linuslove

Hi. I am new to this site and registered years ago now finally need help from a knowledgable user with the same year and make car I have. I am the only owner and rarely have driven the car after the first few years that I put on a few 10ks each year, but always warmed it up through the year and took a mile or two drive. I know have 33k miles on it. It was regularly services during the first 5 years by Mazda dealerships. Never had a single problem with the car. This past winter I did NOT warm it up enough and the last few times I started it up several months ago it put out a little white smoke and then it cleared up. It got to a point where when I drove it it wanted to stall out and finally got to a point where I had to rev it so hard to keep it from stalling. Then it got to a point where it would not turn over. Cranks like new but will not turn over. Gas was down to a few gallons thank God so I asked around what to do. I used some STP additive to take out any water and clean any corrosion etc. still cranked, but did not turn over. The I was told Seafoam may do the trick. I used 8 ounces in the few gallons left in the tank and that almost made it start but it did not. Then I changed the 4 spark plugs using the correct original plugs and that did not start it. Then I figured I would get someone to change the fuel filter and I got the OE and we did that, primed it, still cranked beautifully and did not start up. Now I am clueless and I need help from someone. I do NOT know my car well and cars in general that well so if you can speak to me like a layman that would help. WHAT DO I DO NEXT? I can do a lot so if you use layman terms I can do anything! I am great with my hands and had no problem changing spark plugs and the gas filter that a friend helped me with. I even found a link regarding the CPU and ran a line from the little green single outlet plugon ear the battery and grounded it and looked for any codes and on my panel no codes ever came up so I am capable if someone is knowledgeable to help me troubleshoot. I read so much on the net but have no idea what to do next. I am David and you can always email me at Bartharlowi AT yahoo.com I feel that the fuel sitting is all that could have gone wrong, but why is it that with a new clean fuel filter it still is not starting. The person that helped put in the fuel filter confirmed he hears the fuel pump working. I put in another gallon of 93 octane V Power Shell gas yesetrday and it started! White smoke poured out that it was amazing for 5 minutes! BUT i had to keep it reved at like 4000 rpms to keep it from stalling. Then finally when i let it doen to 3000 rpms it stalled and I could not get it started again. I then got another gallon of Shell V Power 93 Octane gas the next day and put it in the tank! It started and so much white smoke I could no see! I kept it reved at around 4000 rpms until the smoke was cleared then the tach meter went down pretty fast and it stalled. Got it started again, took longer, and same stall out. Then when I continued to try to get it started again it just would not turn over and was straining to start and a hear a few grinds like metal on metal when it almost started and then I stopped. I noticed this time some smoke crom the gas filter and it smelled like burning oil! I had the same oil and filter in there for 6 years now and it still is clean because it was driven maybe 200 miles in the 6 years! What is wrong with my poor RX7? Someone help? Is it a sensor of some sort and if so what and where is it under the hood and what do I do to trouble shoot? Thanks for helping someone out there.

misterstyx69

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Since you have been having problems I just let the post be and approved it.
Try to be TO The POINT next time you post.Short and sweet.
It's a car forum!, not a Novelist convention!
I started reading this post in the AM..it is now Supper time!

satch

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The oil and its filter needs to be change regardless of how little the car has been driven. There is a fuel filter in the gas tank known as a fuel sock and this could be clogged. Also, the injectors could likely be clogged especially the primaries. So besides changing the oil and filter you might want to remove the injectors, all four of them, and ship them to a business that cleans them and provides a before and after chart to show what was achieved. And the grinding metal you heard could be a number of things. You can take a socket wrench and use it to turn the alternator pulley which in turn will rotate the Main Pulley which will rotate the engine. If it rotates rather easily then that should tell you something. If it doesn't rotate fairly easily then you know you have problems internally.

linuslove

Thanks Satch. That is appreciated. This week I will do a compression test that another user suggested and detailed for me how to do AND an oil change and see what happens. Then we can reconnect. Thanks again for reading my tomb and replying; it is very nice of you!

linuslove

Did the compression test and all is ok and also deflooded the engine as another user suggested. Both did nothing to help. The engine is fine and the engine was not flooded. The roters are like new as the compression test shows. I need to do an oil change this week however. When it did start yesterday and I kept it at like4000 rpandFor like 10 minutes and then stalled I get smoking from the oil filter after reving the car. Can oil and a filter 10 years old with just 2000 miles on them still cause this problem?