Hi all,

I left my car in my garage for a while and now it wont start, i have done simple diagnostics and all seems ok so i think its flooded as the last time i used it i drove it into my garage from cold then turn it off and forgot about it, thing is how do i start it if it is flooded????

Someone told me to turn the ignition with my foot on the accelerater but this seems dangarous to me as i have heard you should never press any of the pedals while starting a subaru,,

Suggestions and help please,

Dave M

 

Wait 15 minutes for excess petrol to evaporate, then try again without using manual choke.

Depress the accelerator pedal slowly to the floor and keep it there. Don't pump the pedal, you will flood the carburettor again.

Check leads from the ignition coil to the distributor and from the distributor to the spark plugs.

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carburettor? manual choke? what is it.. a 20 year old car?

 

LOL!

Let it sit for a while till the fuel evaporates. I know some cars, maybe not all, you can disconnect the injectors so it doesn't spray anymore fuel in until. Not sure how it would go on a Scooby though.


Damien

 

maybe i should of mentioned that my car is an impreza, no manual choke and no carbretta, its a 2001 classic so please keep the suggestions coming,

As for leaving the car for a while to allow the excess petrol evaporate i left it for a day to no avail, so that wont work,

i have heard about putting the pedal to the floor in an attempt to pull the excess fuel through but have not tryed this yet as i am a bit worried it may cause damage,

Dave M

 

Eh up Dave.

How are you sure its just flooding?

 

I had a similar problem last year after the car had been not used for some time.

Following advise I removed the spark plugs, disconnected the cam & crank sensor. Then I cranked the engine to ensure all fuel had escaped. Then cleaned/checked plug gaps & refitted.

Tried starting again without touching the gas pedal & the engine fired up fine.

But as above I would check to make sure its not something else.
Whilst you remove the plugs I suppose you can check if your getting spark & check if your getting fuel.

Ticky

 

Thanks for the suggestions guys,

i managed to get it going tonight, the battery had gone flat when i tried last night so i put it on charge, i came to it tonight after the battery had charged and it fired up first time, if it had not i would of tried the foot to the floor jobbie which i have been assured does cure a flooded engine by preventing fuel being used ineffect pulling the excess through and clearing the flood,

thanks again, Dave M