I have been fighting with my car for about a year now, it wasn't idling the way it should. now it won't start at all, I have an extreme amout of feul dripping out of my exhaust. it floods every time I try to start it. now all my warning lights are on. My coolant level buzzer is on and my coolant is full. the light came on and the buzzer went off. now all my lights are on including the shift up light. Do I need a new computer? if you have any suggetions on the flooding problem that would be great as well.

 

I'm no expert, but it sounds like you may need a new ECU. What for confirmation before you do anything though.

 

A new ECU sounds in order to me as well. That's the only thing I can think of that has a common link to all of that stuff.

 

thanks for the help, I will wait to see if anybody else says anything before replacing it

 

NO NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ECU (ENGINE COMPUTER).


All the lights on indicates you have a disconnected or failed alternator, and has nothing what so ever to do with the ECU (engine computer). In fact if it coulb be any computer it would be the body computer (CPU)... and then only if there was a cold solder joint going into the CPU (very unlikely- cold solder joints on the CPU are almost always only on outputs- not inputs).

Coolant buzzer and light comes on if there is low coolant or bubbles in the radiator, not in the overflow tank. Has nothing to do with any computer or the Hi/Lo markings of the overflow tank.

Fix the car. Check to see if the alt is working, and bleed the cooling system properlly. Come on guys.. this is FC 101/basics.

 

well that eases me about the cpu, but what about the extreme amounts of feul dripping out of the exhaust. this is my first rx7, so don't be so blunt cuz chances are I have a very small chance at understanding what you are talking about. I am seeking help not lectures.