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I own a 2001 Mazda Protege, 2.0 LX. 120K. Over the past year, my car has been intermittently sputtering on ignition and occasionally while driving. To fix it I would rev the engine a couple times or turn the car off than on again. The check engine light would come on, but would turn off after a couple days. The local garage couldn't find anything wrong. Fast forward to last week, and while driving my car on the highway it started to sputter, and I lost all acceleration. The engine sounded as if it was struggling to keep up ( Going 65-70 mph). I pulled over to the side of the road, turned the car off and on a couple times, and it started working again. This has happened 3 or four times in the past week. Today, I checked and replaced the air filter (Dirtier than it should have been) and checked the MAF sensor (clean). I tuned the ignition and it ran fine, then started to sputter again. I gunned the engine and it once again fixed the problem. I've noticed a drop in MPG as well since this has started happening. It's getting worse by the day. Would anyone know what is causing this? I been researching the problem, but it seems no one has a definitive answer as to if this is caused by the EGR valve, catalytic converter, etc. Thanks for the help, -A
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Replying to: magicmonkeymea (Feb 16, 2009 4:42 pm) |
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Replying to: magicmonkeymea (Feb 16, 2009 4:42 pm) |
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Replying to: 5speed1 (Jul 29, 2000 4:53 pm) I was recently in a fender bender. The day after the body work done, it died on me. Took it in for a servicing- had an oil change. It makes a loud knocking or pinging noise when accelerating or have foot on gas. The garage said they don't know what the actual problem is- tried a few things but Bottom line - need to replace the engine. New engine is $4000. Is this normal? Could the accident have cause this serious problem?
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Replying to: sickprotege1 (Feb 25, 2009 1:03 pm) Are there any other symptoms? For example, does it feel like the engine is going to stall? Does the tachometer dip or surge when the problem occurs? The garage said they don't know what the actual problem is- tried a few things but Bottom line - need to replace the engine. New engine is $4000. Before proceeding with such an expensive repair, I would go for a second opinion from another garage. Why not get a full diagnostic done to get an overall assessment of your car before investing any more money in the car? Make sure to provide as much information to enable the garage to diagnose the problem properly. I was recently in a fender bender. ... New engine is $4000. Is this normal? Could the accident have cause this serious problem? If it's a fender bender, then the accident does not sound serious enough to require a new engine. 165,000 km is an older engine but if it has been properly maintained it should not require replacement as part of normal wear and tear. |
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Replying to: hooker321 (Feb 08, 2009 2:25 pm) |
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| Well I am so f-ing mad I could scream! I am not an idiot and I have built motors before but I cannot get this junk to start! Sorry not junk just mad! I changed the head gasket due to overheating (cracked Radiator -30 degree day) and now the f-ing thing will not start! My gf thinks im an idiot I am sure cause the car has been down for 2 months! Every timing mark example I try wont work! Does anyone know the actuall timing marks for a 1.6L 2000 Protege! I could scream! And dont send me some pic of what I have tried Cause I will burn my computer lol! I am so mad I could light the thing on fire today! 1000$ you pick up the car and its yours! | |
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Replying to: magicmonkeymea (Feb 16, 2009 4:42 pm) I took the Protege into a mechanic after checking the MAF and EGR. Both were in good shape. Plugs, wires, and coils were changed, as well as a gasket to the exhaust. Now the car runs great, except for lurching from a standstill. This doesn't happen every time though. Anyone know what would cause this? It doesn't feel like a power issue. Thanks |
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| I changed the spark plugs on my 2002 protege at 65000 miles. The next thing that happens check eng light,Trip to auto zone, fault code eng miss fire.Car was fine for next 100 miles then would miss fire again.Found out left coil wire connector if reset when eng running miss went away.Am not sure why. swaped coils left to right no more problems. | |
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OK, so I have an 03 mazda protege. My issue started about 1-2 months ago, I was on the interstate and had been going along approx 70 - 75 mph just fine, then suddenly the rpm's shoot up.. so i immediately let off the accelerator to get the rpms back down.. when this is happening mph is also dropping, and i couldn't keep it up, definitely wasn't able to go 70 - 75, if i tried the rpm would shoot back up, but no increase in speed. So I parked, we ended up having it towed back, got back, oddly enough started working OK. Couple of weeks later, started to notice rough idling, hard start, couple of tries, and it idled around 1500 - 2000 rpm or so.. check engine light came on, took to autozone, cylinder misfire, but then went away, works fine.. Was working good was on the interstate last week, going about 70, same situation happened as above, rpm shot up, couldn't hold high speeds. We ended up driving it back going like 55 mph, I've been driving around some around town going 45 - 55, but what happens is it takes off really slow, the rpm and the mph, I had a dump truck pass me at a dead stop as I tried to get it up to 55.. if I try to push to much the rpm will jump up, or if I hit a steep hill and try to hold the current speed. Someone told me it sounds like the transmission, slipping maybe, I'm not so sure.. would it do it then get better, and maybe the cylinder misfire isn't related to the current issue, I dont know.. any advice would be great.. If there is already a similar post, let me know, I looked but couldn't really find one..
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