ok, i tried starting my car today and it turns over but thats it, it got going for like .5 seconds then i saw some smoke....

i took spark plug out turned over it was sparking, smelled like gas so i think thats good but could check further

my guess is its the timming.

any ideas what else it could be?

 

Flooded... Take out the EGI injector fuse... underneath the hood in the main fuse block crank the engine for about 10 seconds, replace the fuse and then crank it up again...

See if that helps

Evan

 

If the car has been running OK prior to this it's not the timing. The timing doesn't magically change unless something breaks in the CAS or the CAS drive gear. And that isn't too likely. Like doom says, it's more likely flooded.

 

really, basically last 3 times i drove it im working on fixing/testing 6pi one of the ports isn't opening (seized) took it to 8k twice. then i moved it last night to where it is (30 seconds of driving). then moved tried to start it today and no go, i dont see how thats would flood it? but ill try what dc said

 

uhhh ok so i got it to start once, blew out a bunch of white smoke

started it agian and it didn't blow out as much but was shooting some out the rear pipes

uhhh is some sorta coolant seal or something else toast?

 

rx7s are weird, they always smoke, mine smokes white as well when its cold but im not worried about it, coolant level is fine, oil level is fine, just the way they work man. let it run for 10 min or so let it get to operating temp and rev it to like 4-5k and hold it for a bit see if that helps

 

Might be coolant seal, sounds more like its just flooded. Read the FAQ. Driving for 30 seconds is exactly how you flood it. Since you have an s5 you don't need to mess with the plugs, just hold the gas pedal all the way in, crank for 10-15 seconds, wait about 15 seconds then repeat. Do this a couple of times then try to start it.

 

it did start, ok hope its not seal :-/

 

oh goodness ok, very sorry for freaking out think a seal was gone, started it up agian smoked at first alot of white smoke then after a min went away, just didn't want to cause anymore damage if there was any. My other car i just blew the head gasket driving home for no reason so i thought god was mad at me and killed my rx7 too.

THANKS im drive around home for a little and make sure it runs rite and ill post up with good new hopefully... thanks for helping a rotary newb

 

Glad we could help!

 

cool its all good now thanks so much for the help, i can drive to school tomorrow and not beg for rides