Notices
Series I Trouble Shooting This is the place to learn more about or discuss any issues you're having with your RX-8

Hard start new starter or new engine?

Thread Tools
 
Rate Thread
 
Old Jan 31, 2010 | 03:04 PM
  #1  
@!!narotordo's Avatar
Thread Starter
FLAME ON!
 
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 948
Likes: 0
From: Strip Club
Exclamation Hard start new starter or new engine?

I went down a friends house last night to check my compression with the hand hald tester Phil got from the group buy sometime back.

My numbers
F
060 057 059 RPM @ 184
R
065 069 071 @ 191 RPM

I have had a few hard starts and its been getting worst. But! heres the thing, its hit and miss. Sometimes its hard to start sometimes its not
2004 mt 67,k miles changed to mobil 1 full sys 0w-40 oil about 6,k miles (2 oil changes ago), been premixing sence 21,k miles, Change oil every 2,500 miles, redline my car everyday.
Reply
Old Jan 31, 2010 | 03:10 PM
  #2  
Jon316G's Avatar
Grasshopper
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 6,779
Likes: 50
From: Streetsboro, OH
Posted this in your other thread:

Using the compression calculator I got (rounded):
F
82 79 81
R
85 89 91

Mazda's specs are:
Standard = 120psi @ 250rpm
Minimum = 98.6psi @ 250rpm

I know the calculator is useful for corrections, but wouldn't the numbers change if he was turning the engine quicker (closer to 250rpm).
I'm obviously no expert on compression testing
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
vapor2
West For Sale/Wanted
11
Nov 3, 2020 03:38 PM
RayBarron
New Member Forum
4
Oct 19, 2015 08:08 PM
Tyblat
Series I Tech Garage
9
Aug 6, 2015 10:43 AM
Ajmurphy85
New Member Forum
3
Jul 30, 2015 07:51 AM
dbarber
Series I Trouble Shooting
14
Jul 25, 2015 01:34 PM



You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:56 AM.