m3pkrobert

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today i went to visit some friends i drove for about 30 min, i stayed there for
2 hours i get out to come back home and the car wont start, the whole
lighting works, and i also charged the battery with another car but
is not working, i just hear the "CLICK'' not even the engine trying to
start, just that click sound, hope someone can tell me what this can be
thank you.

philsbluerx8

starter? coils? spark plugs?

Jon316G

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If all you hear is a click and the engine doesn't even turn (but the internal lights are illuminating and not slowly dimming away), I would start checking fuses (the fuse box in the engine compartment) and also see if any of the relays look burnt/deformed (they simply pull out with a little wiggle).
FYI... Always best to disconnect the negative terminal battery when removing fuses and relays...
although I am guilty of doing it without killing power, even at work to our surface mount equipment

Go48

Sounds like the starter is not getting correct power. Check battery cable connections at the battery and at the starter, and also check grounding points. Something may have worked loose over time. Fully charge the battery and try again.

Otherwise, if the car is still under warranty, have the dealer pick it up and check it out.

m3pkrobert

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thanks, i already called the dealer, but my car is not under warranty nomore

nycgps

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check fuse ?

m3pkrobert

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i havent check fuses cause the car is not in my house and i came to sleep to my house but im going back in 30 min ill try that first before have it towe it

nycgps

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check it, I bet it is.

m3pkrobert

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BTW i had oil change last week, i read that it my be something related with that, but im not sure

Jon316G

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If you overfilled your oil, it'll run into your intake through a breather hose.
But the engine should still attempt to turn!

m3pkrobert

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dammm i went to the dealer they said is the starter, and they charging me $722 for the part and installation and if after that the ingene dont start they will do a
de-flooding for $425, wow thats really fu*k up, i was saving money for my new wheels, but money is gone

Jon316G

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$425 to de-flood an engine

m3pkrobert

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i know their fu*king crazy

designerman

Get a new car. RX-8 sucks. Mazda is too cheap and lazy to fix the engine problem. Instead they keep patching it with warranty extensions. I dumped mine at the first extended warranty of 60,000 miles after repeated failures at fixing the problem. They can't even track the fact I don't have the car anymore. Recently got another warranty extension notice that they are giving now to 100,000 miles. Worst car I ever had. Kaboom !!!

xsnipersgox

get the starter installed, skip the deflood, SPECIFICALLY tell them to not do anything unless authorized by you. all decisions goes through you. you can do the deflood yourself if need be (push start will solve the problem if the starter will work) you can probably acquire the parts cheaper online, and hand it to them for less if you will wait.