Series II Rx-8 Deflood Help
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Series II Rx-8 Deflood Help
Hello I'm new to the RX-8 club. I recently just flooded my 2009 Mazda Rx-8😅...I was wondering if someone could walk me through what I need to do in order to properly deflood it. Thanks in advance.
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-...lumber-182410/
More importantly though, how did you flood it? When was the last time the car had regular maintenance? Have you read the new owners thread? If not, than read it until it hurts...
More importantly though, how did you flood it? When was the last time the car had regular maintenance? Have you read the new owners thread? If not, than read it until it hurts...
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Im going through this same MY as well.
The car stalled and tried to start it immediately but the battery was weak.
Tried multiple times to deflood following the owners manual with no luck. Pulled the plugs and they were covered in black sludge. Cleaned it, pulled the air pump connection, unplugged the crank sensor and pulled the 20 amp fuse. Cranked the engine and filled my garage with gas mist.
put every thing back together and still no start.
pulled the plugs again and soak in gas. Ordered new plugs and will try one more time.
The car stalled and tried to start it immediately but the battery was weak.
Tried multiple times to deflood following the owners manual with no luck. Pulled the plugs and they were covered in black sludge. Cleaned it, pulled the air pump connection, unplugged the crank sensor and pulled the 20 amp fuse. Cranked the engine and filled my garage with gas mist.
put every thing back together and still no start.
pulled the plugs again and soak in gas. Ordered new plugs and will try one more time.
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My girlfriends 2009 Rx8 jut recently flooded after we accidentally turned of the engine before warming it up. I proceeded to try to unplug the air pump/push the pedal down procedure with no avail. Supposedly you can’t do the procedure on the series 2, so I found a comment that saved my starter and battery.
First you must know how to take the spark plugs out. This requires a LONG extension with mini ones to help give you some slack to get to the spark plugs out. Take both leading and trailing out and clean them. Put the trailing ones back on usually marked with T and leave the leading ones out. Plug the trailing plug wires back on and Don’t forget to unplug the air pump.
Next get in your car and put it on accessory. Depress the clutch while pushing down on the gas pedal so all fuel is cut off. You will notice smoke coming out when trying to start which is the gas burning. Proceed to do this this 6 times for 6 sec with 5-10 second intervals. Wait a minute and proceed to do it another 4-6 times until you feel comfortable that most of the gas is gone.
Put the leading plugs back in along with the wires. Start the car with your foot push down on the gas and slowly let off the gas. It will struggle to start and once it starts, be ready to finesse the gas pedal to keep it alive. DONT LET GO OF THE GAS. Since the air pump is unplugged it will die if it goes under 1k. If you are alone keep the revs low and let it warm up fully. If you have assistance, tell them to plug the air pump back in.
NOTE: this took me two tries to get it to start as I wasn’t ready to give it gas and it stalled and flooded, making me repeat the procedure again. Good luck 👍
First you must know how to take the spark plugs out. This requires a LONG extension with mini ones to help give you some slack to get to the spark plugs out. Take both leading and trailing out and clean them. Put the trailing ones back on usually marked with T and leave the leading ones out. Plug the trailing plug wires back on and Don’t forget to unplug the air pump.
Next get in your car and put it on accessory. Depress the clutch while pushing down on the gas pedal so all fuel is cut off. You will notice smoke coming out when trying to start which is the gas burning. Proceed to do this this 6 times for 6 sec with 5-10 second intervals. Wait a minute and proceed to do it another 4-6 times until you feel comfortable that most of the gas is gone.
Put the leading plugs back in along with the wires. Start the car with your foot push down on the gas and slowly let off the gas. It will struggle to start and once it starts, be ready to finesse the gas pedal to keep it alive. DONT LET GO OF THE GAS. Since the air pump is unplugged it will die if it goes under 1k. If you are alone keep the revs low and let it warm up fully. If you have assistance, tell them to plug the air pump back in.
NOTE: this took me two tries to get it to start as I wasn’t ready to give it gas and it stalled and flooded, making me repeat the procedure again. Good luck 👍
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