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by busterarm 3236 days ago
> The fix was to have it towed to the dealer where they'd clean out the engine for a few hundred dollars. Later I learned you could tow-start it if you could get it up past 20mph. It'd put all kinds of foul smoke out the back when you did that but in terms of hassle, it was much better.

You don't need to do all that. You can just pull the EGI INJ & EGI COMP fuse, crank it for a few seconds, replace and start it up. Many folks put a bypass switch inside the car so they don't have to get out and do it. Works great.
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_archon_ 3235 days ago
On the RX8 at least, if you hold the gas pedal to the floor while cranking, it disables the fuel injectors. No need to pull fuses. * Foot to floor, crank for 10 sec, * let it rest for 30 sec to cool off the starter, * foot to floor and start to crank, pull your foot off the gas pedal.
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flamedoge 3236 days ago
They could've literally put this as a workaround
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busterarm 3236 days ago
Mazda sort of assumed their drivers would read the manual and drive the car properly. I think this workaround was figured out at some point in the 90s anyway.
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