Can you flood a fuel injected engine?

PAUL SS · 03-07-2011, 09:48 AM

I ask because my daughters 2010 Corolla with 33,000 miles would not start. She tried a few times last night and again this morning. Then I tried it a few times also, it just spins but does not start. So she called Toyota and they sent a tow to bring the car in for service. When the tow driver got here he tried to start it and after a while he got it started, it smelled like gas, there was smoke coming from the tailpipe but it ran. He drove around the block, shut it of and started it 5 more times, no check engine or service lights came on. He said it was flooded, maybe you pushed the gas pedal when you got out of the car. So, can you flood a fuel injected engine?

Sax1031 · 03-07-2011, 09:54 AM

Not by pushing the gas pedal with the vehicle off.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 03-07-2011, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sax1031

Not by pushing the gas pedal with the vehicle off.

Repeated, unsuccessful starts might do it...but not just pushing the pedal.

speedster · 03-07-2011, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PAUL SS

I ask because my daughters 2010 Corolla with 33,000 miles would not start. She tried a few times last night and again this morning. Then I tried it a few times also, it just spins but does not start. So she called Toyota and they sent a tow to bring the car in for service. When the tow driver got here he tried to start it and after a while he got it started, it smelled like gas, there was smoke coming from the tailpipe but it ran. He drove around the block, shut it of and started it 5 more times, no check engine or service lights came on. He said it was flooded, maybe you pushed the gas pedal when you got out of the car. So, can you flood a fuel injected engine?

Pretty hard to do but you can do it. Also any leaking injectors/seals/faulty ignition/TPS sensor, etc. can wreak havoc. Good luck.

PAUL SS · 03-07-2011, 10:46 AM

The car sat all day Sunday after it was parked Saturday night, at 11 pm Sunday it won't start. Flooded doesn't sound right.

Russell James · 03-07-2011, 10:52 AM

It can flood, but usually from a problem like a sensor being out of whack. Have the dealer do a cold start with a scanner hooked up looking at things like the temp sensor. If the car thinks it's -20 and it's really 50, can easily flood it.

Most efi systems have a clear flood mode. Hold the throttle wide open while cranking and that should put it in clear flood mode. If the oil smells like gas, it was flooded.

THE EVIL TW1N · 03-07-2011, 03:58 PM

reminds me of when my friends audi wouldnt start. Just kept turning over so i pumped the gas while turning it over (pretty much acting as if it was my carbbed galaxie) and it started up!! maybe the MAF or something wasnt sensing any air or some weird kinda phenomena was going on. has run perfectly fine since!

danhr · 03-07-2011, 05:52 PM

put car in river

you just flooded it

/thread

03-07-2011, 09:48 AM	#1
PAUL SS The Mark of Excellence Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Smallest State in the Union Posts: 8,688 View My Garage	Can you flood a fuel injected engine? I ask because my daughters 2010 Corolla with 33,000 miles would not start. She tried a few times last night and again this morning. Then I tried it a few times also, it just spins but does not start. So she called Toyota and they sent a tow to bring the car in for service. When the tow driver got here he tried to start it and after a while he got it started, it smelled like gas, there was smoke coming from the tailpipe but it ran. He drove around the block, shut it of and started it 5 more times, no check engine or service lights came on. He said it was flooded, maybe you pushed the gas pedal when you got out of the car. So, can you flood a fuel injected engine? __________________ BMR, CAI, DynoMax, Elite Eng., Hurst, Jannetty, Clear Image Headers & Hi Flow cats, Jet Hot, LSR, TSW, VMax, Vredestein

03-07-2011, 10:46 AM	#5
PAUL SS The Mark of Excellence Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Smallest State in the Union Posts: 8,688 View My Garage	The car sat all day Sunday after it was parked Saturday night, at 11 pm Sunday it won't start. Flooded doesn't sound right. __________________ BMR, CAI, DynoMax, Elite Eng., Hurst, Jannetty, Clear Image Headers & Hi Flow cats, Jet Hot, LSR, TSW, VMax, Vredestein

03-07-2011, 05:52 PM	#8
danhr BAMF SS Drives: 2016 Camaro 1SS A8 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ford City, PA Posts: 3,024	put car in river you just flooded it /thread __________________ 2016 1SS A8: FBO + Circle D + P1X + Meth + Tuned by Pray Performance Stock Longblock 800 SAE rwhp. 9.4 @ 145 mph.

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Sax1031 Drives: 2000 Mustang GT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Elgin,SC Posts: 2,707	Not by pushing the gas pedal with the vehicle off.

03-07-2011, 10:52 AM	#6
Russell James Drives: '15 SS 1LE, '69 Z28 drag car Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mich Posts: 4,482	It can flood, but usually from a problem like a sensor being out of whack. Have the dealer do a cold start with a scanner hooked up looking at things like the temp sensor. If the car thinks it's -20 and it's really 50, can easily flood it. Most efi systems have a clear flood mode. Hold the throttle wide open while cranking and that should put it in clear flood mode. If the oil smells like gas, it was flooded.

03-07-2011, 03:58 PM	#7
THE EVIL TW1N Banned Drives: 2003 Cobra Convertible Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: CA Posts: 2,925	reminds me of when my friends audi wouldnt start. Just kept turning over so i pumped the gas while turning it over (pretty much acting as if it was my carbbed galaxie) and it started up!! maybe the MAF or something wasnt sensing any air or some weird kinda phenomena was going on. has run perfectly fine since!