HELP! 2004 Mazda 6 Won’t Start!

[Dustin]

I changed the spark plugs on my girlfriend’s 2004 Mazda 6 and now the car won’t start. I noticed that a clip had broken no the throttle body. The butterfly valve won’t move and the car still doesn’t start even if I manually open the valve. There is a video inside the thread here:

http://forum.mazda6club.com/3-0l-v6/270745-help-car-wont-start-after-spark-plug-change.html

Any suggestions? I’m certain nothnig fell into the intake holes as all gaskets/nuts/bolts are accounted for. The EGR valve is sticking out about 2mm although I don’t know why.

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[Dustin]

I guess as a secondary question, since one of the springs came out of the coil that I was able to push back in…could a V6 start with only 5 cylinders?

[college man]

Is the tb drive by wire or a cable?
check that everything is plugged in.

http://www.ericthecarguy.com/faq/solving-automotive-no-start-problems

[Dustin]

It seems to be drive by wire. I don’t see a cable anywhere.

[college man]

did the check engine light come on?

[Dustin]

She has 4 codes all relating to O2 & misfires. So, that’s why I opted to change out her spark plugs. I erased the check engine light. I’ll have to check it again, but its on regardless because it always comes on when you turn the key to the “ON” position. So I don’t know if there is actually another fault code or not.

[college man]

check and post the codes. what clip broke?

[Bill]

To start with, recheck all of your work. Check all fuses.

[Dustin]

Ok, I re-did all my work and it runs now. However, I ended up breaking a few things. The TB is unresponsive to gas pedal input, so that’ll need to be replaced. I broke a nipple off of a T-splitter for the coolant-to-TB hose and also broke the breather hose. Hopefully replacing all that will make it run like new again.

[college man]

keep us posted on your progress.

[Dustin]

Got a new throttle body and other miscellaneous things that I broke. Car runs great now! Now I just need to make sure the check engine light doesn’t come on again. These were the codes that came up with my Android app:

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[college man]

Glad you got it worked out.keep us posted if things change. 🙂

[EricTheCarGuy]

Given that you’ve fixed the problem and it’s running again I would erase the codes and see if the CEL comes back. If it doesn’t, don’t worry about it. If it does come back you can deal with whatever codes come up at that time. In the future you might want to take a little more time during your repair to avoid breaking things in the future.

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