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3600 messages, Last post on Nov 28, 2009 at 3:21 PM
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Replying to: baytownmomma (Oct 20, 2009 4:13 am) |
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| I do use 87 gas. But could the catalytic converter throw black smoke on plugs if it is bad? | |
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I have taken my Protege to a mazda dealer and they said that my O2 sensors need to be changed and I have had it done. Is there anyone that has black soot on there plugs know what to do about the problem. I have changed from 87 octane to 92 octane. I have even changed my fuel injectors and when I drive the car starts to putt and blow black soot out of tail pipe desperate. At a limbo.
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Replying to: baytownmomma (Oct 22, 2009 12:09 pm) Yech, this is starting to sound like the head and maybe even the transmission may be involved. You have mentioned visiting a dealer to discuss the problem. Did they mention anything other than the O2 sensor as the possible cause? |
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Replying to: hooker321 (Oct 02, 2009 2:24 pm) |
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wondering if anyone knows how to fix o/d light blinking on and off and check engine light staying on.seems like the car kicks out of overdrive and goes back in in a minute or so.aready replaced the speed sensor.did not help.any ideas???
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Hi there. I have a 2002 Protege5 hatch. Nearly a year ago, I lost speed 1,2,3 on my fan speed switch for my ventilation control. I still have speed 4 on the switch. I was wondering if this is a common issue to have a switch fail, or possibly something like a relay in the system that is gone. Looking for somewhere to start to fix the issue as winter is fast approaching. Thanks in advance.
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Hi again. I have a 2002 Protege5 Hatch, with 5spd tranny. I am having intermittent grinding issues when going into 2nd, 3rd and reverse. I might suspect that is COULD be something as simple as a clutch adjustent, but then again I don't know if they're self adjusting or not. Seeing as it's intermittent, I wouldn't suspect that the tranny (synchro's) would be bad...??? So looking for feedback. Clutch adjustment of synchro's?? The car has 90K miles (140K KM roughly). Thanks in advance. |
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Noises problem 1999 Mazda Protege 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 13,333 miles 2009 i bought a car that was sitting for 3 years (DX 1.6 liter). The tires had flat spots: replaced/resolved. I added a couple ounces of Redline Water Dispersant to the Fuel Tank; replaced Timing Belt and Seal; aligned wheels. Added half a tank of High Test when tank was half full and running rough. Now I've got a Check Engine Light and an Intermittent Rattle like radio static (The 'stripper' base DX came without a radio or clock) at Idle in Center of Dash! Your thoughts? Would Disconnecting the Battery Clear the Code and maybe let it learn to like real gasoline; establish new Parameters? What should a poor man do about these problems? Should I buy a Diagnostic Device? Which one? The Dash problem noise? it stopped for a minute after i slapped the Dash ... Thank you, Scott. |
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Replying to: bhahn (Nov 06, 2009 2:09 pm) Did you get a diagnostic done? The codes may help narrow down the problem. |
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