Starting & turning off the 8 moter.

[RETed]

Originally Posted by rotar bones

I have owned my 8 for 5 years now and wen I bought mine I asked the Mazda mechanic about any special things I needed to be aware of with the motor

I would suggest you find another mechanic.

and he told me that when in start it turn on my ignition and give it a few seconds for the fuel pump to catch up

Not necessary.

and when I turn it off rev it to around 3500 to 4000 rpm and dump the ignition turn it off.

This is a holdover from folks who used to drive cars in the 60's.
Engines with carbs with leaky bowls would start better with this method, but it also increased wear&tear.
The extra gas in the engine was a band-aid fix for leaking carb bowls that would normally be hard to start.
The extra gas would also wash away IMPORTANT oil film that would normally aid in compression (starting) and decrease wear&tear from cold starts.
No modern fuel injection engine should be doing this, and if there are problems on cold-starts, it is highly recommend to FIX the problem rather than apply this dangerous band-aid.


-Ted

[rotar bones]

Originally Posted by RETed

I would suggest you find another mechanic.


Not necessary.



This is a holdover from folks who used to drive cars in the 60's.
Engines with carbs with leaky bowls would start better with this method, but it also increased wear&tear.
The extra gas in the engine was a band-aid fix for leaking carb bowls that would normally be hard to start.
The extra gas would also wash away IMPORTANT oil film that would normally aid in compression (starting) and decrease wear&tear from cold starts.
No modern fuel injection engine should be doing this, and if there are problems on cold-starts, it is highly recommend to FIX the problem rather than apply this dangerous band-aid.


-Ted

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[rotar bones]

Originally Posted by RETed

I would suggest you find another mechanic.


Not necessary.



This is a holdover from folks who used to drive cars in the 60's.
Engines with carbs with leaky bowls would start better with this method, but it also increased wear&tear.
The extra gas in the engine was a band-aid fix for leaking carb bowls that would normally be hard to start.
The extra gas would also wash away IMPORTANT oil film that would normally aid in compression (starting) and decrease wear&tear from cold starts.
No modern fuel injection engine should be doing this, and if there are problems on cold-starts, it is highly recommend to FIX the problem rather than apply this dangerous band-aid.


-Ted

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