Help please, engine died and won\'t start!

[interloper393]

the standard jack is low enough to get under a lowered car with skirts,.. well i cn anyway

[drutin]

howzit

you can get at the plugs from up top without removing anything, its tricky but can be done or it is easier from below

usually they dont start with wet[fuel] plugs even with towing

best bet to remove plugs and disconnect the spark from the little silver box on side of guard next to abs and crank engine over then reconnect silver box put clean plugs in and try and start

or remove the EGI fuse next to battery crank over with foot flat on pedal for a bit them put fuse back in and try and start

hope helps

later
glen

[Jim_rx7]

the standard jack is low enough to get under a lowered car with skirts,.. well i cn anyway

I didn\'y try standard jack. Was just using scissor jack under the skirts to try and get it up a bit for the trolley jack.

[Jim_rx7]

howzit

you can get at the plugs from up top without removing anything, its tricky but can be done or it is easier from below

usually they dont start with wet[fuel] plugs even with towing

best bet to remove plugs and disconnect the spark from the little silver box on side of guard next to abs and crank engine over then reconnect silver box put clean plugs in and try and start

or remove the EGI fuse next to battery crank over with foot flat on pedal for a bit them put fuse back in and try and start

hope helps

later
glen

I\'ve removed the eblow etc. So I can get access.

I just need to get them out so I can get the car going again!!! lol

[mikeyh]

jim u get better access to the plugs from underneath m8

[Jim_rx7]

Yeah? Was just having some jack issues today.

I jacked it up fine the other day, but today the jack wouldn\'t fit under!! It was on a different bit where I park tho.

Should hopefully sort it tomorrow or I\'ll go mad.

I good bit of brute force should hopefully get the plugs out!!

[Jim_rx7]

Well, changed the plugs today and it didn\'t start.

Chucked it down a hill and it did start. When I got back up the hill though it stalled?!?!?!?

Now it sorta wants to start but just can\'t manage it... lol. A bit better than before tho.

Gonna remove the plugs again tomorrow and keep them out overnight. In the hope that any fuel will fook off! ... lol.

The old plugs were totally done in! Black as anything and stank of fuel! I think when I get it going and keep it going for a bit it should be ok. Just pull over and keep the revs up!

When it did start it was running like a bag of shat! But at least it was running.

Oh the joys!!!

If there\'s anyone who\'s local and willing to give me a hand??

[banned advertiser]

hate to say this, but it sounds like no compression

[Jim_rx7]

Just out of the blue? What makes you think the no compression?

[banned advertiser]

cause you can start it when being bumped, ie spinning fast it will catch, but dies on idol.

[Jim_rx7]

Yeah, but it\'s just been flooded.

I\'ll see what happens when I bump start it again. Will keep it reving for a bit and hopefully let it sort itself out.

I\'m Mr optimistic anyway.

[banned advertiser]

just seems unlikely that you can drive it twice for a short distance and it still stalls because of flooding, especially on new plugs, flooded engine on new plugs should run flood free pretty dam quick I would have thought.
I\'ll get me fingers crossed

[Jim_rx7]

I only managed to get about 30seconds of driving tbh before I let it stall.

I\'ll be crossing my fingers too... lol.

[Jim_rx7]

If I get it going how long should I keep the revs up before I let them settle and hope everything\'s ok?

[banned advertiser]

Sorry thought it was longer than that, but keep the revs going for a couple of mins, that ought to sort it.