Another One Bites The Dust
10-15-2004, 12:26 PM
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UPDATE:
Service just called. Despite MFlash, my car flooded and they replaced spark plugs and re-flashed anyway. Maybe Ill get a seat-of-my pants feeling and confirm the last flash didnt take or something..(yeah I know, grabbin' at straws, but it makes me feel better about my 37000 dollar, 3 week old purchase).
Service just called. Despite MFlash, my car flooded and they replaced spark plugs and re-flashed anyway. Maybe Ill get a seat-of-my pants feeling and confirm the last flash didnt take or something..(yeah I know, grabbin' at straws, but it makes me feel better about my 37000 dollar, 3 week old purchase).
10-15-2004, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BAM-BAM
UPDATE:
Service just called. Despite MFlash, my car flooded and they replaced spark plugs and re-flashed anyway. Maybe Ill get a seat-of-my pants feeling and confirm the last flash didnt take or something..(yeah I know, grabbin' at straws, but it makes me feel better about my 37000 dollar, 3 week old purchase).
Service just called. Despite MFlash, my car flooded and they replaced spark plugs and re-flashed anyway. Maybe Ill get a seat-of-my pants feeling and confirm the last flash didnt take or something..(yeah I know, grabbin' at straws, but it makes me feel better about my 37000 dollar, 3 week old purchase).
And it was about 55*F when I was trying to start my car. It went all winter last year (and parked outside for quite a bit of it) without flooding and we had similar temps to Calgary at about -25*F overnight. So I'm not too sure why my car picked that moment to flood. I also regularly hit redline to clean the plugs...
and I rev it to 4-4.5k before I shut if off as well as revving it for at least 10 seconds before I shut it down when it's not warmed up yet. Thought I was just being safe but I flooded anyway. Oh and I have the Ti Grey not the cursed Sunlight Silver... 
10-15-2004, 02:23 PM
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Hmmm... 15 months, 13000 miles and no floods with or without the M-flash (just had it done a couple months ago). Sorry to hear you're having trouble. I wonder what the deal is.
10-15-2004, 02:33 PM
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I've never flooded either (touch wood). I have even made short trips less than 3 minutes of driving. I even stalled the car on a couple of occasions and never failed to start right back up. I don't even know if I have the M-flash. But so far, so good.
Maybe it's in the startup procedure? Never press the accelerator, prime the injectors for a few seconds before cranking and when you crank, do not let up until engine fires.
My 2 cents.
Maybe it's in the startup procedure? Never press the accelerator, prime the injectors for a few seconds before cranking and when you crank, do not let up until engine fires.
My 2 cents.
10-15-2004, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BAM-BAM
UPDATE:
Service just called. Despite MFlash, my car flooded and they replaced spark plugs...
Service just called. Despite MFlash, my car flooded and they replaced spark plugs...
10-15-2004, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by HeelnToe
Ya know, in the billions of flooding threads I've read, I don't know if anyone has ever explained why the plugs need to be replaced after a flooding?
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