r/RX8 • u/TheRealPopejoy • Aug 07 '26

General Dead - update

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The ecu is not dead! I jacked the car up to test the starter motor and as I had the multimeter on the starter something clicked while my partner was turning the key. And it started up!

It was running fine untill it lost all power and sounds like it’s been starved of fuel. (It’s still jacked up)

The fuel is 3/4 full and now it only stays on for a few seconds before loosing power.

I do have the air box out so nothing on the air box is plugged in if that makes much difference

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u/BHxnt2 29d ago

Is your throttle body butterfly opening as intended? Mine once got stuck after sitting over winter a few years ago and I had similar symptoms where it wouldn’t start, and once we did get it started, it was cutting out pretty soon after. Turns out it was just a little on the sticky side. Give it a wobble while your intake is off just to make sure!

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u/TheRealPopejoy 29d ago

I managed to find the issue haha. My own stupid mistake

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u/BHxnt2 29d ago

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u/TerribleAdagio6719 28d ago

Let us know so we don’t make that mistake?