I have a 2006 RX-8, with automatic transmission. I only have 14,500 miles on it. It was running just fine. Last week i had to go out of town, so i used my other car. A week later i came back got in my RX8 and it wont start. The battery is fine, it spins the starter. So we tried a few more times to start the thing... I unscrew my spark plugs, which looked ok, but flooded. So i disconnected the fuel pump fuse, cranked the engine several times to get all the gas out of it. Once there was on gas mist coming out; i dried the spark plugs and stuck them back in. The car still wont start. I and my brother checked all fuses and relays with an electrical tester, they were all fine. And because my car is salvage certificate i don't have any warranty coverage on it, so i want to know what is wrong with it, may be i can fix it my self. My car is salvage because i bought it from auction, it was barely tapped into side doors. so i had to replace two doors and side airbag. the engine was left untouched. So if anybody can help me please let me know, it's very expensive to do any work at dealer or at a rotary shop, which we don't have very many around...
Thanks guys!

 

We understand you have a problem but are three Topics with the same problem really necessary?

 

deja vu is the issue

 

It's weird. I posted a reply then it just went away. Freaky ... I think that I should go see my brain care specialist. They'll probably institutionalize me. I might not be back for a while. Good bye.

 

nono silly! you just posted in one of the 3 threads this guy started with the exact same stuff

 

Sure, sure that's what you say, but how can I know for sure? I mean I think that you are real and separate from me, but I can't touch you, and even if I could touch you how do I know that my arm is actually my arm and not an illusion created by an overactive brain. I see these pixels on my screen, but just because they are in a particular order means that they speak a language and they communicate to me, but how can I be certain that they are not accidentally in that order? How can I know that there is intention behind the symbols? Oh the ambulance is here, or maybe it isn't. Well it doesn't matter now.

 

Check for spark, fuel (apparently you are getting that) and engine compression.

If all three are acceptible, the engine should start. Add an ounce or two of oil to each rotor housing through the plug holes, remove the EGI fuses, crank the engine for a few seconds with the gas pedal depressed. Replace the EGI fuses and try starting the engine with the gas pedal depressed. Repeat this process or try tow-starting the car.

Also, the problem could be the sensor that tells the ECU that the tranny is in park or neutral.

 

Yeah, that's what I said in the other thread, but did he read it noooooooooo.

(didn't mention that the thing about the neutral safety switch. That's a good point for an automatic.)