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General => General Technical => Anything Engine/Performance/Tuning related => Topic started by: interloper393 on April 07, 2005, 08:16:04 AM

Title: Japan imported rx7
Post by: interloper393 on April 07, 2005, 08:16:04 AM
Iv got a 1993 rx7 from japan and i`v filled it with regular unleaded petrol, is this ok??

Car seemed to fun fine before i stuck it in :spank

Am i a nob for doing that?
Title: Japan imported rx7
Post by: Andyp on April 07, 2005, 08:22:49 AM
you wanna use high octane - optimax is most likely ya best bet.

As your car is from japan I should think its set up for 100 ron and you\'ve probably just put 95 in it.. if it\'s got a decent ECU then get it remapped for uk fuel else you\'ll most likely be doing long term damage

best of luck
Title: Japan imported rx7
Post by: interloper393 on April 07, 2005, 08:26:22 AM
O crap cheers buddy for the quick reply, would this cause it not to start tho.. maybe its covered the plugs in ming?
Title: Japan imported rx7
Post by: Andyp on April 07, 2005, 08:31:25 AM
No problems bud... sorry to hear you\'re having problems!

if it started before most likely flooded. There\'s a guide to deflodding on the search button :D
Title: Japan imported rx7
Post by: interloper393 on April 07, 2005, 08:35:03 AM
Well it came from japan with fuel just above empty, and i thought it ran out when i try to restart so i put 10 quid of unleaded in now it wont go lol.. i`ll try the deflooding lol see if that works

Fankoo :wave
Title: Japan imported rx7
Post by: Big Stu on April 07, 2005, 09:14:18 AM
Did you start the engine and then turn off before the engine was warmed up?? This will normally cause the engine to flood.

Stu
Title: Japan imported rx7
Post by: J4P RX on April 07, 2005, 09:22:58 AM
For what its worth when I had my Pulsar if you put 95 in it wouldnt start, but was fine on Optimax.

I dont think thats likely to be your starting problem in this case though.
Title: Japan imported rx7
Post by: interloper393 on April 07, 2005, 01:03:02 PM
k guys cheers, im taking the plugs out at the mo (well trying to) to clean and deflood the engine lol