Turbo timer for this car?
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Turbo timer for this car?
Hello,
Thank you for having a great forum, my girlfriend and i are looking at this vehicle.
Has anybody tried using a turbo timer as a fix for the flooding issue? It could be renamed to rotary timer (ooooOOOooo).
Is there another fix? i've read some threads that have rumoured that this was fixed in 2005, but at the dealer, the salesperson wanted to heat up the rx8 before we drove off (probably worried about us stalling it)
Thank you for having a great forum, my girlfriend and i are looking at this vehicle.
Has anybody tried using a turbo timer as a fix for the flooding issue? It could be renamed to rotary timer (ooooOOOooo).
Is there another fix? i've read some threads that have rumoured that this was fixed in 2005, but at the dealer, the salesperson wanted to heat up the rx8 before we drove off (probably worried about us stalling it)
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Tons of posts regarding this. I also do remember a member or two installing a turbo timer on their NA 8. Or you could just not shutdown the car when cold, or hold the revs at 3k for 10 seconds when shutting down a cold engine. I have also read about bigger batteries and other dealer fixes for colder areas.
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Originally Posted by ofer
but at the dealer, the salesperson wanted to heat up the rx8 before we drove off (probably worried about us stalling it)
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Bad idea. To make the car continue to run you need to have a coded key near the steering column. Those who install remote starters hide them in the car. This defeats the vehicle immobilizer system. All a thief then needs is to bypass the ignition keyswitch or get a normal cut key.
Stock the car will not start without a coded key near the sensor (in the steering column plastic). The key has to be coded into the PCM (cars computer) by the dealer. This is an antitheft device that works very well.
Just let the car warm up. It's not rocket science!
Stock the car will not start without a coded key near the sensor (in the steering column plastic). The key has to be coded into the PCM (cars computer) by the dealer. This is an antitheft device that works very well.
Just let the car warm up. It's not rocket science!
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Originally Posted by ofer
Has anybody tried using a turbo timer as a fix for the flooding issue? It could be renamed to rotary timer (ooooOOOooo).
Originally Posted by ofer
Is there another fix? i've read some threads that have rumoured that this was fixed in 2005,
Originally Posted by ofer
but at the dealer, the salesperson wanted to heat up the rx8 before we drove off (probably worried about us stalling it)
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