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#3308 of 3600 Re: 1990 Mazda 323 (Protege) will not start on a rainy day [coolpete] by schesney Apr 28, 2008 (7:55 am)
Replying to: coolpete (Apr 28, 2008 6:35 am) I haven't had that problem with my Protege, but I did have a mercury that if the engine got wet it would stall, turned out I had a crack in my rotor cap....so you might try to change the rotor or find some way to seal it with a moisture proofer to keep the moisture out of it.
#3309 of 3600 1990 Mazda 323 (Protege) will not start on a rainy day by coolpete Apr 28, 2008 (11:22 am)
How do I locate the rotor cap on the Protege? Is it easy to replace? Replies to this message: maltb (Apr 28, 2008 2:22 pm)
#3310 of 3600 Re: 1990 Mazda 323 (Protege) will not start on a rainy day [coolpete] by maltb Apr 28, 2008 (2:22 pm)
Replying to: coolpete (Apr 28, 2008 11:22 am) Yes, it's easy to replace. The distributor mounts in the end of the cylinder head. Simply unscrew the two screws to remove the cap and move the plug wires to the new cap, one at a time. Re-install the cap the same way the old one came off.
#3311 of 3600 Re: so frustrated [kpozzi] by bdkay Apr 29, 2008 (6:27 am)
Replying to: kpozzi (Apr 03, 2008 6:05 am) We passed our emission test here in Ontario also. We have an extended warranty to 100,000 miles or 160,000 km or we would be into the dealer for over $1000 also. Car goes in next week for another check.   It sometimes smells of gasoline and gas mileage is down about one third. Light went out the other day for about half and hour.
#3312 of 3600 Re: 1990 Mazda 323 (Protege) will not start on a rainy day [coolpete] by civiletti Apr 30, 2008 (7:02 pm)
Replying to: coolpete (Apr 28, 2008 6:35 am) I've not had this problem with my pro, but distrubutor cap cracks are a common reason for this problem. The pro also tends to go through sparkplug wires. I would replace them every 35,000 miles. Oh, it could also be a cracked ignition coil.
#3313 of 3600 Who should do timing belt? dealer? by edmund2460 May 02, 2008 (4:56 am)
I'm at 62K on my ES2.0 2001 and so far it's been a great car. It's first failure took place today when the battery finally died. Other than that not a single problem. Hope that lasts a while longer.   The dealer quotes $800 to get all the belts and water pump changed and I know I can save half of that using the mechanics I've been going to for 25 years. They work primarily on VW's but do other foreign cars as well. They are excellent mechanics and very honest. But they are probably old school and not keeping up with current models.   My question: Is there anything special about changing a timing belt and water pump in my 01 Protege that would make it highly desirable to take it to the dealer? Thanks.
#3314 of 3600 mazda weird rpm problem by jmazdaj May 06, 2008 (7:42 pm)
I bought my '98 mazda protege with 50,000 miles on it about a year ago. Right now I am at 60,000 and have been having this same problem for about 6 months. When I am driving my car around 50 or 60 mph, my RPM's will go crazy and slide rapidly between 3000 and 4000. While doing this, it feels like my car is being pulled (almost like the car is on a rubber band--pulled backwards then released forwards). No mechanic has been able to identify the problem yet. So far, I have had my spark plugs replaced, some wiring replaced, and my fuel injectors cleaned. The other day my check engine light came on, and the code was for my wiring, and for the coil number 4. It went away when I got the wiring fixed. Also my gas mileage has goign downhill lately... Any help would be appreciated Replies to this message: user777 (May 09, 2008 8:27 am)
#3315 of 3600 Re: mazda weird rpm problem [jmazdaj] by user777 May 09, 2008 (8:27 am)
Replying to: jmazdaj (May 06, 2008 7:42 pm) seems like that may be your torque convertor in the transmission going into and outof lockup or maybe there is a solenoid or a hydraulic fluid passage problem in the transmission case or issue with fluid quality impacting transmission operation. have you ever had the transmission fluid serviced? have you ever inspected it's color?   i guess i'd explain the symptoms to a local mazda tech and see what they think.
#3316 of 3600 Spark Plug Damage? by pbrwolf2 May 10, 2008 (8:56 pm)
2003 Protégé ES, 71,000 miles. Last night the “Check Engine” light came on suddenly and car started running rough. Code was P0304 “Cylinder #4 misfire detected”. So I replaced the plugs. Old plugs looked great except for #4, on that one, instead of the normal gap, the ground electrode was touching the center electrode, in other words “almost no gap”. I don’t think it’s been like that since 2003, so how does that happen? Cars runs great again but what flattened that electrode? Anyone have any ideas? Thanks! Replies to this message: autonomous (May 12, 2008 9:37 am) maltb (May 13, 2008 9:08 am)
#3317 of 3600 Re: Spark Plug Damage? [pbrwolf2] by autonomous May 12, 2008 (9:37 am)
Replying to: pbrwolf2 (May 10, 2008 8:56 pm) 2003 Protégé ES, 71,000 miles   Are you certain you haven't had your spark plugs changed since 2003? Normally, it's done after 24 months (in your case, 2005 perhaps?).

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