Crank but no turn

[Roy]

ive just picked up my rx7 and ive fallen uppon my 1st problem overnight

when i go to start the car the car will crank but will not turnover, a connection on the fuel pump was loose but once resolved it still wont turnover.

has anyone got any clues or ideas,

regards roy

[Jit]

you mean itll crank but not start?

[Roy]

yes mate, it whurrs like a drill but wont actually turnover

[Grizzly]

Starter is ether stuck, Shot or loose. Another possablity is the battery well charged up??

Try Checking the Bolts holding it are tight (whilst your there make sure there isn\'t a gap between the Box and the engine (comon on T2\'s not sure about FD\'s)

if this don\'t fix it you may want to look at getting a new starter.

[Grizzly]

Panic if it is turning the Motor but it still sounds like an Electric drill (turning over very quick)

[Roy]

reading through the forum, it looks like ive flooded the engine. im going to get some jump leads and leave the car for 24hrs to see if i can start it again !

[Grizzly]

In that case your best off Removing the EGi and the Plugs, turn it over until there is no white vapour coming out the Plug holes then tow it round the Block and Bump start it.

If its just flooded it will start that way (thats if its a manual)

[Martiny]

Turn it over with the accelerator floored, it might start. Also, find the little rubber pipe for the boost gauge, and put some oil in there with a syringe. Saves taking the plugs out (maybe).

[Grizzly]

TBH i know its personal preference and all but i don\'t like adding oil, i think it is just some thing else to foul the Plugs.

I have started pulling the BOV out (engine side) and spraying Easy start in which i find helps once you have done the Flooded Sequence (take plugs out and EGI fuse and Spin over etc etc) You can still start it with the BOV out but once it starts put it back in.

[Roy]

Thanks all, and thanks to the information i found on the forum about flooding etc, we towed the car around the block with it in second gear, it started up & burnt all the wasted fuel off, it now starts perfectly and runs fine again

off to pickup my spark plugs today as i will not drive the car untill they are swapped

heres a pic of the exhaust 10mins after we got rid of the fuel !! luckily its booked in for a turbo back today !

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/roy_barber99/DSC00625.jpg

[Grizzly]

Sounds Good. Just remember these things tell you when you miss treat them they like to be warmed up if you start them at all from Cold and serviced quite regularly.

If not they do things like Flood or start to act like the Motors going (so it S**t\'s you up :yes) but if you treat it with Respect it will put a BIG grin on your Face.

[Martiny]

if its not warmed up and you want to switch off, then...

Hold revs at about 3 k.
Now turn off and floor it at the same time.
Keep pedal floored until it stops.

This will dry out the chambers as it spins down.

[Grizzly]

I\'ve not heard that before thats a cool trick.

[Roy]

thanks guys, the car is running but is very very lumpy, runs fine out on a run but misses between 3&4k and very lumpy idle

any ideas?

[Grizzly]

Have you changed the Plugs etc yet? If so what did they look like?

Does it feel like its holding back or misses and Pops when you drive it? Any odd noises?

If it drives fine i don\'t imagen the engine has gone but it May be worth getting it Compression tested.

The fact it had flooded would tend to mean there is a fairly ovious fault, maybe a Vac pipe off, leaking Primary Injector or a Coil pack going down?? Thats why looking at the plugs to see if one set is not firing properly will help.

When you say rough, do you mean it hunts or idles higher or lower??? The miss, is that under load or all the time?