Potenial new owner: Hot start question
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Potenial new owner: Hot start question
Hi, I'm considering buying a 2006 RX8 next weekend.
After reading several reviews I have found out that 8's are prone to hot start problems.
So I have a few questions.
How frequent are these problems?
How long do you have to allow the car to cool down before it will start again? ( I will be City driving, not aggressive/racing)
How much driving has to be done at once, to cause the car to be so hot that it needs a cool down time?
Are all RX8's likely to have this problem or is it just ones made during a specific couple of years?
To clarify, I will be using this car occasionally, and it will be for city driving.
Thanks for any help, please don't be too harsh
After reading several reviews I have found out that 8's are prone to hot start problems.
So I have a few questions.
How frequent are these problems?
How long do you have to allow the car to cool down before it will start again? ( I will be City driving, not aggressive/racing)
How much driving has to be done at once, to cause the car to be so hot that it needs a cool down time?
Are all RX8's likely to have this problem or is it just ones made during a specific couple of years?
To clarify, I will be using this car occasionally, and it will be for city driving.
Thanks for any help, please don't be too harsh
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Hi, I'm considering buying a 2006 RX8 next weekend.
After reading several reviews I have found out that 8's are prone to hot start problems.
So I have a few questions.
How frequent are these problems?
How long do you have to allow the car to cool down before it will start again? ( I will be City driving, not aggressive/racing)
How much driving has to be done at once, to cause the car to be so hot that it needs a cool down time?
Are all RX8's likely to have this problem or is it just ones made during a specific couple of years?
To clarify, I will be using this car occasionally, and it will be for city driving.
Thanks for any help, please don't be too harsh
After reading several reviews I have found out that 8's are prone to hot start problems.
So I have a few questions.
How frequent are these problems?
How long do you have to allow the car to cool down before it will start again? ( I will be City driving, not aggressive/racing)
How much driving has to be done at once, to cause the car to be so hot that it needs a cool down time?
Are all RX8's likely to have this problem or is it just ones made during a specific couple of years?
To clarify, I will be using this car occasionally, and it will be for city driving.
Thanks for any help, please don't be too harsh
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The hot start problem, as mentioned, tends to be a clear sign of a neglected car or just an uninformed previous owner. I would avoid completely or look for an engine rebuild right away.
If you're going to use it for city driving, remember to give it a good thrashing every time you start it up. That is, rev it up to the redline.
Oh, and never shut a cold wankel off.
Personally I'd rather not use an RX-8 in the city. I wouldn't do that to any decent car.
If you're going to use it for city driving, remember to give it a good thrashing every time you start it up. That is, rev it up to the redline.
Oh, and never shut a cold wankel off.
Personally I'd rather not use an RX-8 in the city. I wouldn't do that to any decent car.
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There are 2 main sources of hot start problems:
- Low engine compression
- Fuel pump failure
They are very distinct in other symptoms, and low compression can be detected easily with a pre-purchase compression check.
A healthy 8 with healthy components will have no problem starting just as easily when hot as when cold.
- Low engine compression
- Fuel pump failure
They are very distinct in other symptoms, and low compression can be detected easily with a pre-purchase compression check.
A healthy 8 with healthy components will have no problem starting just as easily when hot as when cold.
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There are 2 main sources of hot start problems:
- Low engine compression
- Fuel pump failure
They are very distinct in other symptoms, and low compression can be detected easily with a pre-purchase compression check.
A healthy 8 with healthy components will have no problem starting just as easily when hot as when cold.
- Low engine compression
- Fuel pump failure
They are very distinct in other symptoms, and low compression can be detected easily with a pre-purchase compression check.
A healthy 8 with healthy components will have no problem starting just as easily when hot as when cold.
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The hot start problem, as mentioned, tends to be a clear sign of a neglected car or just an uninformed previous owner. I would avoid completely or look for an engine rebuild right away.
If you're going to use it for city driving, remember to give it a good thrashing every time you start it up. That is, rev it up to the redline.
Oh, and never shut a cold wankel off.
Personally I'd rather not use an RX-8 in the city. I wouldn't do that to any decent car.
If you're going to use it for city driving, remember to give it a good thrashing every time you start it up. That is, rev it up to the redline.
Oh, and never shut a cold wankel off.
Personally I'd rather not use an RX-8 in the city. I wouldn't do that to any decent car.
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I gather you haven't read the new owner's thread that is stickied at the top of this subforum, linked in my signature, linked in the big red announcement at the top of the subforum, etc...?
The answer is clearly spelled out in there, and I'd rather not type it again pointlessly.
The answer is clearly spelled out in there, and I'd rather not type it again pointlessly.
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