Push starting - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Mx5racer · 05-02-2017, 08:34 PM

Anyone able to push start a car with a dead battery and push button start?

FR-Sky · 05-02-2017, 08:47 PM

I would just wait for a friend to come.

Tcoat · 05-02-2017, 09:48 PM

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59367

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31737

Nobody really says it works anyplace.
I don't know but I would side with the "You need enough power for fuel pumps and ECU for it to work" crowd. Unlike the old school cars these need some power to allow the ECU to send it's signal.

Ultramaroon · 05-02-2017, 10:50 PM

If you turn on the ignition and the fuel pump primes the rail, you have enough juice to bump start it. Keep the cabin fan and the lights all turned off.

Go with second gear. So much damn compression on these things.

Mx5racer · 05-04-2017, 08:42 AM

Thanks, I will try it next time daughters leave the trunk open for 2 days

Tcoat · 05-04-2017, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Mx5racer

Thanks, I will try it next time daughters leave the trunk open for 2 days

If they do and you do please update so we have some actual confirmation of the theories.

humfrz · 05-04-2017, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Mx5racer

Thanks, I will try it next time daughters leave the trunk open for 2 days

Not a good idea, letting your daughters play in the trunk ........

humfrz

Tcoat · 05-04-2017, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by humfrz

Not a good idea, letting your daughters play in the trunk ........

humfrz

Nobody said they were playing!
Used to keep my kids in the trunk all the time and they turned out ... Oh wait never mind.

humfrz · 05-04-2017, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Nobody said they were playing!
Used to keep my kids in the trunk all the time and they turned out ... Oh wait never mind.

Well, ya, that was OK back in our day, when the trunks were much larger ...... as long as you remembered let them out for a pee break when you stopped for gas........

humfrz

Tcoat · 05-04-2017, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, ya, that was OK back in our day, when the trunks were much larger ...... as long as you remembered let them out for a pee break when you stopped for gas........

humfrz

What?
Let them out?
Is that why the guy I sold my old car to kept calling me?

humfrz · 05-04-2017, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

What?
Let them out?
Is that why the guy I sold my old car to kept calling me?

Well, ya ........it sure as hell wasn't just because you just left an 8 track tape in your car .....

humfrz

mrderp · 05-04-2017, 02:27 PM

Better buy one of them li-ion battery pack.

tCsonfrs · 05-05-2017, 10:13 PM

Can confirm, Bump starting with the push button start works; I went to get gas once and left the light on "ON" instead of "AUTO" and that caused the battery to drain down to the point where it wouldn't crank, so I turn the ignition to 'ON' had a friend push me a little bit then popped the clutch and bam she started right up.

Tcoat · 05-05-2017, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tCsonfrs

Can confirm, Bump starting with the push button start works; I went to get gas once and left the light on "ON" instead of "AUTO" and that caused the battery to drain down to the point where it wouldn't crank, so I turn the ignition to 'ON' had a friend push me a little bit then popped the clutch and bam she started right up.

Your battery died with the lights on long enough to just get gas? I left mine on for 4 hours at work a while back and it started without even a pause.

You must have still had loads of power for the ECU and fuel pump.

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