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Re: Faint Smell of antifreeze [mazdaman23]
by downtube
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Sep 17, 2009 (5:26 pm)
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Replying to: mazdaman23 (Sep 16, 2009 7:07 pm)
Very small leak seems like a good possibility. A close visual inspection with a bright light of all hoses, gaskets, and coolant lines might turn up some evidence of a leak. It's pretty tight in the engine compartment, so you'll only be able to see a percentage of possible locations.
How's the level in the overflow tank?
I'd wait for the car to be dead cold, like overnight, then check the level in the radiator. A pinhole leak will eventually lower coolant level - and usually will grow.
If the coolant isn't going down, you could either wait to see if the leak grows, or take it to a shop to have them try to find it.
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- #3546 of 3599
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Re: Faint Smell of antifreeze [downtube]
by hooker321
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Sep 17, 2009 (5:59 pm)
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Replying to: downtube (Sep 17, 2009 5:26 pm)
MIght be coming from the weep hole on the water pump. BUT its under the timing cover so you will have to remove it to see. The timing cover might be collecting the antifreeze in the bottom. When full enuff it will then drip out. Remove upper and middle timing cover plates and inspect. Also thin old hoses can emit an oder by sweating. Not uncommon either.
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- #3547 of 3599
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belt breaks altenator good or bad
by bbb12
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Sep 18, 2009 (12:17 pm)
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The alternator froze when driving shredding the belt. Working on it at home any time I reconnect ed the wires it would run for a short time and freeze up. Took the alt to a shop tested it on the bench ran fine. Took it to another shop in the car, they came back saying it was a bad alt, even thought it ran fine during the time they had it didn't freeze. Computer issue???
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- #3548 of 3599
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Re: Faint Smell of antifreeze [downtube]
by mazdaman23
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Sep 18, 2009 (2:42 pm)
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Replying to: downtube (Sep 17, 2009 5:26 pm)
The overflow tank is still full, it could be the weeping from the hoses. I know it can't be the water pump area because when it was replaced they were under there doing all sorts of work. I'll try checking the radiator itself when the car sits. Just find it hard to believe anything would be wrong, CR gave this thing a bulletproof reliability rating!
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- #3549 of 3599
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Re: 2000 Mazda Protege Stalling Problem - Help! [shhzoe]
by sss400
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Sep 26, 2009 (11:43 am)
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Replying to: shhzoe (Mar 18, 2006 2:35 pm)
cam sensor is the problem. Mine did exactly the same thing and the check engine light came on but the shop said that the reading was not about the cam sensor. But my friend replaced the cam sensor and I had no problems starting the car again. Before that we replaced the O2 sensors (2) and it did not make a difference.
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- #3550 of 3599
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2001 Mazda Protege Low beams will not turn on!
by clarkwd
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Sep 29, 2009 (7:23 pm)
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My little yellow lights work and so do my high beams. The high beam bulbs are also the low beam bulbs. I checked the fuses and they are good. I took out the relay from under the hood in the fuse box and the high beams and low beams didn't work. It was a wet and rainy day so maybe I hit a puddle and got something wet?
2001 Mazda Protege
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- #3551 of 3599
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Re: 2001 Mazda Protege Low beams will not turn on! [clarkwd]
by autonomous
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Sep 30, 2009 (2:15 pm)
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Replying to: clarkwd (Sep 29, 2009 7:23 pm)
The high beam bulbs are also the low beam bulbs
Interesting. I guess Mazda changed this in 2002 because my Protege has separate bulbs for high & low beam.
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- #3552 of 3599
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mazda protege 2003 died wont start
by cav4
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Oct 02, 2009 (12:28 pm)
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Died when driving. engine light went on then died. wont start. doesnt crank. low pitched sound when trying to start. has 220,000 miles and bad seals. Is it solonoid(s), starter, alternator etc?
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- #3553 of 3599
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Re: mazda protege 2003 died wont start [cav4]
by hooker321
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Oct 02, 2009 (2:24 pm)
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Replying to: cav4 (Oct 02, 2009 12:28 pm)
Hmnmm Try tapping the starter while someone is turning the key. How was the oil level? Sounds like a crank sensor was knocked off. Its located atop the bottum main pully. A credit card distance away from the teeth used to read the crank timing. Ummm Shut down huh???... Um Altinator No Starter No.... Maybe you broke the timing belt! Open the upper plastic inspection cover for the timing belt. You may have a busted belt! Sounds like the engine cranks but the upper half is not turning so it will just make a humming noise..
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- #3554 of 3599
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Re: 2001 protege died [chump2]
by hooker321
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Oct 02, 2009 (2:28 pm)
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Replying to: chump2 (Aug 31, 2009 1:50 am)
Fuel pump pressure check at the fuel pump
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