The car has twice had this problem in 2-weeks. Both times I had lightly driven the car earlier in the day and parked it on a slight incline. It sounds like it is going to start and then sputters out. The first time this happened, it started the next day the second time it wouldn't start for 4 days. I got it towed to a mechanic they couldn't find anything wrong with it. It started right up for them.I have been driving it around and it starts fine. I just know I will get stuck somewhere and I don't want that to happen.
2007-12-19 05:12:14 · 7 answers · asked by Shannon Q 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Mazda
Sounds almost like a loose wire or something is grounding out. Possibly to do with the fuel pump. Might be something you want to check into. I've seen both do some crazy things!
2007-12-19 05:16:39 · answer #1 · answered by madbkr2 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Check your spark plugs to see if they are wet with gas. If they are, the car is flooded. Pull the fuel pump fuse and crank the car to clean out unused fuel. Crank the car again with the fuse installed, it should start.
If plugs are dry, you might have a problem with the fuel pump. Sometimes there is a check ball in the pump that fails. When this happens, the system will not maintain pressure in the line. Parking on an incline would tend to aggravate the problem. If it happens again, move the car so it is pointing down hill and wait an hour before trying again. You can also test with an in line fuel pressure gage. It should maintain pressure. It it does not, the pump needs to be replaced.
In the early 90's some Mazdas had a hard start problem in the winter. There was a service bulletin advising to use only unleaded regular gas, not premium. The premium has a higher octane rating which makes it harder to ignite (or pre-ignite or ping). An old trick in winter driving was to use regular gas in high compression engines for easier starting.
2007-12-21 05:26:11 · answer #2 · answered by the mazda mechanic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be that the car is flooding due to an injector not seating right (a systems cleaner could fix this).
It could be that the fuel pump needs time to get pressure up in the line (see above). To deal with this turn the key to run and let the pump run for a second then start.
The problem with the second item's solution is if the engine is flooded, it will flood more.
To start a flooded engine there is an override routine that is built into the engine control program. To trigger this routine, press the accelerator all the way down and hold it while cranking the engine over. After the engine starts hold the accelerator to the floor long enough to burn the excess fuel out of the system.
If you have not done so recently also change the fuel filter.
2007-12-19 10:44:09 · answer #3 · answered by teamepler@verizon.net 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-07 05:40:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my view, I and all and sundry I knew with a mazda 626 the transmission is the 1st to flow. My new transmission costed six hundred.00 and it became 500.00 for hard artwork. If something, i might propose you purchase a honda. those vehicles are the right vehicles to have ( in my view). I wrecked my 1993 honda accord, yet probable might nevertheless have it if I hadn't and it had 247,000 miles on it and the only considerable artwork I had achieved on it became to interchange the distributor cap.
2016-11-23 15:14:20 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the vacuum line to the fuel pressure regulator for cracked and leaking hose.
2007-12-19 08:31:27 · answer #6 · answered by (A) 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
have a mechanic check the ground in the starter. they hav to take it apart to do it but that could be the problem.
2007-12-19 08:05:38 · answer #7 · answered by italianmechanic 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋