She just wont fire

[Driftit]

Great thanks for all the help guys.  I have spent all yesterday and today trying your suggestions.  I have still had no luck getting her to fire up.

I wanted to try cutting the fuel to the motor as suggested but there is no fuse so I would need to put in a switch.  My major problem is that I have no tools and have nowhere to work on the car away from the weather.

Now another problem has been introduced.  I found out that in London you need to pay to have your car parked on the street.  And also that I have to have tax or they will tow it away!

Can you get Tax without an MOT??  And where do you get it from?

Will continue to try I dont want to give up.

Cheers
Dan

[Martiny]

Oh my goodness!
No tools, no tax , and nowhere to park!

Can you rent a garage near you somewhere?  Pick up a "loot" and find one quick, or else they will start ticketing you.

You need an MOT to get the tax, I dont know if you can get an MOT without it running - probably not, how they measure the emissions?

If you get it to Walton-on Thames. I would have a look at it for you.

[Driftit]

Yeah I think I will do that.

Oh just to add something stupid that I did.

Had the leeds on backwards yesterday for half the day.  Had the housings mixed up  :rolleyes:

Funny thing was is with them setup like that it actually sounded like it was trying to start.  But man was there some massive backfires!  Like bombs going off.  And now that I have corrected that it sounds like its not trying to start at all.   :reallymad

[Martiny]

To get a tax disc, you need
The v5, thats the registration document I hope you got form the previous owner.
A valid MOT ( roadworthy test)
Proof of Insurance - have you priced this yet? Being new in the country, they are gonna sting you big time! You can get insurance without an MOT.

[Martiny]

Yeah I think I will do that.

Oh just to add something stupid that I did.

Had the leeds on backwards yesterday for half the day.  Had the housings mixed up  :rolleyes:

Funny thing was is with them setup like that it actually sounded like it was trying to start.  But man was there some massive backfires!  Like bombs going off.  And now that I have corrected that it sounds like its not trying to start at all.   :reallymad

Good, at least we found something wrong!

What I would do next is:

Remove all the sparkplugs and clean them up real good, ( dry them out, if theyre full of oil and petrol now).

You should find a fuse for the fuel pump, in the driver\'s footwell, or under the dash by the steering wheel, remove that, ( so we can be sure its not flooding).

Then do my method again ( in my previous post/s) and let us know how it goes.

[goose]

I assume you\'re not using year-old fuel?

It cracks with age, so if it\'s over a year old it\'ll probably be about 50 RON!

[Driftit]

Well.  After a bit more mucking around it fired up!

What I think has happened is that the fuel gauge must not work.  I thought it was empty and added fresh fuel and oil.  But I dont think it was empty at all.  As Goose said.  It prob has year old fuel.

But once it is going it will idle and rev out ok.  But if you push the accel to fast from idle it will die.  Im guessing this is because of really bad fuel.

Im thinking now rather than run that fuel through I will pump it all out by using the cars fuel pump to do so.  Just pulling the fuel line off the carb and putting it into a container.  The reason why I think it is the fuel is that it needs a little Engine start to start up.  The fuel doesn\'t have enough octain.

But I would really like to thank everyone that has helped me.  I cant wait to get to a meet, to see all the other awesome Rotors out there.

And cheers for the info on the MOT, Tax and insurence.  Will sort this out straight away.  Just waiting on two new rear lights.

[Martiny]

Wow,
This is fantastic news!  Sounds like the carb might be a bit bunged up. At least it idles.

I would let it idle now till it warms up. See if it will rev with some throttle once its warm.

When you accelerate quickly, there is a little spray of extra fuel called the accelerator pump. Maybe this is blocked.

Yes put new fuel in and see if runs better, but at least you have a running RX7 for £80 !  There is one down the road from me, been standing for years. Would love to get hold of it and get it going, but my wife says "no more cars!", (see my signature!)

[Martiny]

There are probably loads of places near you.

If you fancy a run in the car, I recommend Thames Valley MOT in Reading. ( About 70 miles form London ) Dave is a top bloke, friendly, good advice, and he owns an RX7!

You will need insurance to drive it there. You can legally drive the car on the day its MOT is booked, without the Tax disc and Mot certificate.

When you get your MOT, go to a Post office, take your V5 and MOT, and Insurance certificate. then you can buy your Tax disc.

[Brett]

I think theres a drainage bolt on the bottom of the fuel tank, that should save you some time, rather pump it all through!

[Driftit]

Cheers guys,

OK.  I found a switch in the car.  Im not sure what it does.  When the ignition is on I can hear the solanoid clicking at the back of the car.  Im thinking this is a switch for the fuel pump or something.  I was playing with it and then tried starting the car.  It nearly started without the enging start!

But the swtich looks factory and has no writing on it.  It is in the center console beside the rear wiper switch.  Anyone know what it is??

Going to get some carb cleaner aswell.  Hope that sorts her out a bit.  Going to go and look for the Drainage bung for the petrol tank when it stops raining.  Getting so close.

Need those rear lights now.  Just waiting for them in the post.

[Martiny]

I cant remember, but it might be the rear hatch. It wont be for the fuel pump if it looks factory.

[MikeLMR]

The rear hatch release is to the right of the steering wheel near the power mirror buttons. UK  S3\'s have 3 switches on the centre console 2 off window switches and then a dealer fit (so most will have it + its a genuine mazda switch) one for the radio aerial which is probably the noise you can hear at the back of the car.

edit ... can\'t remember where the wash wipe switch is on mine ... possibly near the window switches too ... not used it in a long time LoL

[Driftit]

Oh ok.  It sounds a bit different than a ariel switch.  Mine has 4 switchs there.  2 for the windows and 1 for the rear wiper and sprayer.  This one is on its own.  With no writing on it at all.  Very strange.