New Member RX-7 Technical Post your first technical questions here, in an easy flame free environment, before jumping into the main technical sections.

Flooding?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 10-29-10, 06:52 PM
  #1  
Full Member

Thread Starter
 
GabeFD3s's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: BC
Posts: 54
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Cool Flooding?

Hey everyone im a new owner of a 93 fd3s RX7, I drove it for one summer then when I pulled it out this summer I was driving around with my cousin and after a bit of heavy driving I was driving home and all of a sudden lost all power. I parked the car for about 20 min and it started up again, unfortunatly it was running really off at low rpm, when the turbo kicked in it ran fine but when it runs on motor it seems really rough and have to kinda push the gas a bit more. Anyway thats the first problem, I parked the car after that and a few days later I moved it up the driveway and turned the car off, couple days after that I tried to start it up but it would just crank and when it was about to start it would just pop like a shotgun, I read on the forums and came to the conclusion it is flooded, so today i went out and pulled the egi and cranked and then put the fuse back in and cranked but when its about to start it gets a huge bang out the exhuast. We tried this about 4 or 5 times and i still get the same bang when its about to start. I dont know if i should keep trying a few more times this way or if you guys possibly had a suggestion !

Sorry for the long post lol!
Old 10-30-10, 07:55 PM
  #2  
Moderator

iTrader: (7)
 
dgeesaman's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Kickass
Posts: 12,302
Received 16 Likes on 15 Posts
Flooding is when the car won't start due to fuel accumulated in the combustion chamber.

I suggest you check that the MAP sensor hose (in the engine bay, on the firewall right in front of the driver, labeled Boost Sensor) because if that pops loose you can get those symptoms.

On another note, if you're still not making progress I suggest a compression test. Even if checks out ok, you have that in your pocket to gauge the health of the engine.

David
Old 11-05-10, 01:50 PM
  #3  
Junior Member
 
fennygo78's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: IN
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
how about this simple solution

- try switch off the fuel pump
- crank the engine for a while
- turn on the fuel pump

if this help , it means flooding
if not, it must be other problem
Old 11-07-10, 11:44 AM
  #4  
Full Member

iTrader: (3)
 
Evadrepus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Reno Nv
Posts: 61
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
How much vacuum is it pulling a idle? If it is low check the compression.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Jeff20B
1st Generation Specific (1979-1985)
73
09-16-18 07:16 PM
tidanb0utch
2nd Generation Specific (1986-1992)
11
10-07-15 07:36 AM
FbFuninthesun
New Member RX-7 Technical
3
10-06-15 08:03 AM
PinkRacer
2nd Generation Specific (1986-1992)
43
10-01-15 09:13 AM
Monsterbox
Adaptronic Engine Mgmt - AUS
5
09-11-15 03:29 PM



Quick Reply: Flooding?



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:15 PM.