ZE not starting, EGI Fuse

**DeathOmen** · 6-2-07, 19:36

Like the title says my car will not start. The rpms cut out and then when we turned the car off it wouldn't start again.

The EGI Main fuse was burned, and everytime I try replacing it they burn quickly, as soon as I turn the key to On they get hot and burn.

So does anyone know what's causing this, a shorted wire?
Thanks for the help.

**DrHalo** · 6-3-07, 4:06

I had this on two different cars(Mazda Mx6 and 626).

It could be caused by a short anywhere in the PCM wire harness. When i had the EGI-INJ fuse problem (on my MX6) it turned out to be a corroded wire under the fuse box (green/white).

Alternatively, a fuel pump gone bad can also cause the fuse to blow(on my 626).

**DeathOmen** · 6-3-07, 16:18

The car has 220k so it could be the fuel pump in my case, I checked under the fuse box and found the green/white wires that seem to be in decent shape.

Although while I had the car hooked up to a charger we did manage to start the engine but a lot of smoke came from the fuse box :X And it wasn't running normally, but it was only for 5 seconds and the ecu was probably reset which could help explain that.