grounded throttle body
 

i grounded my throttle body today and drove it around the block and he car died and wouldnt start back up any one else have that problem???????????

RE: grounded throttle body
 

is all of your wiring ground properly? did you scratch some paint off where the wire-ends should be touching bare metal or did you buy a kit that you connect all of your wires to that device?

RE: grounded throttle body
 

went right to the negative on the battery

RE: grounded throttle body
 

Remember, Mazda 6's are "drive by wire"

This means there is no cable that connects the gas pedal to the throttle body.

The throttle input works on a voltage reading, much like the mass air system used to measure the fuel curve measures the air and coverts the signal to a voltage.

Simply answer, it it probably not a good idea to ground your throttle body with a "drive by wire" system.