confutatis

The car has been running fine. Sat a few days over the holiday weekend. I got into it this morning, turned the key, starts cranking, but no start. I'm wondering if it's flooded, and if so, is there anything I can do except call for a tow to the nearest Mazda dealer? Doesn't seem likes it's firing at all.

David

Old Rotor

Type "DIY flooded" in the search at the top and find your answer.

Silver06

Hi.

I agree with Old Rotor. Flooding is a great place to start.

Before you tow to the Dealer, have a look at the procedure that the Mazda Dealer will do. http://www.finishlineperformance.com...5-08-1883f.pdf

Also, are you M/T or Auto? If M/T and you're on a hill, or have some folks to push your car, some have had success with the push start method of clearing flooding.

Good luck.

Go48

Try the de-flooding procedure in your owners manual. It may take several tries, but it should eventually work.

GODFATHER

your car is covered for "no starts" for 8 years or 100k miles... tow it to the dealer and they will do it for free.... trust me i know.... i do this on a daily basis. and you'll get some new plugs....

Silver06

Uhmmm, no it isn't.

Nubo

Your mileage may vary, but when I finally did get a flood (my own fault), I found that instead of the entire procedure, simply following the step of adding some oil to each intake port resulted in a successful (albeit smoky) start.

GODFATHER

it wasn't covered a few months ago now it is covered for 8 years and 100,000 miles........ like i said i know things that are put out by mazda before most of you all do..... and yes i said most.... some people have connections too...... matt sorry if you got the no start tsb done before this changed but now as in today if you go to a mazda dealer that isnt shady which alot of them are and it sux to say that bit the no start and lack of power tsbs are covered under warranty for 8 years or 100k