S2 engine reliability so far?
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you guys have this thumping when start the car in the morning cold?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQxY_cHfSCI
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I think the new starter and better battery fixed the problem.
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yep, the dealer is replacing mine too
you guys have this thumping when start the car in the morning cold?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQxY_cHfSCI
you guys have this thumping when start the car in the morning cold?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQxY_cHfSCI
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i don't consider flooding a major engine issue... more of a slight inconvenience? i dont want to be rude but the 8 may not be for you specially if you consider changing your oil major repair lol j/k
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I get it too when its cold and its warming up...but to a much lesser degree than yours. You are getting a thump like once/second....ill get a thump every 5-10 seconds or so before it stops shortly after. Never really thought much about it though.....
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mine will thump if i blip the throttle right after starting (which i never do on purpose).
once it's warm it's fine. i think it has something to do with the rich computer fuel map on cold starts.
once it's warm it's fine. i think it has something to do with the rich computer fuel map on cold starts.
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What symptom did your car display that was caused by the bad cat? My '09 has a mild vibrate-y rattle-y sound between 2000-3500 rpm under light to moderate throttle, seems load related, only after the motor has warmed up, which sounds like it could be coming from an exhaust component (but not sure).
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Glad to know it's normal and common....
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The 'thumping' is a rotary idle trait probably less present in renesis powered cars than the rotaries of old. It is a combustion instability brought on due to the geometry we have to work with and air/fuel ratios. The fast idle enrichment is what is going on at warm up when it's pronounced in your car. Nothing to worry about.
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What symptom did your car display that was caused by the bad cat? My '09 has a mild vibrate-y rattle-y sound between 2000-3500 rpm under light to moderate throttle, seems load related, only after the motor has warmed up, which sounds like it could be coming from an exhaust component (but not sure).
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What symptom did your car display that was caused by the bad cat? My '09 has a mild vibrate-y rattle-y sound between 2000-3500 rpm under light to moderate throttle, seems load related, only after the motor has warmed up, which sounds like it could be coming from an exhaust component (but not sure).
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The 'thumping' is a rotary idle trait probably less present in renesis powered cars than the rotaries of old. It is a combustion instability brought on due to the geometry we have to work with and air/fuel ratios. The fast idle enrichment is what is going on at warm up when it's pronounced in your car. Nothing to worry about.
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What's the highest mileage on a series II right now?
I'm only at 2800, and I'd be surprised if anyone has had problems with engines already, considering that it looks like they showed up at higher than 50k on series I.
I'm only at 2800, and I'd be surprised if anyone has had problems with engines already, considering that it looks like they showed up at higher than 50k on series I.