1995 Mazda Millenia No Start After Wash

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I have a 95 Millenia Mazda 2.5 v6 109k miles. I cleaned my engine just a bit with some degreaser. I cover the necessary components. Well after I pressure washed it , I allowed it to dry for maybe 3hours. well i tried to start the car and Nothing happen. The next day I started it and drove about 5 blocks and it stopped on me.I had it towed and the Mechanic told me that I dont have any compression in my front the Cylinders, yet I drove the car home doing only 40. When the car is in park the engine sounds perfect.
Jul 26, 2006 at 4:39 PM
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2CARPRO JACK
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blow out all the coil connections with air
Sep 12, 2006 at 10:07 AM
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CATCH_15
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Try doing that and pulling the plug wires out and blowing out each spark plug hole to make sure there's no water in them.
Oct 24, 2006 at 1:27 PM
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Well another thing to do would be to remove the dist. cap and make sure that the dist. is dry inside.
Oct 24, 2006 at 2:38 PM

Suggested Repair

Dry the ignition system after the engine wash: blow out the coil connections with compressed air, remove the plug wires and blow out each spark plug hole to remove water, and remove the distributor cap to confirm the distributor is dry inside.

Conversation Summary

A 1995 Mazda Millenia 2.5 V6 would not start after a degreaser and pressure wash, then started the next day and stalled after a short drive. A mechanic reported no compression in the front cylinders, though the owner later drove it home and said it sounded normal in park. Experts advised drying water from the coil connections, spark plug holes, and distributor.

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