first time flood
04-04-2011, 06:25 AM
#1
first time flood
stupid me moved the car about 10 feet yesterday and then today she won't start...
i went to turn her on to go to work and crank as normal and it gets to where it owuld normally start and then just stopped...
tried mazda procedure and Alfy's from https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-deflooding-average-joe-plumber-182410/
and still not starting
if for some odd reason I needed to get the car towed to a dealership, how the **** much are they going to charge to deflood it in some magically manner that I can't?
i went to turn her on to go to work and crank as normal and it gets to where it owuld normally start and then just stopped...
tried mazda procedure and Alfy's from https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-deflooding-average-joe-plumber-182410/
and still not starting
if for some odd reason I needed to get the car towed to a dealership, how the **** much are they going to charge to deflood it in some magically manner that I can't?
04-04-2011, 06:45 AM
#2
You could try to remove the spark plugs and crank the engine (after disconnecting the esps), then let it dry and reinstall the plugs.
The problem with the automatics is that it is useless to tow them so i guess that's the best you can do before going the stealership route.
The problem with the automatics is that it is useless to tow them so i guess that's the best you can do before going the stealership route.
04-04-2011, 12:04 PM
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you cant pull start an automatic. do the 06s still have the ports on the lim? i flooded mine once after it sat for the winter, i followed a thread where you use the washer fluid pump. ya just disconnect it and put a hose on the nipples one at a time. im not sure but i thought i read the 06+ doesnt have these ports
04-04-2011, 12:43 PM
#7
you cant pull start an automatic. do the 06s still have the ports on the lim? i flooded mine once after it sat for the winter, i followed a thread where you use the washer fluid pump. ya just disconnect it and put a hose on the nipples one at a time. im not sure but i thought i read the 06+ doesnt have these ports
Lol
04-05-2011, 09:41 AM
#11
Flooding seems to have a direct correlation to worn plugs and coils. When I changed those, problems when away. As a test, I have done the 15 second run from cold several times, all without issue. It stinks like a pig (horribly rich for a few seconds) but starts. Unless combustion chamber is filled with gas, I would assume it would work. Can drain CC by pulling a plug from each rotor and cranking motor, next time....
04-05-2011, 02:08 PM
#15
what I find really odd is that the guy said if it needed a new engine under warranty that Mazda does not supply a rental... that just sucks....
I can only hope it doesn't need a new engine and/or I can fix my MR2 this weekend and not need a rental car at all.
I can only hope it doesn't need a new engine and/or I can fix my MR2 this weekend and not need a rental car at all.
04-05-2011, 02:25 PM
#19
I got the towing free from MAzda under warranty. My plugs wer ejust changed and the guy on the phone said they were also covered under warranty which is news to me...
Unless the new plugs I put in there are 100% toasted, I am not paying them for new ones.
Guy on the phone made it sound like it is all covered under warranty.
Unless the new plugs I put in there are 100% toasted, I am not paying them for new ones.
Guy on the phone made it sound like it is all covered under warranty.
04-10-2011, 10:06 AM
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wow really that awsome i flood mine right now and it wount start am gonna try the procudure today lol does it cost u any money to have the dealer taking care of? wat kind of warranty do you have?
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