need some advice in buffalo ny PLEASE
02-28-2012, 10:37 AM
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need some advice in buffalo ny PLEASE
so i live in buffalo ny and have a 04 rx8 .. i have been having problem with it and i thought it was the spark plugs so i had it towed to a mechanic. he changed the plugs and said they were in bad shape but its still not starting. he said that the coils where not getting the spark and he thinks it the timing or computer.. does any one know where to go cause i just call the local dealer and its outragous ..
02-28-2012, 10:41 AM
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its best to change plugs, wires, and coils together. more info on your car. mileage, trans, maintance history? you might have flooded it.
02-28-2012, 12:13 PM
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yup my guess is being a new owner, unless you did research on the car and engine, you might have flooded it. when you first got the car did you treat it like a normal car? just minor things like only leave it running for a few minutes to move the car in the drive way or to the corner store and back, shutting it off before the engine warmed up?
02-28-2012, 12:38 PM
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NOT flooded
no its not flooded .. have read all these forums and lawnmower syndrome.. i let my car warm up i know the car runs rich thick till it warms up .. i read unlike most people.. im asking about the timing or computer on the car and a place to get it fixed with out paying up the *** .. but ty anyways
02-28-2012, 12:40 PM
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I've posted this before:
See last line.
There are alot of different ways of having a "no start" and most of them have different symptoms, different points the "starting" process stops at.
The process is:
1: Key in
2: Clutch in
3: clutch sensor closes the circuit allowing start
4: Key to start
5: Starting relay opens, providing power to the starter from the battery
6: Battery power cranks over the starter motor
7: Starter motor spins the engine through the flywheel
8: Ignition opens
9: Coils get power, begin generating spark current
10: Wires transmit the current to the plugs
11: Plugs begin to spark
12: Fuel pump begins pumping
13: Engine standard compression and combustion should occur
It is possible for a no-start condition to be due to a failure at any one of the above points.
How far are you getting?
The process is:
1: Key in
2: Clutch in
3: clutch sensor closes the circuit allowing start
4: Key to start
5: Starting relay opens, providing power to the starter from the battery
6: Battery power cranks over the starter motor
7: Starter motor spins the engine through the flywheel
8: Ignition opens
9: Coils get power, begin generating spark current
10: Wires transmit the current to the plugs
11: Plugs begin to spark
12: Fuel pump begins pumping
13: Engine standard compression and combustion should occur
It is possible for a no-start condition to be due to a failure at any one of the above points.
How far are you getting?
02-28-2012, 12:45 PM
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o and another thing is if i dont start it every day it wont start ... so on my days off i have to make it a point to drive my car over my girl friends car because i know this will happen ...
02-28-2012, 12:53 PM
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the place where my car is now said only one of my coils are getting a spark he asked my how long ago did i get a battery cause it looks new. i told him a month ago and he asked if the put something in my car charger to keep my computer ok i said no .. he said when u get a new batter to prevent the computer from messes up the should have done that. he said he thinks my computer has to be reset or the timing is off and he cant do it there .. does the sopund right to anyone
02-28-2012, 12:56 PM
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Well, yes, if you are only getting a spark from one coil, then coils is certainly a problem. That wouldn't explain why it will start each day, but not if you wait 2 days. Are you sure you got a correct battery replacement a month ago? A wrong battery can get damaged by an alternator output it wasn't designed for and have trouble holding a charge.
You could also have a coil problem as well as a dark current problem (where something is slowly draining the battery) or a battery failure.
Coils are most cheaply replaced from AdvanceAuto. They sell the OEM coils. Just do a website search. They usually also have some sort of deal on free shipping and/or another discount or something.
You could also have a coil problem as well as a dark current problem (where something is slowly draining the battery) or a battery failure.
Coils are most cheaply replaced from AdvanceAuto. They sell the OEM coils. Just do a website search. They usually also have some sort of deal on free shipping and/or another discount or something.
02-28-2012, 01:21 PM
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I hate electrical systems in cars.. My rx7 had a paracitic drain to it. For about two months I had a similar problem. I bought a new altenator and battery, new terminals too. Unless I drove it a few times daily it would die. Turns out after poking my head around one day the there was disconnected ground that wasn't attached to the firewall
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