Hi
I test drove a 2003 rx8 (230) last week and loved it, I bought it there and then and arranged to collect it the following weekend (today).
I've spent pretty much a solid 7 days reading this forum and making sure the tips for new owners and the $100 mods list posts where pretty much memorised.
I went today to collect it but I'd it didnt go to plan.
I drove straight to the nearest petrol station (about 3miles away) and filled her up, I the. Started to drive home but about 3/6miles down the road the engine died, it was as if I'd stalled it but was doing around 30mph at about 3000rpm so know I hadnt. I had battery, engine and power steering light on.
Within the hour I'd been towed and was back at the garage I bought it from, they claimed it was because the battery was flat, then used a booster to restart the car (I got the Impression that they thought I'd stalled it and killed the battery trying to restart it)
Happy to believe that a dead battery had cause it (but still not really understanding how, if there was no electrics to the fuel pump then surely it would die shortly after starting?)
I got about 1/3 of a mile before the exact same thing, 30mph traffic, 3rd gear. This time it happens when I was in the process of stopping, I had my clutch fully down, so I knew I hadn't stalled it. Engine dead, same warning lights. This time my wife jump started the car from her battery and I drove back to the garage, they again claimed it was the dead battery and said they'd look into it and have it ready for Monday
So I guess what I can't understand it: it the battery was dead so that it killed the engine, how come hazards, radio, lights etc still worked fine? I previously owned a Alfa and when the battery was flat everything died, why not with this?
I've seen post about people's cars cutting out do to a fuel pump failing, if that was the case wouldn't that appear in a MOT? (It had MOT 2days ago and emissions test)
Would these symptoms only appear with a fuel pump failure or is there any other possibility?
I test drove a 2003 rx8 (230) last week and loved it, I bought it there and then and arranged to collect it the following weekend (today).
I've spent pretty much a solid 7 days reading this forum and making sure the tips for new owners and the $100 mods list posts where pretty much memorised.
I went today to collect it but I'd it didnt go to plan.
I drove straight to the nearest petrol station (about 3miles away) and filled her up, I the. Started to drive home but about 3/6miles down the road the engine died, it was as if I'd stalled it but was doing around 30mph at about 3000rpm so know I hadnt. I had battery, engine and power steering light on.
Within the hour I'd been towed and was back at the garage I bought it from, they claimed it was because the battery was flat, then used a booster to restart the car (I got the Impression that they thought I'd stalled it and killed the battery trying to restart it)
Happy to believe that a dead battery had cause it (but still not really understanding how, if there was no electrics to the fuel pump then surely it would die shortly after starting?)
I got about 1/3 of a mile before the exact same thing, 30mph traffic, 3rd gear. This time it happens when I was in the process of stopping, I had my clutch fully down, so I knew I hadn't stalled it. Engine dead, same warning lights. This time my wife jump started the car from her battery and I drove back to the garage, they again claimed it was the dead battery and said they'd look into it and have it ready for Monday
So I guess what I can't understand it: it the battery was dead so that it killed the engine, how come hazards, radio, lights etc still worked fine? I previously owned a Alfa and when the battery was flat everything died, why not with this?
I've seen post about people's cars cutting out do to a fuel pump failing, if that was the case wouldn't that appear in a MOT? (It had MOT 2days ago and emissions test)
Would these symptoms only appear with a fuel pump failure or is there any other possibility?
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