

Thanks ALFY28!

bhop

Damn good thread, I just whish I had found this before I had my renesis swapped.

ilovemy8

ok guys so here is my situation..

car stopped turning on about 2 weeks ago.. very sad

needed to replace my coils i new it because ive had this problem before.. 04 with now 109k on it..

so today replaced the coils.. all for.. i have RB 8mm Racing wires n fairly new spark plugs.. so after replacing my coils i cranked and it wouldnt turn over.. tried the method provided in this thread n just my luck.. nothing..

so i knew i was flooded n last time i was flooded i just took out all the spark plugs n sanded away all the gunk n cleand them real good n there it went started right up!!

well did the same thing this time.. n no luck.. well after a couple times using the method here it started to turn over a bit. it turned on for about 1 sec.. i got so excited to almost hear my exhaust.. lol well tried a couple more times n it seemed very promising this times... i was using carb choke in my throttle body to help which almost did.. tried this only cuz i didnt have any starter fluid.. anyways.. so after 12 hrs of trying.. im stuck...

any other options or some word of advice.. please and thank yu in advance

tksnobords

i followed the de-flood instructions and it worked well. took a while...but it worked. ran my brand new battery dead...had to hook up a 2nd vehicle to it while i tried starting it. the cloud of smoke was huuuuge1 next time it floods, i'm going to video tape that cloud!

HaydonGS

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ilovemy8 you should try jump-starting it with either a tow vehicle or a hill

ilovemy8

no hill but jump may be possible.. one day..

r1hundy

Just tow it around the block, works sweet everytime

ilovemy8

thats what i ment.. tow.. i got no truck buddies that are reliable...

pking1122

Car wouldn't turn over today. I will first try changing the battery to Optima Red Top 35, but I have a feeling its flooded.

ilovemy8

tow it supposed to work..

RXBelliston

So this DIY is for manuals only? Or does it work for AT also? It may have said but I'm tryin to figure this out from cellphone internet :-(. Any help would be awesome Thanks

ndhoffma

It will work for both

pking1122

Well, after changing the battery, the car still wouldn't start, and I knew it was flooded. So I had my car towed to the dealer, and they were very forthcoming about the issue, and even did a power recall repair, all covered under warranty. Mind you, I recently moved out east, and serviced my car regularly at a previous dealer who never did the work. I consider this past week a blessing. Bright Bay Mazda is the ****. Wantagh Mazda are a bunch of clowns.

pking1122

PS, I don't have the tools for DIY at the moment, and it was 30 degrees or colder this past week

spence15

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wow thanks alfy helped me out a ton, mine took awhile but only got more promising as I kept following your steps.

And now I got to drive my 8 again! wahooo

Brettus

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another little tip I have found effective with a hot engine if it does not start the first try .

*Push throttle to floor (to stop fuel flow)
*wind over 4-5 secs then release throttle while engine is still turning over
works a treat for me

RX8 dood

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Had to do this when I came back from Iraq, buddy flooded it....it works!

wmitz

Is there any advantage of disconnecting the fuel pump harness, instead of just removing the fuel pump fuse? And if so, where exactly is this to disconnect?
Thanks

ndhoffma

The fuse should do the same thing & is a lot easier I would imagine (never tried to disconnect the pump itself) since the fuse is right there in front of you

Atilla

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This is yet another reason why i <3 alfy.

Thanks for this DIY. I flooded my car this past weekend and Renesis se3p found this thread n' pulled the fuse. Car was up n' running within 20 minutes of beginning the DIY. Would've been sooner had a gased it at the right time the first time

mucho props bro

alfy28

no np fellow hokutoken fan.

glad it helped out the others, sorry if it didnt.