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Old Nov 27, 2009 | 06:15 PM
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need some help.

my search wont work so i just thought id just ask.
I have a 88 rx7 n/a. I changed my oil the other day and when i went to start it, it would just keep cranking and wouldn't catch at all. i figured it was flooded so i pulled out the plugs and the fuse to the fuel pump and cranked a bunch. After i put everything back together and tried again. After cranking awhile it started up (smoked like cheech and chong) but within a few seconds died. I gave push starting it a shot, took me a couple try's but then it started again for just a few seconds and died. I'm getting good spark fuel and air. Any help would be great. Sorry again if this had been brought up a lot just i couldn't find anything clicking threw pages.

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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 12:55 AM
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Double check the areas you worked in. Changing the oil shouldn't have any effect on the car starting, so something has to be unplugged. I have no idea why you'd be near it, but an unplugged AFM can cause the car to start then die immediately.
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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The AFM is plugged in and working. I will go double check everything but now im dealing with a dead battery . From what i have read it might be the CAS?
If so can anyone link me to where they talk about it?

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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 04:23 PM
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Double checked everything and still nothing .. I'm about to get a compression gage and test that. Also about to try to put some oil in the spark plug holes. Is there a recommended oil i should use?
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