my rx8 wont start
 

hi all,

only have my rx8 a couple of weeks and went to start it yesterday and it wouldnt ignite. :uhh:

At first i thought it was flooded and read the owners manual... did as stated, depressed the accelerator for 10 seconds while cranking, then tried again and still no go.

Any suggestions as to what could be wrong?
I'm presuming its just a matter of starting with the basics as in any car, plugs, leads, coil packs, etc.

any info would be great thanks :)

from what ive read, the owners manual way of de-flooding is not fool proof and will not always work, you will have to tow it in the majority of the time for this cause

any other suggestions?

Happened to me last week. I heard a clicking noise when I tried starting. It was the battery. My newest issue though is the coils. My coils are bad and sometimes the car refuses to start because of that. Check the coils, I've learned the stock coils on the 8 are crap and don't last more than 40k-50k miles even though I'm at 33k.

manual transmission? try and push start it.

When did the last time you've replaced the plugs, wires, and the coils?

Since nobody asked... did you flood it?
I mean, did you start it and shut it down before the engine warmed up?

forgot to mention, only bought the car 2 weeks ago so not very educated on the rotary engine.

I started it to move out of the driveway to get my bmw out and just switched it off again, so im guessin its probably flooded?

yup defiantly flooded, like above said if it's a manual you can push start it, or there are other various ways that can be pulled up with a search here.

yep ill try push starting it on the weekend..

is that the same as with any normal engine, push as fast as possible and release the clutch in 2nd gear?

if that fails to work is there any other suggestions?

How To Start A Flodded RX-8
 

1) Attach Battery Charger
2) Hold exelerator to floor and crank 10-15 seconds
3) KEEP ACCELERATOR FLOORED and stop cranking 20-30 Sec
4) Repeat steps 2-3

I had to do this for about 5 minutes before it started. Keep trying, if it's ONLY flooded (ie, nothing else wrong), this should work (but it may take awhile).

RX8 Cold Start Fix Remedy
 

Hi, after forgetting the GOLDEN RULE and giving my 2005 RX8 (30k miles) a cold start on Saturday evening (19 Oct '13) I went to take the car out on the following Sunday morning and realised my error :( she wouldn't start.

I consulted many forums for help...and after many hours of being at my wits end and i really didn't want to have to spend money on repairs at this time of the year, i eventually came across the following advice and after an hour & a half...my wheels were back on the road.

The attached link will take you to a set of instructions, carried out by the AA. I persevered with the actions instructed until she was clear. I hope it helps someone else out.


Starting an RX-8 with a flooded engine | Spinage Blog

that is an insanely complex solution to a very simple problem.

Hold your gas pedal to the floor. it will ironically perform a fuel cut.

re start after flooding
 

to Shelldude:

Yes, that's the simplest solution which could take hours doing it repeatedly.

The fix i shared worked for me and i posted it so it can perhaps help other who've also spent a lot of time doing the pedal to floor/fuel cut, that hasn't shown any give. simples :wavey:

Both solution are basically doing the same thing.....why take the rough path?

^^^ ding ding

Hours if you have a dead battery, yes... but you'll be spending hours regardless of how you try to short circuit fuel on a dead / weak battery.

I've always been amazed by the things some folks do to get out of a flood... Now before I get flamed, I'm talking the typical I moved my car and accidentally shut it off flood. Weak coils, fouled plugs, low compression, etc certainly complicate the process but that is an entirely different problem

Anyway, the owners manual hits the nail on the head in this space. RTFM.

rx8 wont start
 

Good day... my rx8 wont start.... i bin parked up from the secnd week in december... i jus changed the clutch last week n i tried to start it... at first the battery was dead so i run jumper cables frum my truck to the car so the battery cld get lil bit a life... i put fresh gas n fuel treatmnt and it still wont start... Any info will be greatly appreciated...

Ok going with English is your second language.

When you say won't start:
- Does the engine turn over when you turn the key or do you just get nothing?

Assuming the engine is actually cranking over I suspect it's flooded now.

The engine turns over... when i put the fresh gas and fuel treatment in it would jus turn over... After a while ti sound like it was ready to start but thats ir... nothing else...

Ok, sounds flooded.
That said you did just changed the clutch so it's anyone's guess what you may have not put back together correctly.
Did you change the clutch or someone else?
What year is the car?
How much mileage?
What kind of maintenance have you done to it: Plugs, Wires, Coils, etc?
Any aftermarket parts?


Have you tried this DYI on Deflooding the car?
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-...lumber-182410/

1) I changed da clutch...
2) 2004 rx8
3)Not sure of the milage (my cuz has da car parked by his wrk)
4) i dont think any other maintenance was dne coil, wire etc.
5) the only aftemarket parts is the cluth and flywheel
6) no i havnt try the DYI deflooding... im going ti giv it a try though... this the first time i ever worked on a rx8...

Starter
 

Check your starter if you have the updates starter .
Old starter is 5 13/16 "long
New starter is 6 9/16"
Makes a big difference in starting ~

It's true, the upgraded starter really cranks faster.
However replacing the starter is band-aid solution to a larger issue IMO