i think i managed to flood a fuel injected engine

[ElFenix]

any idea how i can clear that out?

 

[crab]

Hold the gas to the floor while cranking.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: crab
Hold the gas to the floor while cranking.

i thought that only worked on carb'd engines

 

[Shockwave]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: crab
Hold the gas to the floor while cranking.

i thought that only worked on carb'd engines

Works on fuel injected as well.

 

[ElFenix]

well whatever it is that didn't help. damn service dept closed already too

 

[NutBucket]

Well, you could pull the spark plug out and crank it some. That might help expell some of the gas.

 

[Willoughbyva]

Perhaps let it sit for a while. Are you sure that is the problem?

 

[cavemanmoron]

what kind of vehicle/engine

 

[Ultima]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
well whatever it is that didn't help. damn service dept closed already too

How long did you crank? I think it's 30 seconds you're supposed to when that happens?

 

[Tronoman]

A car i used to have was real sensitive to that, i flooded it several times. I always just pulled a few of the plugs and dried them off then put them back and it would start.

 

[ElFenix]

i called up the guy at the dealer and he thought it was flooded as well. he waited on the phone with me, saying sometimes it took a minute and a half. well, that didn't work, but i did smell gas. so he told me to give it a few more tries and hangs up. i get a bit into the next try when i smell something different. i stop cranking and pop the hood, there is smoke coming from the starter motor :| call up the dealer again, get a different guy, and hes like "yeah, stop doing that. heres our tow number

atm ford > nissan

 

[Hammer]

pee on it. if that doesn't work, seppuku.

 

[notfred]

Let it sit without trying to start it overnight. <-- worked for me in the past.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: notfred
Let it sit without trying to start it overnight. <-- worked for me in the past.

its been sitting since saturday

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i called up the guy at the dealer and he thought it was flooded as well. he waited on the phone with me, saying sometimes it took a minute and a half. well, that didn't work, but i did smell gas. so he told me to give it a few more tries and hangs up. i get a bit into the next try when i smell something different. i stop cranking and pop the hood, there is smoke coming from the starter motor :| call up the dealer again, get a different guy, and hes like "yeah, stop doing that. heres our tow number

atm ford > nissan

Just means you were cookin the starter motor. Probably no significant damage. Don't crank it so much next time.

Just wait. Is the engine warm at all? If it is, the flood will clear up in 5 - 20 minutes.

If it still doesen't start, I'd say there is something else wrong.

 

[ElFenix]

well i'd rather not be cooking the starter

 

[gregshin]

you probably destroyed your selonoid.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: gregshin
you probably destroyed your selonoid.

It might be OK.

Let it cool down.. a lot.

Does it still work? If so.. good.

Just don't crank it over for so long at a time....

 

[CraigRT]

take out the spark plugs and crank the car a few times.
*run for cover first.*

 

[ElFenix]

i don't know if it still works.

whole house smells bad now.

of course, that isn't the advice given in the manual for how to clear a flooded engine. says "5 to 6 seconds"

 

[Pepsi90919]

the time you took to come post here on atot should have been enough to let fuel evaporate

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
the time you took to come post here on atot should have been enough to let fuel evaporate

you would think that

 

[OrganizedChaos]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i called up the guy at the dealer and he thought it was flooded as well. he waited on the phone with me, saying sometimes it took a minute and a half. well, that didn't work, but i did smell gas. so he told me to give it a few more tries and hangs up. i get a bit into the next try when i smell something different. i stop cranking and pop the hood, there is smoke coming from the starter motor :| call up the dealer again, get a different guy, and hes like "yeah, stop doing that. heres our tow number

atm ford > nissan

starter motors have a very low duty cycle, for every 5 secs you crank it let it cool for 30. as for the flooding try this: find your fuel pump crash shutoff thingamajig and punch it good, wait 15 min to let the fuel pressure settle back down, and crank for 5 sec every 30 sec for a couple of min, then go reset your fuel pump crash thingamajig, they'll be a button on it. if that dosen't clear it out i don't think its flooded, also if you've been at this for awhile find something to supplent the battery. jumper cables or a big battery charger or something. i'm assuming nissans are legally required to have the fuel shutoff thingy, if not pull fuel pump fuse or leave key off and crank it manually from the solenoid relay if its somewhere you can see it.

 

[boggsie]

I'd take off off the air inlet that leads to the throttle body, crack the throttle body and spray in some 'starting fluid'. Let that sit for a few, connect everything back up properly and then try to start without touching the gas.

This may work, but if it happens to backfire through the intake manifold and bends the throttle blade, it isn't my fault!

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Out of curiousity, what leads you to believe the engine might be flooded?