Help!!!!

[Nicole]

I can't believe I didn't think to include this pic - the "dealer" (crook) I bought this car from obviously either had it sitting somewhere for a while or got it from someone that had. Which explains why it looks new - but while it had been sitting, evidently rats made themselves at home inside and that would totally explain the electrical issues. I already paid $300 for misc wiring to be replaced, but that was at the garage that didn't really know what they were doing. I'm getting a strong feeling now I need a rotary expert to examine the wiring to diagnose. Take a look at this pic the garage snapped for me. I'm not a total idiot lol, this was not readily seen when I checked under the hood before purchasing. I was shocked when I saw the picture.

The icing on the cake was that when I contacted the jerk that sold it to me and showed him the picture, he insisted that must have happened in the 2 months AFTER I bought the car. What a JERK.

I hope you all can see this, I didn't know how to add this picture to the original thread.

[JL1RX7]

Sadly you are learning the hard way that rotaries are different. They require more TLC than other cars. Most Mazda dealers have no clue how to work on them either.

Air filter hasn't been replaced. Check you cabin air filter in the glove box and it will look the same.

Easy to do. Open glove box, on the left side is the arm holding it up, press it out of the detent. Then look for the white plastic at the top of the glove box area. Remove, knock out the crud and replace.