need help!!
so yesterday, i was painting my calipers and after we (me and my brother in law) were finished, i started the car and moved it in to the garage so it could sit all night and dry. but this morning i tried to start the car up and it wouldnt start. i made sure last night that all my doors were closed and locked, and i also set my alarm so im sure everything was fine. so im not sure if its the batteri, but i just had some one come by and run a diognostic and nothings poping up, so were gonna try and call mazda. any idea on what the prob is?
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Like Peter Gabriel once sang, "Lord, here comes the flood"
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If it doesn't even turn over, it's either mostly likely the starter, battery or alternator.
Also, check your connections to make sure they're not corroded and are securely attached. |
we need more info than 'it wouldn't start'
did anything happen, did it crank forever...etc. |
Originally Posted by Lord ET
(Post 3445474)
we need more info than 'it wouldn't start'
did anything happen, did it crank forever...etc. |
Did you flood it? Check your coils, wires and plugs. Make sure the wires are secured on the plugs.
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Originally Posted by Vlaze
(Post 3445483)
Did you flood it? Check your coils, wires and plugs. Make sure the wires are secured on the plugs.
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So you turned off the car before the engine was warm? Sounds like you flooded the engine. If your battery checks out to be good, i would pull out your spark plugs and take a look at them. Good odds the plugs are fouled.
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Originally Posted by invasion08
(Post 3445511)
So you turned off the car before the engine was warm? Sounds like you flooded the engine. If your battery checks out to be good, i would pull out your spark plugs and take a look at them. Good odds the plugs are fouled.
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look in the DIY section for how to change your plugs...or better yet look at the DIY deflood threads. If you did flood it you likely soaked the spark plugs with fuel. You'll need to take them out, and crank the engine and shoot the extra fuel out the spark plug holes.
Edit: Mine didn't post a CEL when I flooded it. |
ya started car moved into garage then shut off, that is exactly what people warn others about when it comes to flooding lol o well learning experience.
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yeah im reading alfys DIY im gonna give it a try right after my batteri is charged, all that cranking really drained my batteri
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Originally Posted by Kaiser bun
(Post 3445565)
ya started car moved into garage then shut off, that is exactly what people warn others about when it comes to flooding lol o well learning experience.
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Originally Posted by cidvicious831
(Post 3445572)
lol yeah i know i should warm the car up before i turn it off, but my wife and i were having an argument about something and she wanted to leave her perants house (ware my car is right now) so i just parked it in and left it there over night. oh well iguess
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Good Photo Chop
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this is real isnt it. no way photochop could do that |
Originally Posted by jasonrxeight
(Post 3445658)
no way photochop could do that
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ok guys i removed the spark plugs and they smell like gas. gonna replace them. but if i replace them will they get filled with gas as well?
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i think you should use the same plugs to deflood it then put new ones in ... sounds like you definitely flooded it
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i put them back in and it still not working!!
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It usually takes A LOT of cranking without them in to get ALL of the fuel out. I cranked with the ESS unplugged, plugs out, fuel fuse pulled and gas pedal to the floor (You really need to be reading the deflooding procedure) for at least 30 minutes. Not in one crank of course. 7 seconds at a time with 15 seconds rests in between. After ALL liquid stopped spitting out of the plug holes I put in new plugs and tried cranking again (after plugging everything back in) It still took me 3 or 4 tries before the motor sputtered back into life. I had to give it partial throttle to keep it alive for a few minutes, but then after all the white smoke was gone it idled on its own and eventually smoothed out. Keep reading the forum for deflooding threads.
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Originally Posted by Lord ET
(Post 3445803)
It usually takes A LOT of cranking without them in to get ALL of the fuel out. I cranked with the ESS unplugged, plugs out, fuel fuse pulled and gas pedal to the floor (You really need to be reading the deflooding procedure) for at least 30 minutes. Not in one crank of course. 7 seconds at a time with 15 seconds rests in between. After ALL liquid stopped spitting out of the plug holes I put in new plugs and tried cranking again (after plugging everything back in) It still took me 3 or 4 tries before the motor sputtered back into life. I had to give it partial throttle to keep it alive for a few minutes, but then after all the white smoke was gone it idled on its own and eventually smoothed out. Keep reading the forum for deflooding threads.
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while you wait, take a look at a dictionary. spell fail and good luck with the car!! :)
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sorry for my spelling since english is a second languge to me!
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its cool man lol. im just messin with you
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update: so we spent most of the after noon trying to put the spark plugs back, but it seams that my step brother fucked the thread up on the engine, so now the spark plugs dont go in straight. so now im fucked. it seams that my brother in-law put the spark plugs in crooked. so now i have no idea what to do!! so i left the car at my in-laws house again. might have it towed to mazda.
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best of luck. I broke off the outside (white part) of a spark plug once in the plug hole. I just about shit a brick! But since there was no sort of pressure on it anymore I could easily unscrew it with my fingertip. Maybe did that happen? Over torque the spark plug.
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I guess I've been fortunate with floods. I've started the 8 for like 2 mins and then shut it off when I'm about to wash it or when I forget to put it in the garage at night. I start it and park it inside and turn it off less than a minute. The car didn't start once but that was because the battery died for some reason. All I would hear is a clicking sound when I turned the key. But this isn't the case here I think.
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Someone needs to start a "never flooded!" thread.
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the car is so easy to flood, since the spark plugs are right ware the rotary are. sucks! well im gonna go to kregan or autozone and order the spark plugs and see if they go in straight. wish me luck!
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i feel lucky that i have not flooded this thing yet. this is one issue i dont want to deal with
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gluck hopefully he didnt f**k the thread up too much!
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^ yeah im gonna take it to mazda. est $365 with labor and parts plus towing $150.
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Originally Posted by maskedferret
(Post 3446148)
Someone needs to start a "never flooded!" thread.
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Originally Posted by RotaryP7
(Post 3446657)
I think we need badges that read out.. "Never flooded" :smoker:
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just got back and they did a great job!! great customer service!! so the total was 400 and towing was 150. less than i thought. they had to re-thread the spark plug hole. but it worked and now im back with my luv!!
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rethread...that sounds not very promising
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