Push starting a Mazda6
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The car needs to be in "RUN" in order to push start. I have done it, and it is rather easy. If you can feather the clutch to reverse or get rolling from a stop, thats all you need to do it. As far as how bad it is for you car, its good for your starter and electrical system, but isn't very kind to the clutch.
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:huh: I guess if you selected reverse and were moving forward or vice versa which reversed the engine's normal rotation it could be problematic.
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LOL, ya, you dont wana do that.
I think it says in the manual not to do it, but doesnt say why. If yoru starter died and you had to get to work or something I would do it, but other than that dont screw with it. I suppose it could confuse the complicated computer system, and might cause some issue, but who knows.
I think it says in the manual not to do it, but doesnt say why. If yoru starter died and you had to get to work or something I would do it, but other than that dont screw with it. I suppose it could confuse the complicated computer system, and might cause some issue, but who knows.
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You are better off calling for roadside service. Waiting the week for them to come get you is better than trashing your clutch.
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It's not something that you should do often, but if a jump is unavailable I see no reason not to pop start the car. Just put the key to run, put the car in second gear, start rolling foward, give the clutch a quick pop out and then back in, and you've got a running car. It's not THAT hard on the car. I know I do worse to my clutch driving, than popping it at 5 mph could possibly do.
I've done it in the 6, and it works, no problems.
I've done it in the 6, and it works, no problems.
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Shouldnt be any more unburt fuel than if you turned the car over and it didnt start right away...
Seems like a reach for a reason not to do it at best.
I know we did it a million times on my dads old truck, however that thing didnt have the millions of miles of computer cable in it this car does... LOL
Seems like a reach for a reason not to do it at best.
I know we did it a million times on my dads old truck, however that thing didnt have the millions of miles of computer cable in it this car does... LOL
Just thougbht I would mention the following story:
I woke up inside my car outside my flat one day at about 03:00 in the morning with a flat battery and all my windows wide open.
Not sure how it happened (drinking) but was a bit stressed about the windows being open, so I free-wheeled out of my complex and tried to pop it a few times going down the road, this did not work, so I went around a bend and down another road, popped it a few times again and nothing happened.
Some youngsters where busy mounting a protest outside of the "Northgate Dome" where they aparently performed with Will Smith and was never paid, they offered me some assistance and pushed the car down the road whilst I continued to attempt to pop the clutch and get it running - Nothing happened.
I eventually called roadside assistance who came over and within 1 minute from their arrival I had a running car again....
So, in my honest opinion, if your battery is dead - running start on a mazda 6 is not an option.
Interesting.
My battery died in a restaurant parking lot last year. Pushed her bout 20ft, popped clutch, and drove my arse straight to Autozone.
I assume it depends on just how dead your battery is, as I think Koya is hinting at. If it's so bad that it won't even carry current (open circuit) then yes, I guess I could see where pushing wouldn't work. But most "dead" batteries are only mostly dead...which, ya know, according to Miracle Max means they are still partly alive
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Yeah this happened to me once in my civic. Damn battery was so dead theres not even enough juice to feed the computer or spark the spark plugs. lol
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