g20 help.. wont start

[jstyle711]

its not the battery.... i put the key in... turn... it just keeps on trying to crank over but cant... tried applying some throttle... did nothing... probably flodded it by now :|... HELP!

[DAEDALUS]

Did you check all the fuses and fusible links?

[Jesda]

So you hear it trying to start? Based on my experiences with my Mazda 929, it was timing belts for me whenever things like this happened.

When it was -completely- dead, not even attempting to turn over, it turned out to be fusible links.

[jstyle711]

yea it seemed to have been the timing belt... the shop is asking for 600 to fix... what the **** is that?

[Q45tech]

Please if you don't know a particular engine your comments may confuse owners. The G20 has a timing chain as does even the lowly 2.4..........only the J30 has a timing belt.

Comparing a Ford Madza 929 engine........please.

[jstyle711]

yea.. thats what i meant... but is 600 a price to fix it?

[Jesda]

The 2nd-gen (mine was 1988) base-model Mazda 929 was pre-ford, 3.0L 24V SOHC V6. The 929 -never- used a Ford engine. The entire car was Mazda engineered and manufactured overseas (a true Japanese import!).

Mazda uses Ford engines in the 93-2002 i4 626 (but not the V6) and the V6 version of the new Mazda 6.

Whether its a belt or a chain, the symptom points to it. $600 is possible, considering how labor intensive the process is.

Most chains have 100,000 mile service intervals. People never consider replacing them as part of long-term maintenance.

[MattB]

Try checking out G20.net, there's a huge amount of G stuff there.