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It doesn't sound like a flooded engine.

It sounds like a battery issue.

Get a neighbor or buddy to give you a jump ASAP.

 

well, it sounds like it wants to turn over, but it isnt... all the lights n stuff are coming on.. but ill try jumping it.. oh and i also tried the whole push it and drop it into 2nd and have it start technique (i always did it on my 3000gt) and it didnt work..

k people, someone call plz

 

ok.. tried jump starting it.. i even let it charge for like 10 min.. no luck.. definitely NOT the battery.. anyone in the area? please drop by.. heres a pic of my beauty..

 

dude you're screwed. good luck thinking you're getting that puppy started today.

 

yea.. the bitch wont start.. dealership 2morow i guess.. no one in the area? i saw a couple of winning blue RX-8s today going to and from a resturant.. please people.. i thought this was a community website..

 

I guess the biggest flaw in your plan is not going to the regional forums and making actual friends in your area. Perhaps you can go there now and plead your case.

 

Here...

https://www.rx8club.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

... I even did the leg work for you.

 

what he said
Bet you're flooded...
..so I'll contribute...
deFlooding technique

 

ok so i called galpin mazda.. had them come tow my car.. dropped it off, they gave me a loaner mazda6.. they will call me in the morning and tell me wutsup.. also a oil change, 10k mile service (im at 10,103 miles), and a wash.. so the engine is flooded, the guy who towed it told me he gets it all the time.. oh and thanks for those FEW who actually did call me thanks , i appreciate it.. heres a pic of her being towed..

 

Good thing they're using a ramp style tow lift.. I guess this must be your first flooding. Do you remember shutting the engine off cold, or not completely warmed up, last? Also, maybe you'll find out in the morning, but is the dealership going to upgrade your battery, starter, and plugs (if you don't have the upgraded battery/starter yet)?? ... may also be good to ask them to check out the catalytic converter.

 

You dont need to make "Friends" its up to people if they want to help or not. The guy sounds pressed for time. Thing is its a Sunday and its like Mugatu said...
He's got no ops but to wait till Monday. Too bad.

 

You're right, I should have flown in to California and helped this guy out. He's been on the site long enough that he could have met someone from the site in RL, and it's a lot easier to get actual help from someone in your own area. What should I have done? Called him and told him to read the de-flooding procedure that was posted in this thread?

 

hey.. yea i specifically asked for a flat bed.. and they didnt have any, so they had to re route the driver.. but its cool.. took like 55 minutes to get to my house.. guy was awesome, he knew his ****, and he knew alot about the rx8s.. good guy.. drove to galpin mazda, dropped off the beast, got a loaner mazda6. they called me this morning before 8:00 AM.. told me that its most likely a flooding issue , so they r gona fix it and what not.. also gona upgrade to new battery, starter, and spark plugs free of charge. on top of that, a free ECU flash (its never been flashed before).. also, oil/filter change ($30) and 10k miles service ($65) and a courtesy car wash.. not sure when they will finish, but it doesnt matter. as long as they do a fine job. im gona call em later and ask to check the catalyic converter. other than that, im at 10,103 miles, car is in tip-top shape, never had any problems, getting about 21 mpg (and i do not drive like a granny), transmission has no grinds or anything, its all good

 

oh and yes this is my FIRST flooding. the day before i started the car, backed it up about 5 feet to make some room in the driveway , and shut it down . so its my fault.

and as far as making "friends" in the regional section... i dont have very much time on my hands, i work almost 60 hours a week.. up over at nissanclub.com people offered to go check out for sale cars for me when i was interested in the 350z. further, people offered to install lowering springs on the car, free of charge. i barely knew anyone. great community website

 

my engine flooded twice last month for the first time...both times i was able to de-flood it...thank god!

 

hmmm, 49,000 miles and never once had a problem with flooding or cold start. I guess it makes a difference to have it garaged over night.

 

Xdeedubbx, you actually flooded your car??

did you just crank on the starter or did you use the method on the first page of this thread?

 

the method on this page (with the whole windshielf wiper thing) is difficult. the instructions in the rx8s user manual didnt work for me tho.. eh wutever

 

i started the car by depressing both clutch and gas at the same time...hell of a lotta smoke!! hahaha My car is always garaged, and only driven a couple times a week, prior to driving the car i always let it warm up 3-5 mins...who the heck knows what happened!

 

Snowfl8k flooded her car last week. Had to have it towed. Mazda replaced the spark plugs.

 

here is an update for me:
when i was driving home after picking up the car from the dealership, i noticed if i had the car in 3rd or 4th gear, at low speeds like 30mph, and when i wanted to accelerate, the car would stutter.. almost like there was too much air, or more air than fuel. I thought it might be bad gas and i should drive a tank or 2. i also thought maybe since the flashed the ecu, it had to get used to my driving.. who knows

so about 2 weeks passed by, and 4 tanks of gas.. and the problem still persisted.. even in the freeway in 6th gear going 75, when you gassed it, it stuttered. so i took it to the dealership, explain what happened. they reflashed the ecu again, and changed out the spark plugs to even hotter ones, and now im fine.. and now i have 11k miles.

 

today my check engine light came on.. took it to the dealer.. it was a sparkplug misfire apparently because they installed it wrong??? wack asses