Notices
New Member Forum A place for new members to get their feet wet

Flooding Problem

Thread Tools
 
Rate Thread
 
Old Oct 19, 2017 | 07:15 PM
  #1  
NIgel J Panther's Avatar
Thread Starter
New Member
 
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
From: Ottawa, Canada
Flooding Problem

Have owned my 2005, RX8 for three years. Just love it. Tuck it away, warm and cosy, every winter.
Just flooded it for the second time. After lots of effort and research, I decided to tow it behind the Santa Fe at about 30kms per hour. Using second gear, it started within 50 feet.
Thoughts please
Nigel,
Ottawa
Reply
Old Oct 19, 2017 | 08:10 PM
  #2  
dannobre's Avatar
Modulated Moderator
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 13,720
Likes: 344
From: Smallville
Drive it till it gets good and warm..... be a bit hard on it

Next time you try and start it see what happens. Sometimes you can flood it quite easily if a few things happen at the same time. If you have a crappy battery or an old starter that will likely not help.

If it happens all the time or it won't start without pulling it then you need a compression test to see if the engine builds proper compression.
Reply



You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:15 AM.