Just deflooded my very first flooded engine.
11-10-2009, 11:47 PM
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Just deflooded my very first flooded engine.
Well, just preformed my very first deflooding, and it feels GREAT.
My dumb friend moved his car in because of street sweeping, and didnt allow it to warm up, before turning it off (told him so many times).
I did that deflooding method in the owners manual, and didnt do jack crap.
So I disconnected the fuel pump fuse, air pump, and ESP senor, and cranked it to push out the excess fuel. Then it fired up like a champ.
My dumb friend moved his car in because of street sweeping, and didnt allow it to warm up, before turning it off (told him so many times).
I did that deflooding method in the owners manual, and didnt do jack crap.
So I disconnected the fuel pump fuse, air pump, and ESP senor, and cranked it to push out the excess fuel. Then it fired up like a champ.
11-10-2009, 11:54 PM
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Congrats.
First time is always intimidating, but then you feel confident afterward and no longer bothered by flooding.
Removing the fuel pump fuse is basically the same as holding the accelerator pedal down (as noted in the owner's manual) to where it cuts fuel from entering the chambers.
Removal of the fuel pump fuse is usually used in conjunction with removing the spark plugs and expelling the fluids through those holes.
But anyway... no matter, long as you got her running
First time is always intimidating, but then you feel confident afterward and no longer bothered by flooding.
Removing the fuel pump fuse is basically the same as holding the accelerator pedal down (as noted in the owner's manual) to where it cuts fuel from entering the chambers.
Removal of the fuel pump fuse is usually used in conjunction with removing the spark plugs and expelling the fluids through those holes.
But anyway... no matter, long as you got her running
11-11-2009, 12:10 AM
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11-11-2009, 12:10 AM
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Congrats.
First time is always intimidating, but then you feel confident afterward and no longer bothered by flooding.
Removing the fuel pump fuse is basically the same as holding the accelerator pedal down (as noted in the owner's manual) to where it cuts fuel from entering the chambers.
Removal of the fuel pump fuse is usually used in conjunction with removing the spark plugs and expelling the fluids through those holes.
But anyway... no matter, long as you got her running
First time is always intimidating, but then you feel confident afterward and no longer bothered by flooding.
Removing the fuel pump fuse is basically the same as holding the accelerator pedal down (as noted in the owner's manual) to where it cuts fuel from entering the chambers.
Removal of the fuel pump fuse is usually used in conjunction with removing the spark plugs and expelling the fluids through those holes.
But anyway... no matter, long as you got her running
11-11-2009, 12:51 AM
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11-11-2009, 06:15 AM
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Glad you got her started with ease
It seems like brain farts are the #1 reason for flooding.
The deflooding method you used is the only one I would ever use if I was in this situation. (It just make sense)
It seems like brain farts are the #1 reason for flooding.
The deflooding method you used is the only one I would ever use if I was in this situation. (It just make sense)
11-11-2009, 08:39 PM
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I asked whats wrong and he told me its not starting. Thinking to myself that he didnt let it warm up, I asked what he did last with that car. He told me he just moved it in, and I wanted to smack him.
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11-18-2009, 10:38 AM
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Sometimes if you don't have time to let your car warm up, rev it up past 5k rpms and shut the car off! You MUST shut the car off before it reaches idle or this won't work!
11-18-2009, 10:50 AM
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5k seems scary to me, as you're not supposed to rev past 4k until warmed up anyway....I am guilty of the "Hold at 3k for 10 seconds and turn off before letting off the accelerator" method when it's not warmed up and I haven't flooded. Maybe I'm just lucky thus far...
11-18-2009, 11:59 AM
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I have never heard that before, but when the mechanics at mazda work on cars this is the method that they use when pulling the car into the garage! I work at mazda and this is the trick they told me to use the last time my car flooded!
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