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#476
My manual trans rx8 (2004) doesnt seem to crank . Battery is basically new ( 2 weeks) . about 60km to take it for a road worthiness check, it passed then I went to park and pay for my certificate, when I went to start it, it wouldnt crank . I was with my brother and he pushed while I did a manual push start and the car sang its wonderful tunes. Drove it back 60km and it suddenly stopped working . It wont start so we pray and push and change gears and it starts again! However now there is a weird issue where the RPMs flicker to zero and then back up to the speed . I manage to drop him home and get back to my place where I have tried reseating the battery terminal and relays however it still doesnt seem to crank at all. When you turn the ignitions there are multiple click and all that happen in the engine bay, one in the fuze box . Any ideas?
Last edited by yourfavouriteoreo; 02-09-2024 at 12:54 AM.
#477
Just try to get it started for now and see what happens.
Like I said, if it sounds like it's stumbling starting, you're close.
Hold the pedal down the first few times to cut off the fuel.
Let up and try.
If it stumbles, try again with the pedal up...
Better to starve it at first with the pedal down to wash out any excess fuel.
Don't push it and burn up your starter.
Patience.
Like I said, if it sounds like it's stumbling starting, you're close.
Hold the pedal down the first few times to cut off the fuel.
Let up and try.
If it stumbles, try again with the pedal up...
Better to starve it at first with the pedal down to wash out any excess fuel.
Don't push it and burn up your starter.
Patience.
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BigCajun (03-02-2024)
#478
My manual trans rx8 (2004) doesnt seem to crank . Battery is basically new ( 2 weeks) . about 60km to take it for a road worthiness check, it passed then I went to park and pay for my certificate, when I went to start it, it wouldnt crank . I was with my brother and he pushed while I did a manual push start and the car sang its wonderful tunes. Drove it back 60km and it suddenly stopped working . It wont start so we pray and push and change gears and it starts again! However now there is a weird issue where the RPMs flicker to zero and then back up to the speed . I manage to drop him home and get back to my place where I have tried reseating the battery terminal and relays however it still doesnt seem to crank at all. When you turn the ignitions there are multiple click and all that happen in the engine bay, one in the fuze box . Any ideas?
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yourfavouriteoreo (02-09-2024)
#479
I figured it out. The clutch pedal safety sensor was not being pressed because the spacer that was placed there by the previous owner broke off . I made a ceramic one to replace it and viola . starts like a boss
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BigCajun (03-01-2024)
#480
You gonna eat that?
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I'm glad I could help.
Get a battery tender/maintainer for the extreme cold or extended parking.
Parasitic draws on 8s suck a lot of juice while parked.
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ChaosReaper (02-09-2024)
#481
Mine is a bit weird with starting. It starts fine when cold, and if it warms up, and I have to turn it off for any reason, when I go to restart it, it seems to be turning over extremely slow. if the cars been running for a while, it doesn't seem to have this issue, but anything less than 15 minutes or so, it really doesn't want to go.
I've replaced the coils (NGK), plugs, wires, battery(Red top). I'm left with it being a starter or alternator issue, because that's all that's left that would make sense.
If I hook a booster pack up, it also starts fine, within those 15 minutes that the hard starts occur. Also, I'm getting a sub 13.5v reading, when the car is running. It sits around 13.48v or less.
Car is a 2009 GT. So, has the better starter. It just seems like it's been running slower, lately.
I've replaced the coils (NGK), plugs, wires, battery(Red top). I'm left with it being a starter or alternator issue, because that's all that's left that would make sense.
If I hook a booster pack up, it also starts fine, within those 15 minutes that the hard starts occur. Also, I'm getting a sub 13.5v reading, when the car is running. It sits around 13.48v or less.
Car is a 2009 GT. So, has the better starter. It just seems like it's been running slower, lately.
#482
You gonna eat that?
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Mine is a bit weird with starting. It starts fine when cold, and if it warms up, and I have to turn it off for any reason, when I go to restart it, it seems to be turning over extremely slow. if the cars been running for a while, it doesn't seem to have this issue, but anything less than 15 minutes or so, it really doesn't want to go.
I've replaced the coils (NGK), plugs, wires, battery(Red top). I'm left with it being a starter or alternator issue, because that's all that's left that would make sense.
If I hook a booster pack up, it also starts fine, within those 15 minutes that the hard starts occur. Also, I'm getting a sub 13.5v reading, when the car is running. It sits around 13.48v or less.
Car is a 2009 GT. So, has the better starter. It just seems like it's been running slower, lately.
I've replaced the coils (NGK), plugs, wires, battery(Red top). I'm left with it being a starter or alternator issue, because that's all that's left that would make sense.
If I hook a booster pack up, it also starts fine, within those 15 minutes that the hard starts occur. Also, I'm getting a sub 13.5v reading, when the car is running. It sits around 13.48v or less.
Car is a 2009 GT. So, has the better starter. It just seems like it's been running slower, lately.
If it's that old or unknown, I'd replace it anyway.
#484
You gonna eat that?
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#486
It may have been a grounding issue, in my case. I've run 6 0gauge grounding wires to different things, and it seems to have fixed the issues. Battery is going about 14v, starting is now at proper speed.
It just seems odd that it all off the sudden started doing that, but oh well.
It just seems odd that it all off the sudden started doing that, but oh well.
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