Ive read through the forum and discovered that my car is flooding, i know how too fix it by reading a thread about the egi fuse "get out", Another im interested too know is how too make my car more reliable too NOT flooding in the future?

 

Rebuild the engine and get good fuel injectors

 

Where in the engine bay exactly can i find the egi fuse? i tried looking at my manual but there was no placement reference

 

Make yourself a fuel cut off switch, they're should be a thread on this forum somewhere on how to rig one up, it works very well and will prevent flooding from happening. I use one myself and its worked like a charm.

 

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-Ted

 

hold the rpm at 2 grand then turn the car off while pushing your foot to the floor works every time for me.

 

replacing the stock ECU with either a chipped Rtek ECU or a standalone system allows you to control the amount of fuel delivered during cranking. My car has not flooded since I got it running on a standalone. I can even start it up, move it in the driveway for 30 seconds, and cut it off without flooding.

 

Check the comp. If it is good then send out the injectors to have them prof cleaned. This will help with performance.

 

fuel cut switch is the easiest solution, just wire a switch/relay inline with your fuel pump

 

While there are workarounds, I'd figure out the cause first and fix it if possible. Otherwise you might get other problems like worse mpg, for example. Causes might included low compression (can't really fix w/o a new engine) or running rich (can be fixed).

 

What they said - first off put a switch on the fuel pump relay... when getting ready to turn the car off you flip the switch & let it die by itself... this runs the pressure out of the system & no more flooding EVER!!! When you go to start it wait till the motor starts to turn the flip the switch to the on position & the car will start. The real solution is to have all four of your injectors professionally cleaned & run a quality fuel with cleaning agents in them such as techron or to periodically put some injector cleaner in with your fuel.

Ramses666

 

The "switch" solution is just a band aid, not a cure.
You need to determine WHY the car is flooding, and then fix that problem. It could be just one or more leaking injectors. Easy and fairly inexpensive fix. Or, it could be low compression, in that case it's rebuild time.
Installing a fuel cut off switch for leaking injectors is not very smart, on the other hand, if you have low compression and want to squeak a few more miles out of the car it could make some sense.