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#21 of 3600 Power loss by wjm1 Jul 30, 2000 (2:23 am)
5speed1 and doctoran: I posted before about power loss (mine ES is auto though). It is gone now (hopefully forever). The only think I did was to put (again) regular gas in the trunk. Don't know if that has to do something. I read before that this engine is tuned for regular (that would mean the engine is very caprice ...). Try it. It is cheaper also after all ) Good luck.
#22 of 3600 Please help.. my mechanic doesn't have a clue by krzysztoslaw Jul 30, 2000 (7:08 am)
I have a very weird problem with my air conditioning on Mazda Protege 1992. It works for a minute or two than it blows a fuse marked "AD FAN". When the fuse is blown the compressor doesn't work. Can anyone diagnose this problem?? It is muggy where I live. Thank you very much. Your quick help is very appreciated.
#23 of 3600 Engine light remains on by rpatel1 Jul 30, 2000 (4:09 pm)
Hi, I have 98 Mazda ES w/ 1.8L engine (brand new) and 40K some miles on it. Had spark plugs & air filtered changed at 30K miles. No tuneup though. Had always regular oil change. Driving distance is fairly long per week and currently living in Indiana. Last Friday "Engine" indicator has appeared on my dashboard and has remained on since then. Like to know what could be possible problem associated with it. Have already setup appointment w/ the dealer.
#24 of 3600 Sounds like your oxygen sensor. by mdaffron Jul 31, 2000 (4:06 pm)
If you haven't noticed any problems but the light's on, and you're at that many miles, that's what it sounds like to me. Time to replace!!! MD
#25 of 3600 chikoo by mpshute Jul 31, 2000 (4:58 pm)
Unfortunately, it does not make the noise unless the car is in motion. Also noticed that the rattle only occurs at about 1800-2000 rpm, very strange.....thanks for the ideas though
#26 of 3600 5spd power loss on shifting by lgb Jul 31, 2000 (5:35 pm)
I'm another one with the 5spd thing- When the car was really new I had the soft clunk, but its gone now (2500 miles)...But I still have the power loss on occasion only... I think I can now characterize in as a big drop in rpms after a shift (lower gears-1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd)- with resulting loss of umph. And then the car does not pick up speed instantly. But I am kind of a leadfoot- if you accelerate very smoothly and slowly it doesnt happen, and you can also slip the clutch a little but that's not a good thing. Also, there were some Technical Service Bulletins - for the 1999 ES 5spds that sounded like they were about this- It would be worth asking your dealer to check them. Please report back what if anything they say!
#27 of 3600 Engine light remains on by rpatel1 Aug 01, 2000 (11:40 pm)
Thanks mdaffron. But new situation has developed. After driving last Friday I did not drive my car whole weekend. When I was ready to drop my car to dealer on Monday (evening), car did not start right away. After applying lots of crank and slowing reving up the engine it finally started blowing big emission cloud. The exhaust seems to be in blue colored and if thats the case then there is oil leakage. Any way I was able to drop the car at dealer's shop. They spend whole day trying to isolate the problem. Finally at end of the day the supervisor called me and informed me that they think one of sensor for fuel injectors is going heywired. Do not know which one. They reset the engine indicator lamp though and fired the engine again. The light did not show up. He plans to keep the car overnight and check again tomorrow morning. Will let me know then. If any body has a clue would certainly help.
#28 of 3600 5-spd ES differential update by doctorann Aug 04, 2000 (11:31 am)
I just want to let you all know that my2000 Protege needs a new differential. If you are having similar problems to the "clunking" upon shifting with your new ES 5-spd, you might want to get this checked out by the dealer. This may be a common problem, in that differentials are back-ordered at the MAzda factory. It's not dangerous to drive the car while waiting for a new one. If your car has less than 12K miles on it, the repair should be covered under warranty. I still love my Protege!
#29 of 3600 5 speed differential by fritz1224 Aug 06, 2000 (5:11 pm)
Just because an item is backordered doesn't necessarily mean a lot of them are being replaced. May mean they hardly ever need to be replaced, so not many are kept around. Just trying to balance the assessment you made-"this may be a common problem".
#30 of 3600 Car Review by fritz1224 Aug 06, 2000 (5:15 pm)
I read this one review by a Car and Driver critic and he said there were complaints about the brakes and clutch wearing out too fast. I wonder if this applies to the 98,99,00 models? Anybody had any experiences regarding this?

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