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| Thread ID: 126892 | 2012-09-23 22:36:00 | Flooded Engine | bk T (215) | PC World Chat |
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| 1302964 | 2012-09-23 22:36:00 | I couldn't start my car this morning! Called AA for help and the guy checked and told me that I have a 'flooded engine'. He got it started by cranking the engine for almost a minute. What exactly is a 'flooded engine'? Late yesterday afternoon, I moved my car out of the garage to clear out those junks and moved it back. Will this cause a flooded engine? Of my 40+ years of 'car-ownership' I never experienced such thing as a flooded engine! I've done the 'short' moving the car in and out of the garage countless times but never experienced any 'flooded engine' issue. Is there anything 'not quite right' and needs attention to my car? Any car mechanics in this forum who can give me some advice? Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1302965 | 2012-09-23 22:46:00 | Flooded is when the engine has too much fuel in the carb and it isn't sparking to burn it | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1302966 | 2012-09-23 22:53:00 | What make and model bk ? | SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1302967 | 2012-09-23 22:55:00 | If it has electronic fuel injection this can happen if you move the car a few meters before the engine can warm up don't ask me why. I had a freind who had the same problem a few years ago on a fuel injection car who had to get the AA to start it, and said it was caused by moving the car a few meters before it had time to warm up. Something to do with the electronic sensors and something doesn't shut when you switch the engine off, and petrol just pours into the motor. SJ if hes around will till you. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1302968 | 2012-09-23 23:10:00 | SP8's: It's a Nissan Wingroad 2006 model (Jap import). | bk T (215) | ||
| 1302969 | 2012-09-23 23:16:00 | In olden times you use to floor the accelarator and keep it there. Then turn on the key and let it crank over until the motor fired. Sometimes we use to pull out the choke as well but can't remember the reason other than cutting out air to the mixture. | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1302970 | 2012-09-23 23:26:00 | I used to flood my old Ford Econovan quite often on a frosty morning. If I kept turning it over it just flattened the battery. I quite often went inside and had a cup of tea or something. When I came back and tried again it usually started first time. Swearing at it did not help. | Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1302971 | 2012-09-23 23:41:00 | With fuel injection its not your fault the car flooded. All you can do is try different amounts of gas pedal on a cold start. It might well be another fault that is causing the engine to not start and run straight away. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 1302972 | 2012-09-24 00:39:00 | And another thing you should never do on a FI car when doing a cold start is touching the accelerator as this can also flood the engine and make it hard too start. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1302973 | 2012-09-24 02:16:00 | Flooded cars no, mowers yes. Too much fuel in the engine, basically makes the mixture to rich for the fuel/air to go bang. On smaller engines like mowers/saws etc or older cars you can just cycle the engine a bit with the fuel pump off/throttle closed or just let it sit. If it's really flooded (like what happens with our old pump engine) you can remove the spark plug to let the cylinder ventilate. | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
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