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Old 07-09-2009, 02:44 PM   #1
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Default XR8 seris III failed to start

Hi wifes XR8 failed to start, had a quick check in engine bay.Had listen for fuel pump gave the tank a thump still would'nt start. I then held thottle to the floor and the car started. Anyone got any ideas?

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Old 07-09-2009, 02:57 PM   #2
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Is the pump actually running, can you hear it prime up on start up?.. Try giving the fuel pressure reg a tap also as they can stick open allowing fuel to return to the tank. Easy questions. Do you have spark etc?
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Old 07-09-2009, 09:46 PM   #3
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Hi wifes XR8 failed to start, had a quick check in engine bay.Had listen for fuel pump gave the tank a thump still would'nt start. I then held thottle to the floor and the car started. Anyone got any ideas?
It was flooded.
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When I first bought my car it would always have trouble starting but after around 6 months it just went good. It was like it was flooding. Someone I knew thought it may have been leaking injectors but it came good for some reason so I never bothered looking into it.
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It was flooded.
How does this happen being an EFI car? Not saying your wrong or anything, but just curious. I test drove an XR8 a while back and it did the same thing.
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How does this happen being an EFI car? Not saying your wrong or anything, but just curious. I test drove an XR8 a while back and it did the same thing.
Short trips. Revving the car when you park, and switching off quickly. Cranking with poor spark - ends up over fuelling and is then harder to start. It happens. Ford knew it too; normally you don't touch the throttle when starting, but if flooded, you should put the throttle flat to the floor, then crank - this tells the ECU that it's flooded and cuts fuel so it will start.
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