Just bought my first fd3s - chuffed

lee mills · June 23, 2012, 10:08:07 PM

Whilst i agree with you to an extent as in not looking for problems that dont exist however there is a problem however large or small as you shouldnt need to deflood your car on a regular basis unless you keep turning it off before your up to full temps.

roborangefd3s · June 23, 2012, 10:13:41 PM

Quote from: lee mills;827238Whilst i agree with you to an extent as in not looking for problems that dont exist however there is a problem however large or small as you shouldnt need to deflood your car on a regular basis unless you keep turning it off before your up to full temps.

thanks, i am 90% certain it a user error issue, it was started/stopped twice when it was last running and both short journeys, think i have done exactly that - short journeys at low speed and shut off before up to temp, just need to deflood it and it should be fine as i am fairly sure nothing is wrong with the map or engine as i have seen the car running and started without issue by the previous owner, i wil try plugs out etc and if that doesnt work will pursue the lines of enquiry that you have suggested, thank you for the ideas

davehg · June 23, 2012, 10:31:00 PM

Just as a comparison I do short journeys in mine such as drive the Norse out of the garage and turn it straight off (did this today again) and never get starting issues.

roborangefd3s · June 23, 2012, 10:38:51 PM

Quote from: davehg;827241Just as a comparison I do short journeys in mine such as drive the Norse out of the garage and turn it straight off (did this today again) and never get starting issues.

so theres hope for me then !

, I am being told the car is fine by hayward - now I dont know what to think as it seems you guys all think its f`ed, dont know if its me or the car, all I know is I have had it two weeks, spent more time trying to fix it then actually driving it, i cant invest massive amounts of time and money into making it work as it already cost me too much, its :censored::censored::censored::censored:ing me off now and if it doesnt start up or sell soon it will go to the vultures for buttons no doubt, its worth f.a to me as is, in fact less than f.a becos its costing me time i could be using to earn more money for a car that actually works.

davehg · June 23, 2012, 10:40:29 PM

Where are you located? I have no issues looking at it and testing it for you

roborangefd3s · June 23, 2012, 10:45:01 PM

Quote from: davehg;827244Where are you located? I have no issues looking at it and testing it for you

thanks, very kind of you, I am based in Surrey so not really feasible from Bristol but thanks anyway, I am probably being negative without just cause, will see what happens when the plugs come out - it may fire into life and all will be forgiven, wont be able to try it for another two weeks though due to work committments, will update again in early july, thanks all

TRIND-FD · June 23, 2012, 10:48:48 PM

No one saying its fduked, we\'re offering advise. Deflood it, if it runs,Then good. If you still get flooding issues it\'s worth compression testing it. Cheaper than a trip to a tuners , you can eliminate that. Then you need the map looked at if everything else is good.

roborangefd3s · June 23, 2012, 10:51:33 PM

Quote from: TRIND-FD;827247No one saying its fduked, we\'re offering advise. Deflood it, if it runs,Then good. If you still get flooding issues it\'s worth compression testing it. Cheaper than a trip to a tuners , you can eliminate that. Then you need the map looked at if everything else is good.

ok, deflood and hope, if not then the above course of action, thanks

TRIND-FD · June 23, 2012, 10:52:02 PM

As you near to Edd, that\'s why I sugested him. Worth it to aid your sale. Personally wouldn\'t buy a car without proof . Good luck with it anyway. Fingers crossed .

roborangefd3s · June 23, 2012, 10:54:39 PM

Quote from: TRIND-FD;827249As you near to Edd, that\'s why I sugested him. Worth it to aid your sale. Personally wouldn\'t buy a car without proof . Good luck with it anyway. Fingers crossed .

your right, had an enquiry today through ebay asking for comp test results, need to get it done.

davehg · June 23, 2012, 10:54:56 PM

Compression test should be done at 250rpm, if it\'s higher or lower rmp the results will be wrong, it should also be done with a Mazda tester, the new ones will automatically calculate it at 250rpm when the button is pressed. So no worries of you have a weak battery.

roborangefd3s · June 25, 2012, 08:49:49 PM

got the plugs out (the only two I could find) they are the ones directly under the throttle body, need to have a hunt around for the other two.

The plugs look unhappy, pretty black and one had black gunk on it - just about to order new ones BUR9EQP, turned over the car for 4 x 15 second bursts, lots of fuel coming out - I put a piece of newspaper by the plug holes and cranked until the paper was dry, will try and get new plugs in later this week - would be great to take it to Goodwood FOS speed this weekend, im actually enjoying the work - if my missus would stop moaning about it I would keep it and take this RX to a really high standard, would love to turn it into the car that is in my head.

Natthapon · June 25, 2012, 09:01:15 PM

He mate the 4 plugs are all right next to each other.. 2 then another 2 directly above.

roborangefd3s · June 25, 2012, 09:04:23 PM

Quote from: Natthapon;827433He mate the 4 plugs are all right next to each other.. 2 then another 2 directly above.

Ok thanks, I was pulling on something that looked like it might be a plug but it wouldnt come out by hand and I was concerned I was going to break something if I yanked any harder. will take another look tommorow night, thanks

roborangefd3s · July 26, 2012, 07:07:47 PM

does anyone know of a mobile mechanic that would come out to Surrey/South London and fix it? I would also need whoever comes to sort to modify/build whatever is broken so that I can use the car - I just want to be able to get in and drive it without carrying around a battery or calling the AA out. The Car has been dead for almost two months now, I have driven it about six times since I bought it and I have spent hours trying to fix it and it just wont start.

I have taken the plugs out completely, I have removed the EGO relay and turned over the car in 15 second bursts for ages - fuel has sprayed everywhere, I have continued to turn over the car with EGI removed until no more fuel comes out.

I have then refitted brand new plugs from Atomic, I have poured a few ml of engine oil into each spark plug hole - I have reconnected the leads correctly (I labelled them) refitted the EGI relay and attempted to start the car with a freshly charged OEM battery.

It wont even cough, it just turns over and nothing happens.

I dont want to take it to Hayward because its miles and I dont want to pay for a trailer or mislead the AA into trailering it over there for me + I want it to start everytime and run reliably and I dont want to return to the builder that over looked this reliability issue during the actual build of the car, so I need a good mechanic in Surrey that will come out and sort it for me, who do you know that can help me without ripping me off please?

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