hey guys, ive just installed at new radiator, coolent tempurature sensor , and thermosat.. now the car wont turn over.. everything comes on and it tires to turn over but wont. any ideas ?

 

Check your battery voltage and it's connections.

 

Btw the car hasn't over heated .. I had some scillcone hoses I never installed .. Then broke a plastic hose nipple in the process .. So I installed a new rad , thermosat , cts just to get some fresh parts in there .. Maybe I forgot to hook up some sensor or a fuse is blown? I'm going back in there right now so any thoughts would be great

 

I don't have volt meter but I left the battery hooked up since last night .. I just tired to crank up and it seems weaker than last night

 

Put a charger on the battery. Meters are cheap ten bucks. Take it out and have it checked. Push start if it's manual.

 

Ok i'll give a try .. Battery I'd fairly new .. 6 months the most

 

Just came back from testing battery but it came out fine.. So it's not the battery.. I did have to disconnect the alternator before when I changed the coolent temp sensor .. Something's wrong with the Alternator?

 

Should start without an alternator really....but if you didn't hook all the wires back up that could be your problem

Check that the battery connectiona are good as well

 

What does this mean?

Does this mean that when you turn the ignition key, that nothing happens?

Or, does this mean that when you turn the ignition key, the engine cranks, but doesn't fire up?

BC.

 

Jump start?

 

It tires to crank
up but it doesn't start .. I'm going to try a push start when there's less cars on the road

 

Ok so it won't jump start .. So I removed the spark plugs and their foul like hell .. I forgot to mention that I had changed the spark plug wires a week before to the maztrix wires .. Guess their too strong for my old plugs . I'm going to change them tonight and see if the car will start. .

 

Fouled as in excess fuel on them? That'd be insufficient spark. You can try the other wires, it might work, but I don't know.

Make sure all your connections to the ignition coils are tight. As well as your wires are connected good too.

 

yea the fouled with fuel .. The plugs are not new .. About 1 1/2 year old .. I'm going to buy the laser ngk plugs ..

 

Well just replaced the spark plugs .. Car still doesn't start .. Could it be the coils? The car cranks but doesn't start .. I'm out of ideas guys .. Need some serious help

 

If its a manual tranny...pull start it. If it is flooded it will start...if it is something else it won't

 

yea me and my buddy after we got out of work are going to try to push start it tonight ..

 

Or you guys think the engine is flooded?

 

Well I tried to de flood engine last night ... I thought it was flooded with fuel but what came out of the spark plug was coolent and gas .. I think my seals are broken ..

 

Yeah, coolant in the engine means one or more coolant seals failed, which means your engine is done. Possibly able to still start, but it will keep getting worse faster and faster as the coolant destroys the surfaces.

 

damn that's what I was afraid of ..

 

Btw the car hasn't over heated ..

I wondered why you made a point of this statement, up front.

Wishful thinking.

When the engine overheats, the aluminum housings expand almost twice as fast as the 'irons' and the steel bolts holding the block together. The housing crushes itself, then contracts and coolant leaks in.

Don't try just replacing the sealing 'O' rings - the housings are now permanently distorted and useless.

 

Yea it was wishful thinking on my part .. I didn't see the themp gauge go up at all .. But I felt the starting to have a little rough idle so I pulled over right away ..
I've been reading about Mazda have an extended warranty program .ssp 77?
You guys think they'll cover my engine?

 

if your car is within the warranty period, but i'd heavily consider putting back a factory radiator/thermostat before you take it in.

If the issue is due to overheating a aftermarket thermostat & radiator can be very good argument for mazda against warranty repairs, even though it was installed after the engine busted and there is no way to prove otherwise.

 

yea I've already looked into
it .. There's no way that they'll cover it .. I'm working out a deal with this dude .. New engine and install for $2000