My second 8,never had probs..this one 1st clutch went , car was standing for 2 weeks, stil started it everyday for carbon buildup ext.. one morning try but battery was flat, charged it put back in cranks but no start, pulled starter had it checked, pulled plugs and full of fuel , took out the pumps fuse crank the engine few times, cleaned plugs putt al back in , still cranks but no start..and were I stay there are no parts for 8's in the whole counrty, is there maybe somthing I missed? Coils looks fine , chords look okay..

 

There is a deflood thread. Search, I cannot from where I am.

Basically, fuel out first. Pull plugs, pull fuel pump fuse, (you may not have all the flashes considering where you are) and crank, in 10 second cycles, until dry. Remember, engine has to go around 3 times to get each rotor face past the plug holes. When dry, might have to charge battery, get a cc of oil through the plug hole for each housing, crank it to distribute the oil, install plugs, install fuse and try it.

How old are coils?

 

if its a stick charge the battery and pull start it in 2nd gear. once its de flooded replace your ignition if its old but at least change your plugs. sorry i juse re read your post. did you fix the clutch?

 

Deflooding an RX-8 using just the battry for cranking will drain it too far to start after the deflooding is complete, and it will re-flood. Get some jumper cables, hook up the battery to another running car, and then repeat sets of 5-10 second cranking periods with fuel disabled. Try 10 times first, then another 10. Make sure to let the starter cool between each cranking period.

You should be able to start normally once it's properly deflooded, as long as you haven't killed the new battery in the process.

 

Clutch is in got the car started , rough idle and only get 7rpm ..found spark plugs but at an insane price..cleaned my intake.put catch can on..stil need to gut my cat..no way getting a new one..now its just waiting for the plugs..