InfamousReX

a while ago muh battery was put on backwards and muh car wouldn't even get spark....after months i finally got tha engine to turn on.....it turns on with no problem except that i have to keep muh foot on tha gas....it doesn't idle....any ideas??....i was thinkin that maybe its cuz its been sittin for about 6 months.....and i did tha atf trick on it....thats wat actually got it to turn on.....but like i said i have to idle so if i get muh foot of tha gas it shuts off....plus muh exhaust manifold and cat got cherry red when i started it....but i figure thats juz cuz of tha atf and carbon...any help or ideas please help....thankz

Racer X

The atf trick will clog your cats thats why the glow like that.As for your Idle problem I mentioned in another thread exactly like this that you might want to check for vaccum leaks make sure all the hoses are good too.Change the cats with a race pipe or new cats.My friends idle was screwed up when his exhaust got a leak in it.It idled erracticly.Now it's nice and steady.

vanix

I am having the exact same problem that you are and I did the same thing you did. Have you got it fixed yet my car has been down for about 2 months.

I could really use some help, thanks

mazdaspeed101

i heard you could have a leak in the intake manifold

blazin91dan

racer x what do you mean my irraticly