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    Engine Wont Start: mazda 6

    i got my wisdom teeth pulled yesterday, i was doped up and my fiance drove me home.

    about 1-2 miles from my house the traction control turned on, and the car became lethargic, it also began to make a light ticking sound ( like a plastic panel flapping.

    she put the car in neutral and coasted home the last few hundred yards, as soon as the car was put in neutral it stalled out. when we got home we turned the key, the car would not start


    today i looked at it, it was out of coolant, the hose came off the thermostat housing. the car still would not start, i checked engine codes, nothing but the code for my CAI.

    i unhooked the positive terminal for 10 minutes and reattached, the car still wont start ( i figured maybe it was in safety mode)

    i removed the belt to check and see if maybe the water pump was seized up from lack of coolant, it was not, nor were any pullies, i also tried to start the car without the belt just to check, and still nothing.

    im pretty worried, i am a pretty serious handyman mechanic, but im not sure where to go from here

  • #2
    does it turn over like usual ? or not turn over at all ?

    does it seem to crank over pretty fast ? is the motor a timing belt motor ?
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    • #3
      yes, it turns over fine, maybe even easier than usual

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      • #4
        Check to see if the timing belt stripped teeth. If you over heated it, the pump may have started to seize and damaged the belt. Obviously check the basics. Does it have fuel at the rail? Injectors pulse? Spark?

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        • #5
          its a timming chain

          have fuel and spark, now im going to do a compression test, i also have some coolant in the throttle body. none in the oil though, and none out the exhaust

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          • #6
            tried ether, and no ignition, im thinking a compression or timing issue.

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            • #7
              i found coolant in all 4 cylinders, im pulling the head off now.......

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