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williamsonb 05-03-2016 08:33 AM

Engine Died Spontaneously After Running Hard
 
Got an engine question. I had the RX8 out yesterday and ran it pretty hard for about 15 minutes (hard accelerating, high RPM's). I came to a stop at a stop sign and as I rolled to a stop with the clutch in the engine sputtered a little and died. Never had this happen previously.

I waited a couple minutes and got it started again. I ran the motor up to 7000 RPM and let it come back down. The RPM's dropped slowly and stuttered on the way down. I drove it another 10 minutes and it was running fine again. The motor is stock with an aftermarket exhaust. Any ideas?

BigCajun 05-03-2016 09:50 AM

Guessing possible fuel pump issue.
What was your gas level?
Tired pump running hard on low fuel may run a little hot.

9krpmrx8 05-03-2016 09:58 AM

It could be many things. Guessing won't help, you need to trouble shoot the issue.

http://foxed.ca/rx7manual/2003mazdar..._S01_0016.html

williamsonb 05-03-2016 10:14 AM

I'll do some trouble shooting, thank you for the fuel pump lead. It had a nearly full tank so I may be able to rule that out early. I'll keep digging. Any other leads are appreciated.


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