https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683329.gif Hey whats up .. Last sunday my car died on me due to a broken alternator belt. So i went to my job and ordered 4 good year belts = $45.00 then i had no tools to change my belt so i bout a tool set from sears for $106.00 (Craftsmen) then i change the belt and the car wont start. So i charge my battery and still nothing. So they tell me its my battery so i go back to my job and by a OPTIMA battery for $109.00 and a new terminals for $3.50 and some grease for the battery terminals to help with corrosion. Still nothing. Car wont start so my freind tells me its flooded and to take out the EGI Inj fuse and remove all the spark plugs and crank it up. I did that repeatedly and nothing. SO i look at the spark plugs and im like **** it might as well by new ones. So i go to Clearway and get new NGK plugs and a NGK wireset plus anitseize grease and boot grease total like $57.00.
To imagine a $5.29 belt turned out to a $ 300.00 plus job. Luckily my car is running and i am happy gonna go cruise the streets now Things can be so crazy.. So i practically did a tune up so i just ordered mazda genuine hoses and fuel filter to complete the task and some Castrol GTX 20w-50 oil and a K&N oil filter Peace jazerx7, nyc |
cool, it prolly needed the service anyways https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png
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consider yourself lucky if this is the first time your car flooded
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Even though you spent waaaaaaaaaayy more money than most hardcore guys spend, you might have actually killed more than one bird with all that cash.
If the clamps inside the plug wires don't grab the plug tips, you'd get hard starting, especially after it has been switched off, after it's damp outside--like after rain or fog. Removing the EGI fuse wouldn't help much, neither would most mechanics. Use needle-nose pliers, and dielectric grease in the boots, or else you'd be misfiring like crazy when it's cold and you need the power. And you'd have hard starting, which leads to flooding, then many towtruck rides, mechanic bills, embarrassment, dying battery, dying alternator...https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif But your new wires should be fine, hopefully. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683473.gif |
yeha..jazer inspired me to make a Moroso bluemax wire set fo rmy car today during my lunch break
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yeah my car started fine.. it idled funny for like 5 minutes but after 30 minutes it was smoother than it ever was. And i didnt mind spending the money since the car needed a tune up... Just thought it was okay. But when i took out the spark plugs to unflood the car they looked a little foul and they werent sparking to much. so i said **** it ill get the wires and plugs there cheap. so i got new belts, battery, and wires and plugs, so im going to finish it by putting a new filter/hoses/ and changing the oil/brake fluid/differential fluid.. give it a needed overhaul https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...R#>/tongue.png
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Originally Posted by 13BWANKEL' date='Apr 16 2003, 03:43 PM
Removing the EGI fuse wouldn't help much, neither would most mechanics.
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Apr 16 2003, 10:58 PM
consider yourself lucky if this is the first time your car flooded
108k stock engine https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif |
my car flooded becuase while i was driving my alt belt ripped off so i was running off the battery. SO when igot home and tried to start the car there wasnt enought power to spark the gas entering the combustion cycle so it got flooded.
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what in the hell, ROTARYROCKET7 is speaking english! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif
kick ass... I was able to understand your last few posts dude, it's a beautiful thing. |
glad you got the car running. what was that u said??? "smooth as a virgin"lol next time remember to check the plugs first. easiest and cheapest.
i always understood his posts. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/dunno.gif |
Originally Posted by pengaru' date='Apr 16 2003, 11:37 PM
what in the hell, ROTARYROCKET7 is speaking english! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif
kick ass... I was able to understand your last few posts dude, it's a beautiful thing. Good Day, I said GOOD DAY ( that70's show "fez") https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683329.gif |
Originally Posted by treceb' date='Apr 17 2003, 05:58 AM
glad you got the car running. what was that u said??? "smooth as a virgin"lol next time remember to check the plugs first. easiest and cheapest.
i always understood his posts. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/dunno.gif Well now im going to continue and do a super tune-up. Going to drain/refill all the liquid in the car. (Antifreeze, Brake fluid, Differentials, Oil etc ) https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683329.gif and inspect everything my automotive repair manual tells me too |
Originally Posted by Scott 89t2' date='Apr 17 2003, 01:56 AM
I must be really lucky then since mine never has in 2.5 years https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png
108k stock engine https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif when you go to use it again, only for the first few days you might have a bit of a problem , but then its allllll good. Mine never flooded either until I stopped driving it and it sits for a few months. |
Originally Posted by ROTARYROCKET7' date='Apr 17 2003, 10:25 AM
Good Day, I said GOOD DAY ( that70's show "fez") https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683329.gif
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i got me a mityvac for the brakes and diff/tranny goo
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good ****, yeah a tune up was prolly needed
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yah i think it needed it but the guy i purchased the car from told me he did the plugs and the wires but that i had to do the brakes. So i inspected the breaks and they were fine but the spark plugs were crappy lol.
RX7 Machine: Yeah that 70's show rocks just got hooked on it like a month and a half ago. Did you see FEzZ get punked on MTV. HE is a pusssy. How you gonna let someone rock your car and not even say a word or step up!! Godamm foreingers. Yeah i love my baby. Now when she idles she sounds like she is off. Is that sweet. Guess what i was gonna do the tranny conversion this monday coming but i just blew the $320 bucks i needed for the conversion $150 for the tranny and labour ( Hook UP) $300 For the ACT Clutch Now i have to start saving again YikEZ!! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683621.gif |
how do u unflood a s5
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push the pedal to the floor and crank..
you have tools now.. somethign that will last a long time and you'll use often enough. They are great to have and definatly an investment in a good tool set is required if you like to do your own work https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png |
yeah man i just read something in the 2nd gen section about a fellow rx7 mem ber that was ripped off by a mazda dealer. THose tools will come in handy with all the **** i plan on doing to my car. And on ocassion by any extra tools u need nah mean
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Originally Posted by bl|nk' date='Apr 18 2003, 04:06 PM
push the pedal to the floor and crank..
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both fuses, the egi comp?? i thought it was just the egi inj but on the s5 what fuses since they are different
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I prefer to pull both fuses when I do pull fuses.
Usually I just unplug the harness under the dash with one hand while I crank it with the other hand. Then when it starts I plug it back in, no need to even open the hood. |
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