stormchaser1967

I went out the the garage the other day and my rx8 would not start. Turns over but will not fire. It ran fine a week or so before that. Where do I start? What can I do to try to remeduy this without having to tow it to a service dept? Anyone else have this happen. Really odd to all of a sudden just not start after having no problems. Any help would be appreciated.

felipeGTx

It sounds like you might had flooded the engine. If that is the case try the DIY forum has things you can try there. I flooded mines twice already, it usually happens when you start the car and shut it off right away. Hope this helps.

RX8CaliGirl

I hadn't driven my 8 in a week due to being on vacation. When I got back, I tried to start it and it would turn and turn but not spark. It wasn't a battery issue since the lights/radio all came on. The engine simply wouldn't catch. It had driven perfectly fine prior to my leaving on vacation. With no choice, I had it towed to my mechanic. The first thing he did was clean/dry the spark plugs. He then replaced the ignition coils. Neither of these have resolved the issue. With the new coils, he's getting a spark but the engine still isn't turning on. He is working more on it over the weekend so I will hopefully have a better sense of what's wrong with it then but maybe check your ignition coils and spark plugs. Hope that helps.

monchie

Just to make it worth your while, if your car is still under the warranty, bring it to the dealer and have them check it out. You don't need to do this or do that, it's really up to you if you want to do it yourself, no problem with that either. Good luck.