lemonflavour

A couple weeks ago I my car stalled after a few seconds due to a weak battery. I replaced the battery and today I replaced the coil and spark plugs however the car still does not start. I followed the deflooding guides but it doesn't seem to want to start. Any ideas?

If it matters, the spark plugs i pulled out were black. I want to drive my car =(

Ophitoxaemia

@lemon most surefire way to start a flooded rotary is to tow-start it. RX8 even comes with tow hooks in the trunk.

rhjames

A bit more information please. Confirm that the starter is turning over ok, but it won't fire.

lemonflavour

I'm a bit of a car noob...

I think the starter does seem to be turning over ok. I hear it trying to start but just not catching.

I don't know if I want to try to tow start. Seems like a lot of things could go wrong for someone that does not know a lot about cars... =(

rhjames

Tow start should be ok - just get it up to about 20km/h in neutral, then slowly release the clutch. Beware you won't have power steering and brakes won't be good until you have released the clutch. However, you may have another problem that the black spark plugs indicate. If in doubt, get road service.

Jooleean

Havent flooded yet and im at 120k miles. Pretty happy with it.

rhjames

I haven't flooded for years, but I know how to avoid it. It normally only happens if you start the car to put it into the garage, so it's turned off cold.

RC1998

I asked Mazda dealer service department about reving the engine to get RPM up over 4000 and then shut off while enginestill spinning. They told me it is not necessary and does not help to prevent flooding.
What have your dealers told you ?

Lex Brokulius

i too have fallen victim to the flooding. i wound up pulling the 20a fuse and trying to start it to blow the extra fuel out in combo with push start attempts to get it going again. fortunately, i already had fresh coils, plugs, and wires ready to be changed since i just got my 8. on a side note, anyone have the gtspec front tie brace?

Alex Halsey

My car decided to flood and the people i talked to said to rev it to 4k and then switch it of, it burns off all the fuel on the spark plugs and out of the chambers, plus it saves the spark plugs from corroding.

TruthIsReality

It sucks keeping it from flooding here, ITS 28 degrees here! Well it was last night, but I haven't flooded it yet. Just let her warm up

alnielsen

iTrader: (4)

How many miles do you have on the coils, wires and plugs? I have no problems starting the car. It's 16F this morning.

TruthIsReality

I don't know how much, I just bought it with 45k miles but the dealer didn't know how many miles the coils had and I think they replaced the wires and plugs after I test drove it and found a few problems. But it works flawlessly now, I just hate driving a nice car in cold weather =/

Edit:
Just bought the car this week too

SueStarr

Got my 8 in November. Drove it for 3 weeks and had to garage it. Took it out on March 1, 2011 because of my impatience. Just wanted to drive it. Had to move it because we are having the winter from hell and it won't end, so my husband had to plow the driveway, I was late for work, and
just moved it exactly 5 feet and I knew as soon as I shut it off by the noise the motor made, it was
flooded. I have all new spark plugs and ready for an oil change as soon as the weather gets warmer, can I do this without changing the coils? Or do you suggest to do all three at the same time?

I will do whatever it takes, I love my zoomer.

rhjames

Some of this doesn't make sense. If you start the car and move it 5 ft, it doesn't make an unusual noise when you shut it down. You could have just re-started it, run it up in temperature, and rev it to 6,000rpm for a few seconds, and there'd be no problem. What makes you think it's flooded (though it's very possible). Why do you want to change the coil? Is it due for new spark plugs and an oil change?

se3p_s

I don't start my car for last 3 month, will it give problem to start....

RIWWP

iTrader: (2)

If your battery, starter, plugs, wires, and coils are fine....there is no reason it wouldn't start

The only one of those 3 that could suffer from sitting for 3 months is the battery. So make sure the battery is charged when you crank it. Or you THEN might have a flood on your hands.

se3p_s

Thnx......

se3p_s

At cold star my car get star at fast crank. then after warm up or doing red line 2 or 3 times, sometimes it take time to start and sometimes not. so pls need help..

RIWWP

iTrader: (2)

Could be your starter, or it could be that you are redlining it before it's warm and destroying your engine.

rhjames

I'd stay away from the red line. 6,000 RPM should be fine, but I'd wait until the engine is a bit warm (couple of minutes). The line is red because you're not supposed to go past it.

se3p_s

I warm up the engine for 5 to 8 minutes then i do redline....

shafer9

I did have a bad flooding issue a few years ago (2005 RX8). Had it towed to dealer, $850 and a lot of work later, they got it going. The manager said, "never baby this thing." Since then I get the engine up to 6K rpm at least once every time I drive it. No problems since then. And obviously, no cold starts/shut offs.
It's a stupid problem they should have addressed. But the car IS fun to drive.

jondolph

my dealer says that the shutdown procedure is very important; rev to 3000 rpm, hold it for a few seconds and turn ignition off with your foot still on the accelerator.

ant_rx8

hi guys
i have been reading all the posts and none of them really answer what i was looking for,
i have recently flooded my car, finally got it going again after following instructions from this site. However since then my engine light came on, (was flashing at first but now it just stays on) is this common after the engine has flooded? Since flooding the car also needs to be cranked for longer to get it going, is this my starter motor on its way out?
Also it may be my paranoia but the car seems sluggish and the engine is sounding a little deeper then what it was before.
Any feedback would be really helpful. Thanks