HELP my car is dying... ignition issues
01-25-2007, 05:48 PM
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HELP my car is dying... ignition issues
recently my car's cel went on (flashign and now its solid)... when i was starteding the car up it didnt want to start and was bogging.. it was trying to stall out so i continuously revved it. the rpms went up REALLY slow. when i was driving it i kinda pounded on it because if felt like something was clogged... so i tried getting it out lol... the car pulled AMAZINGLY harder yet somethings wrong.
i brought it to mazda and they said it was something with my ignition. because of my mods they wont do any warrenty work. (understandable i guess.)
i have the viper remotestart, greddy sp2, aem cai, and ap pullies (engine mods) the remote started tappers into the ignition coil voids warrenty.... does anyone have a clue what could be wrong?
besides dealer where else can i get my car looked at?
thanks in advance
-benny
i brought it to mazda and they said it was something with my ignition. because of my mods they wont do any warrenty work. (understandable i guess.)
i have the viper remotestart, greddy sp2, aem cai, and ap pullies (engine mods) the remote started tappers into the ignition coil voids warrenty.... does anyone have a clue what could be wrong?
besides dealer where else can i get my car looked at?
thanks in advance
-benny
01-27-2007, 11:02 AM
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how bad is it to be running bad coils? mazda said they want to charge 250ish for one coil and install... since i have an intake and and alarm that taps in to the ignition coil...
01-27-2007, 11:28 AM
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You can get a missfire from other problems as well...hopefully they actually diagnosed that the ignition was the problem...it could be a lot of other things...
I had that code with a dead coil...If it is not firing at all....the plug will be black and fouled......
They tend to fail intermittintly at first..and then completely. If it's a trailing plug like mine...it will actually run OK except at idle and real high RPM...a leading will run more crappy all the time.
I had that code with a dead coil...If it is not firing at all....the plug will be black and fouled......
They tend to fail intermittintly at first..and then completely. If it's a trailing plug like mine...it will actually run OK except at idle and real high RPM...a leading will run more crappy all the time.
01-28-2007, 11:36 AM
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so changing the coils isnt hard? what plugs should i get to replace them? from what ive heard majority of the people think its the coils so i think i may just take a stab at it.. what else could this possibly be?
They tend to fail intermittintly at first..and then completely. If it's a trailing plug like mine...it will actually run OK except at idle and real high RPM...a leading will run more crappy all the time.
for me its when i start up the car it grumbles and when i rev it moves up slow. it idles at about 2krpm for a while... then when im driving it accelerates slow then at about 3800rpm it finally wants to go but im already shifting at 4k so it a really awkward jerk.. also sometimes i have to ride the clutch inorder to get out of first otherwise it will bogg out and stall, and other times it just boggs and moves realllllly slowly...
They tend to fail intermittintly at first..and then completely. If it's a trailing plug like mine...it will actually run OK except at idle and real high RPM...a leading will run more crappy all the time.
01-28-2007, 06:41 PM
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thats why i WANT to put the turbo in.. i feel like mazdas a bunch of retarts. i think they're flashes are *** and they go backwards. the flash i had in the summer was the best ive had. completely regret getting the update. now i hope to get the turbo installed and with the intx get a good tune so my car doenst run retarted.
01-29-2007, 12:41 AM
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get new plugs and aftermarket plug wires to go with the coils, the Magnecor wires are very good and should especially be used with FI, the OE plug wires are junk and will cause this problem, you might try those first, also try resetting your eccentric plate calibration doing the in-car brake tap method, the calibration is directly related to proper ignition operation
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01-29-2007, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by TeamRX8
get new plugs and aftermarket plug wires to go with the coils, the Magnecor wires are very good and should especially be used with FI, the OE plug wires are junk and will cause this problem, you might try those first, also try resetting your eccentric plate calibration doing the in-car brake tap method, the calibration is directly related to proper ignition operation
is this the break taping until the oil light comes on?
http://www.mazdatrix.com/8ignition.htm
get the 8.5 or 10mm?
ok im really stupid how many ignition coils do we have? and the ones i need are the last ones on the page? should i go aftermarket? and coils and spark plugs the same thing?
01-29-2007, 07:15 PM
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I think you need to find a mechanic or shop to help you out a bit....
4 coils...one per plug....either will work for wires
Most aftermarket coils will cause install problems...they won't be plug and play...so not a DIY unless you know what you are doing....
4 coils...one per plug....either will work for wires
Most aftermarket coils will cause install problems...they won't be plug and play...so not a DIY unless you know what you are doing....
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