DailyDriver2k5

68,000 miles(new plugs +mazsport wires) on my baby and this is the first time i flooded her. Washed the car Sunday afternoon , started her up, backed her out then shut her off, finished washing her , started her up, drove back into the garage and shut her down, but had a gut feeling i should have let her run for 10 minutes before shutting her down.

Today went to get in her and start her up, wouldnst start, kept cranking. Right then and there i knew i flooded my baby.

Long story short, the mazda deflooding technique didn't work, the only method that work was pulling the fuel pump fuse,wait 1 minute, crank her with out your foot being on the gas for 15 sec. Put the fuse back in , and start her up normaly. 1 st attempt she started but cut off, redid the process over , got in started her up normally, but had my foot 1/4 way down on the acclerator. She started and feathered the gas til she was fully operational. Let her stay on for about 10 minutes then took her out for a good long spirited drive.

Total time took about 1 hour because i was trying the Mazda way first , i think i could have shaved a good 30 minutes off if i didn't attempt the Mazda technique of deflooding the RX-8. Thank goodness I didn't foul up my plugs or kill my battery or starter!

I forgot who posted this procedure first, but through searching, I just want to say thanks to the valuable info. Hope this heps whoever needs it.