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So, for those of you that have a Crank but not start, no fuel no spark issue...check the relay mounted on the passenger side of the ECU, it just might be the problem.

could anyone provide a picture of where exactly to find the main engine relay?

hey all!
a buddy at work gave me an interesting theory on what my problem could be, i would like some second thoughts.

1) Check the main relay

2) The car has a passive immobilizer on it. is it possible it could be malfunctioning or anything of that sort?

3) I'm not exactly 100% but the car ...

yeah i was thinking checking the fuel would be my next step, but if i wasnt getting any fuel i would still get a spark right? and yeah the disty. was alot more expensive than i thought!

Thanks for the response guys, seems like its getting alittle more into the electrical and away from mechanical.

If anyone else has anything they could suggest that i check, it would be great.

I am almost at the point where I think I may just take it into a mechanic and get them to deal with it ...

I do have a few junkyards near by that I can check out, first I'll have to have a visual of what exactly I'm looking for. The chilton book I purchased has been almost no help on helping me identify parts of the engine (like I stated above I am not much of a mechanic, but I am learning.) ECU I will ...

Hi again all, been a while since my last post and i have no good news to report!
Back with an update on my car which is currently being used as a paperweight...lol

So far i have replaced the old distributor with a brand new one, replaced the battery as the old one is toast. Still... the same old ...

i dont know what it is but i've tried lordco and i've tried canadian tire, i've also looked online and i cannot seem to find a haynes manual at all, i purchased a chilton but it wasn't much help. wherever i looked there is no haynes mx-3 manual. is there something im missing here?

could anyone help direct me to where i could find the main lead or the coil? cant seem to locate it

thanks for the input guys, i think my dist. only has one plug but i'll have to check it, I've looked all around and can't find any haynes manuals for this car? are they non-existent? i have seen the online one on the front page of the website though.

Hey all,

First off I should let you know that I know almost zero about mechanics but am eager to learn.
I purchased a 96' Mazda Mx-3gs V6 5spd (204 XXX kms) about 2 weeks ago. Everything looks minus the fact that the muffler is now hanging on by a thread.
It ran perfect for about a week, I went to ...

I believe the rotor was just worn down, hopefully it'll be up and running by the end of the weekend! Can't wait to drive it again

Haha, It's good to know I've started out on the right foot here.

Thanks for the welcome!

Now before I start I should let you know that I know almost zero about mechanics,
but I really want to learn.

Well the car ran perfectly for a week after I bought it, and then one day I went to start it to ...

Hey all,
New to the forums from Vancouver, British Columbia, just purchased my very first 96' Mazda MX-3 GS v6 5spd (204K),
All black, tinted windows, beautiful car!
unfortunately i found these forums as about a week after my purchase my car would not start.
However, I got a good idea of whats wrong ...