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Old 04-27-2010 | 08:15 AM
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Flooded Need help!~

Okay...long story shorty I flooded my car a 2004 Mazda RX8. The car had been sitting for 2 days i went to take it out then decided not to all in 20 secs. The next morning to go to work then it no workie. I got new plugs and wires. Took the old plugs out and they were soaked. Swaped the plugs it just spun. Then i took the plugs out and disco'd the fuel pump and turned it over to get the fuel out. Plugs back in nothing just spun. Pulled the plugs again soaked. Enough fuel in them were i could sling the fuel out of the plugs. I had the car hooked to my 4Runner charging the entire time. Finally gave up. I left the plugs out to give it time to dry out will this work. Im hoping it gets hotter out this week so it will dry out. Need help how can get the fuel out the engine. I have my 4Runner and my R1 and R6 to take to work so i can afford to let it sit for awhile. Im wondering if the plugs are actually even getting a spark. can I use the old ones to put in the plug wire while they are out to se if im getting a spark? The stealership is about 45 miles from me. That would cost alot to get it towed there. Thanks for any help
Old 04-27-2010 | 12:47 PM
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wow! nothing? i did alot more research im goin to try the 5-10 sec starts with the 15 sec intervals at up to a min and then put the fuel pump fuze back in the pray its runs.
Old 04-27-2010 | 12:57 PM
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If it's a 6-speed push start the car, its the best way or you can try
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-deflooding-average-joe-plumber-182410/
Old 04-27-2010 | 01:31 PM
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too much fuel = no compression.

how about u dump some Engine oil into it (or even better, Premix) and try to start again ?

or yea ... push start it (pull start)
Old 04-27-2010 | 09:44 PM
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Oh My F#$kin **** hell to the yeah Son of all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got it to work using this method...took awhile but damm it worked. Thanks so much. Took her out for a ride did about 15miles in 10 mins hahah! had to burn all that **** out. Runs good now and turned her off 2 times and she fired right back up.


Here's what i did. little modified..just disco'd the Fuel pump fuse.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=182410
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