Flooding Problem
10-19-2017, 07:15 PM
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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
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
10-19-2017, 08:10 PM
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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.
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.