hard to start
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hard to start
hi guy, i just bought a used rx8 (AT) a few week ago. i found sometimes it a bit hard to start (took a 4 or 5 seconds of cranking before it start).
i usually let the start the car about 2 or 3 mins but taking off from home and let it cool down about 30 seconds before shutting it down.
so my question is:
1. Is it a batery or spark plug problem or the way i warm up the car is not good enough?
2. Is it nessessary that the car is not to be move when warming up (or can i move the car slowly) and i read somewhere in this forum that reving it to about 3 to 4k and shut the engine right always will help prevent flooding (so does that mean i dont have to wait for it to cool down)?
any other tip will also be appreciate.
i usually let the start the car about 2 or 3 mins but taking off from home and let it cool down about 30 seconds before shutting it down.
so my question is:
1. Is it a batery or spark plug problem or the way i warm up the car is not good enough?
2. Is it nessessary that the car is not to be move when warming up (or can i move the car slowly) and i read somewhere in this forum that reving it to about 3 to 4k and shut the engine right always will help prevent flooding (so does that mean i dont have to wait for it to cool down)?
any other tip will also be appreciate.
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hi guy, i just bought a used rx8 (AT) a few week ago. i found sometimes it a bit hard to start (took a 4 or 5 seconds of cranking before it start).
i usually let the start the car about 2 or 3 mins but taking off from home and let it cool down about 30 seconds before shutting it down.
so my question is:
1. Is it a batery or spark plug problem or the way i warm up the car is not good enough?
2. Is it nessessary that the car is not to be move when warming up (or can i move the car slowly) and i read somewhere in this forum that reving it to about 3 to 4k and shut the engine right always will help prevent flooding (so does that mean i dont have to wait for it to cool down)?
any other tip will also be appreciate.
i usually let the start the car about 2 or 3 mins but taking off from home and let it cool down about 30 seconds before shutting it down.
so my question is:
1. Is it a batery or spark plug problem or the way i warm up the car is not good enough?
2. Is it nessessary that the car is not to be move when warming up (or can i move the car slowly) and i read somewhere in this forum that reving it to about 3 to 4k and shut the engine right always will help prevent flooding (so does that mean i dont have to wait for it to cool down)?
any other tip will also be appreciate.
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ok the way i warm up is fine (yea i feel 30s is enough too thanks Grace)
i'll check the batery, and maybe replace the spark and coils. thanks lateralus.
hmm what is the reason that we need to cool down the engine before shutting it down since it has the fan to cool it already (you know when you turn the key off the fan still running).
i'll check the batery, and maybe replace the spark and coils. thanks lateralus.
hmm what is the reason that we need to cool down the engine before shutting it down since it has the fan to cool it already (you know when you turn the key off the fan still running).
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