my friend say that it have no compression when i try to start it,n it sound like that on the video, so can u guy give me a advice?i still have warranty on this car, do i need to bring it to the dealer or try to push n start method???http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg0t9puPfus

 

pretty clear the starter gear is not engaging. maybe the flywheel is not catching on the motor gear? could be a bad starter, those autozone starters who knows how good they are.

 

Please give us all the info on your car,miles,year,service done,mods,etc. ...or do you have an early level starter? What's the numbers on it? It dose not sound like it's engaging.

 

thats the video before the replacements he posted in the other thread. hes saying after replacement it still sounds like that so I assume he got a bad "new" starter.

 

I got a starter from auto zone and it works fine. But could of got a faulty one. You have a warranty on it, take it back and get another one. You will have to take it to dealer so they can do a compression test. But when my starter went out i just push started it.

 

i got this from advanceauto part for 160 i try and push start tomrow ce if it working or not,and i will check on the starter number

 

didnt you have an automatic? you cant push start an automatic.

 

yup i do ohhh ok dam, do u think my engine is gone ?

 

TQ,
You've hit this site a few times over the last few months with issues on your car: couple now on the starter (using the same video both times - once in your earlier post and again here although you say that the starter in the first post has since been replaced in this post), one also potentially related to starting with lean towards a bad cat, and the lingering question about the compression that the engine is able to hold. Along the way there was also a sidebar about emissions testing (you live in New York State - yes they mandate an emissions test every year as part of the annual inspection process) in conjunction with the cat.

Understand that funds may be limited, but from the progression of your threads it does not seem like your problems are getting resolved.

What did you do about the cat? Does the car really sound EXACTLY the same now as it did in your first post about your no start / bad starter situation? If so, then the answer is still the same, it is a bad starter and is not engaging properly. You may have a bad compression situation as well, but your duplicated video isn't going down that path.

The best way to really know if you also have a bad motor is to take it to a dealer, drop no more than two hundred on the service mgr's desk, and get a properly documented compression test done. Then compare those results with baseline metrics (which you can also find on this site) which will tell you whether the motor meets minimum factory specifications or not. You won't be able to have that done until you have a starter motor on the car that actually will start the car.

 

well i dint do anything to the cat yet , and it deos sound the same after the new starter put on. ohh thank voodoo i will do that, maybe this week ill toll it to the dealer n let them do a compression test ,and let u guy know wat is up

 

Perhaps the teeth on the flex-plate are gone.

 

what is that??and it is hard to fix?

 

Take a look here: http://isomerica.net/~fluffy/Ren/RX8...nsmissions.pdf

Page 266 then page 301.

 

its the teeth on the flywheel where the start motor should engage to when you start the engine.
either the teeth are gone or the starter motor gear is not lined up with the teeth. I think the latter is more possible.

 

so i have to open the stater n take a look at it?if the teeth are gone where can i buy a new one?

 

Take off the starter - look in the hole and see if the teeth on the flywheel are still there . It's unusual but it can happen . If the teeth look all good then the problem is still with your starter motor .