05 Mazda 3 Hot/Warm Start Problems
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05 Mazda 3 Hot/Warm Start Problems
Hi all,
I've got an 05 Mazda 3 2.3L with ~206k miles on it that is giving me issues.
Last year I went on deployment about April and got back in January. I asked my friend to drive my Mazda but alas he fell through. Every since I got back my car has been having issues with starting.
I've bought a new car so I don't drive it very often, maybe once or twice a month or so. It always starts fine first try but if I turn it off it won't run. The car turns over strong and I'll hear it try to run for about 1/2 a second, but it dies. If I repeat the process it will usually cough into running after about 5-30 tries. If the car is more hot, it is more like 30.
So far I've replaced the battery, spark plugs, and the camshaft and crankshaft position sensor. I replaced the last two because an engine light showed and that's the code it showed, and the symptoms of those being bad are similar to the problem I'm having is. I think what happened with that light triggering though was because a friend and I were messing with some connectors under the hood and maybe triggered it to go off.
I'm kinda at a loss with this one and have done some searching but can't seem to find the answer. Sorry if this was a little ramble-y, just trying to provide enough info for a diagnosis. Thanks for any help!
I've got an 05 Mazda 3 2.3L with ~206k miles on it that is giving me issues.
Last year I went on deployment about April and got back in January. I asked my friend to drive my Mazda but alas he fell through. Every since I got back my car has been having issues with starting.
I've bought a new car so I don't drive it very often, maybe once or twice a month or so. It always starts fine first try but if I turn it off it won't run. The car turns over strong and I'll hear it try to run for about 1/2 a second, but it dies. If I repeat the process it will usually cough into running after about 5-30 tries. If the car is more hot, it is more like 30.
So far I've replaced the battery, spark plugs, and the camshaft and crankshaft position sensor. I replaced the last two because an engine light showed and that's the code it showed, and the symptoms of those being bad are similar to the problem I'm having is. I think what happened with that light triggering though was because a friend and I were messing with some connectors under the hood and maybe triggered it to go off.
I'm kinda at a loss with this one and have done some searching but can't seem to find the answer. Sorry if this was a little ramble-y, just trying to provide enough info for a diagnosis. Thanks for any help!
Last edited by Whoanothanks; April-28th-2020 at 06:36 PM.
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