Mom floods the rx8..
07-19-2010, 05:29 PM
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Mom floods the rx8..
Okay so she happens to move the car in the morning and turns it off right away.. when i woke up 2 hours later tried to start the car it does not turn on.. wow right? So which is the simplest way to deflood the car? i tried some threads here on the forums and it didnt seem to work? what tools do i need because my house has no T connection thingys what so ever. thanks! and would local gas station shops know how to fix it?
07-19-2010, 05:35 PM
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No. For the love of all that is holy, if you decide to take it somewhere, only take it to a dealer.
Thank being said, Alfy's simple deflooding works 100% of the time.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ght=deflooding
Push/pull starting it should too, tho that depends on what other vehicles are available and how much clear road you have around you.
Thank being said, Alfy's simple deflooding works 100% of the time.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ght=deflooding
Push/pull starting it should too, tho that depends on what other vehicles are available and how much clear road you have around you.
07-19-2010, 05:49 PM
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Not quite that easy unfortunately. Possible, but push/pulling it to get it started after a flood generally calls for >10mph. Hard to push it that fast unless you have a hill, and then it's a 1-shot chance.
Highly recommend you try the method I linked first, unless you already did. My only flood it worked perfectly.
Highly recommend you try the method I linked first, unless you already did. My only flood it worked perfectly.
07-19-2010, 05:52 PM
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i did try that i took the 2 rubber things out and then my lexus suv was charging the battery and tried.. but no luck.. but i do not know where some of those things listed is located. would be so much easier if there were pictures.. for example like air pump fuse box etc
07-19-2010, 06:12 PM
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If you aren't sure that you actually found the fuel pump fuse, then you probably didn't. If you flip the cover of the fuse panel over, there is a layout diagram of what fuse is what.
Pull the fuel pump fuse and follow the rest of the steps. Took me ~20 minutes total, letting the starter cool off each time and going through the 4-7 steps ~3 times.
It won't start right away on the first one, our powers are higher up and in the middle, so it takes a bit to get the fuel out.
07-19-2010, 07:33 PM
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My mom flooded my sisters Altima.
Gainsville spring "shower". (AKA Noah's arc went by)
Rain, deep puddle in the road, looked shallow.
Stalled car.
Opened door...
Car was totaled by the insurance company...
Gainsville spring "shower". (AKA Noah's arc went by)
Rain, deep puddle in the road, looked shallow.
Stalled car.
Opened door...
Car was totaled by the insurance company...
07-20-2010, 12:42 AM
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Let me find a picture for you...I am sure there is one on the boards here...but yes, standing at the front of your car with the hood open, looking at the engine bay, it is bottom right. Pop the black cover and there is alot of small fuses with the numbers 10, 15, 20, etc... written on the top of them. Flip the cover over and you will see the diagram of which fuses are what.
If the car is off, you can pull any of them without issue, just recommended that you do not pull more than 1 at a time so you don't get them confused. Putting a too low amp, or too high amp fuse in the wrong spot can cause problems later.
If you can pull one out with your fingers, get a pair of pliers, needle nose preferably.
One thing to keep in mind is that every flood I have heard of in the past 18 months or so turned out to be a failing ignition, battery, or starter, or all of the above. Now with the plugs soaked in fuel, whatever is failing has that much more trouble getting it to fire.
If the car is off, you can pull any of them without issue, just recommended that you do not pull more than 1 at a time so you don't get them confused. Putting a too low amp, or too high amp fuse in the wrong spot can cause problems later.
If you can pull one out with your fingers, get a pair of pliers, needle nose preferably.
One thing to keep in mind is that every flood I have heard of in the past 18 months or so turned out to be a failing ignition, battery, or starter, or all of the above. Now with the plugs soaked in fuel, whatever is failing has that much more trouble getting it to fire.
07-20-2010, 07:26 AM
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Be reminded that if you keep the accelerator floored prior to starting attempt it will cut off further fuel flow so no need to remove the fuel pump fuse.
Concur, the culprit is typically a weakness in the ignition system (old starter, weak battery, weak coils, worn cables, old 'plugs).
Concur, the culprit is typically a weakness in the ignition system (old starter, weak battery, weak coils, worn cables, old 'plugs).
07-22-2010, 03:26 PM
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I guarantee that your plugs were at least part of the reason why you flooded in the first place, and why deflooding wasn't really getting you going again. Probably getting the fuel out and immediately reflooding, just simply couldn't provide the spark to ignite the Air/Fuel mixture.
Your coils and/or wires could be at fault too, but your plugs definitely had their hand in that particular cookie jar.
Your coils and/or wires could be at fault too, but your plugs definitely had their hand in that particular cookie jar.
07-22-2010, 03:59 PM
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Try 30,000 or sooner 
On all. Plugs, plug wires, and coils. They can start failing as soon as ~15k, and you might get 40+ from them if you are lucky. It's possible, a few have done it.
Easy to change yourself, and ~$280 for the entire set, no reason not to. Saves problems like this down the road.
If you have a cat still on the 8, there is a pretty good chance that this killed it, and you will have to replace, gut, or eliminate the cat within the next 2,000-5,000 miles. Hope it happens within the next 5,000, or you will be out from under the federal 80,000 mile warranty on the cat.
This is how stuff snowballs up fast in this car.
On all. Plugs, plug wires, and coils. They can start failing as soon as ~15k, and you might get 40+ from them if you are lucky. It's possible, a few have done it.
Easy to change yourself, and ~$280 for the entire set, no reason not to. Saves problems like this down the road.
If you have a cat still on the 8, there is a pretty good chance that this killed it, and you will have to replace, gut, or eliminate the cat within the next 2,000-5,000 miles. Hope it happens within the next 5,000, or you will be out from under the federal 80,000 mile warranty on the cat.
This is how stuff snowballs up fast in this car.
07-22-2010, 04:59 PM
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If your not kidding us about the 75K on original plugs then you could have the new record! Please get a pic so we can see them. Do you have original coils and wires too?
07-22-2010, 05:05 PM
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I doubt he is on the originals.
If he is, I will be seriously shocked he has been able to start it for the past 25,000 miles, much less drive on it.
I mean, in any statistics, outlyers DO occur, but ....that's pretty extreme.
If he is, I will be seriously shocked he has been able to start it for the past 25,000 miles, much less drive on it.
I mean, in any statistics, outlyers DO occur, but ....that's pretty extreme.
