i own a 2005 mazda rx8. 32000 miles. i brought it in last week to get it painted and the guy moved it early in the morning, was pretty chilly too, and he turned it off right away. he calls me later asking if there was a trick to turning on my car because it wouldn't start. i immediately thought it might have flooded. i have tried many things to get it going. we hitched and pulled the car and and it wouldn't start. i did the mazda manual way and didnt work. i pulled the fuses and that didnt't work. i even bought new sparkplugs and STILL NOTHING. IDK wut to do?? can it still be flooded or something else?? i also cranked the car while the plugs were out so that the crap that was in there could have come out. some stuff came out, i clean the holes, and i put the plugs back in but still nothing. my engine light stays on when the key is on the ON position. the car cranks and cranks but won't start. and yes my battery is nice and charged. any tips??

 

Strange...read your post again Did you pull the code to see what is showing up

It is usual for body shops to flood the car...they start and stop it a lot to move it around in the shop

How long did you tow it.....and what did you do.....

 

sry edited first post. was probably a little confusing haha

 

It is flooded. Look up the de-flooding DYI's on here and show them to the guy doing the painting, I would say it is up to them to fix it.

 

i have tried the diy procedures on here.. will try the cup of oil one and esps later. maybe something will happen. i would make the guys at the shop do it or pay for my new plugs (which i replaced). but the guy who painted it was a friend and he did it for a really cheap price (a very good job though). so don't wanna be an *** hole..