Flooding ?? Car won't start.
Think I might be going through the same thing right now. Drove my car 90 miles yesterday and parked it in the garage. Got up this morning to go to work and it did a slow crank and then nothing but a ticking sound, like the battery is going dead. I put it on a charger on auto and let it charge for 20 min and then the charger said the battery had a full charge so I tried to start it but again it cranked a bit then slowed down and started ticking again. I then put it on manual charge for about 10 min, got a phone call from the guy I was supposed to be picking up to take to work and was telling him what was going on with the car. I went to let him hear the sound through the phone and sure enough the car started. Made me look like a liar. I turned the car off a min later and again tried to start it but it just did the slow crank/ticking thing again. I put the battery on auto charge and caught a ride to work. Got home from work and tried to start it but now it just does a humming sound like the starter is doing its thing but the car isn't firing. So after my long rant.... is my car flooded now? Lol I'm about to have it towed to the dealership and have them fix it. It's still under warranty and I also bought extra coverage cause I know next to nothing about rotary engines so Im hoping I should be covered for anything that needs to be done to it
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Just heard back from Mazda. They say it isn't flooded but needs a new battery $180 a starter, covered by warranty and spark plugs $231.
The battery I can buy and put in myself and save at least $100. The starter has to be ordered and won't be here till Monday. The spark plugs... how the hell are they costing that much? What's so special about them?
The battery I can buy and put in myself and save at least $100. The starter has to be ordered and won't be here till Monday. The spark plugs... how the hell are they costing that much? What's so special about them?
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If you remember the following you will never have this issue again .
As soon as you realise the car is not going to start (after maybe 4-5 seconds of cranking)
Turn off
Push the accelerator pedal right to the floor and try starting again - as soon as you hear the tone of the engine change (IE sounds like it wants to start ) let your foot off the pedal .
Keep it cranking.
And it should start within a couple of seconds .
As soon as you realise the car is not going to start (after maybe 4-5 seconds of cranking)
Turn off
Push the accelerator pedal right to the floor and try starting again - as soon as you hear the tone of the engine change (IE sounds like it wants to start ) let your foot off the pedal .
Keep it cranking.
And it should start within a couple of seconds .
Hey my old friend. 
I will remember that the next time. I did try that but didn't work. I don't think I did it properly though...lol My son helped me out. Anyways I've learned my lesson and will make sure it doesn't happen again!!
I will try and find it but basically you just hook up the battery booster, put the pedal to the floor (stops fuel from being injected), crank for 10 seconds, stop for a minute, crank again for 10 seconds, repeat. Then let off the gas and see if it starts. If you have a strong battery the booster may not be needed. But it's important to not crank it for too long, you will damage the starter.
Weird, I lost a post. Anyway, once it is started just feather the throttle so it stays running until the engine warms up fully and can idle on it's own. Just enough to keep it running, don't hold the revs super high or anything.
This way has always worked for me when done correctly. If for some strange reason it doesn't in your case, just disconnect the ESS, pull the spark plugs, and crank for a couple of 10 second intervals with time in between. All the excess fuel will be expelled. Then reinstall the plugs, connect the ESS, and fire it up normally.
. 9k has you pointed in the right direction .
