Opane

Heey guys...

some times when i have been driving for some time and then stops the engine for a short time (1 - 20 min) it is having some trouble starting again? and today it wouldn even start i tried to times? then i waited for like 2 more min and it fired up no problems? :-/ ..

there is no problems what so ever when the engine is cold .. its only sometimes and only when ive been driving for some time.. is this normal rotary behavior or what? its been doing it since i got it.. and besides that i have no problems at all with it.. it runs and sounds very healthy.. :-/

04RX8man

not normal at all....Have u changed ur coils/plugs lately? I noticed when mine is hot it takes a little longer and my coils are 45,000 old but this only happens very rarely!

DeViLbOi

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Could also be that your car doesn't have the newer starter. One of the locals had the same problem and fixed it with a starter. There is a video of what it sounds like around here somewhere.

Opane

yeah doesnt happen allways to me either but i was kinda bummed when this happend earlyer :-/ ! .. i do not know much about rotary's yet but as far as i know theres for coils/plugs right? 2 outside and to inside? or something like that.. cause i know 2 of them just got changed at a service 2 weeks ago.. but not the other 2..

Anyway i would love to see that video.. ! was it in this forum?

shazy

Flooded?

04RX8man

Yeah there are 4 coils a leading and trailing for each rotor and of course wires from each coils to it's plug....

dshiznit1489

bad starter?

DeViLbOi

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Not if it happens only when warm.

RotoRocket

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Could be the battery, too.

If so, it wouldn't matter if it's warm or not.

Opane

true... but as it is an 05 model it must have that weak starter they replaced from 06 and up.. ? maybe thats what i need? the new one..?

invasion08

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I am going to say you need new spark plugs. How many miles are on your spark plugs now?

DeViLbOi

iTrader: (1)

That's easy to diagnose...do you have power loss in upper RPM bands?

RotoRocket

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Search for the battery/starter motor thread I started, b/c my car was having issues, although cold start, and the dealer replaced the battery and starter motor under warranty and it starts in a blip rather than a whir-whir-whir, now.

My car is also an 05 manual.

newguy

check your battery cable connections they have to be tight if you can wiggle or slide it thats no good

lshu

I don't believe it is coils, I have the same issue (when car is already warm, it takes more cranks to start, maybe like 10-15 turnover sounds vs 5-10 when cold). I have almost new OEM coils (<10K miles). Flooding is not the issue either because car is already warm.

My guess is the starter, since I still have the older one.

Lebren

iTrader: (5)

old style starter is very slow, you will notice a huge diff with the 15 min swap to fast starter. found mine on ebay for $14 I cant believe it! It's inevitable you'll need to have the new starter some day.

Opane

Thanks alot for all the answers guys ! yeah i think ill go for the new starter and battery.. and see how that works..