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3600 messages, Last post on Nov 28, 2009 at 3:21 PM
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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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Replying to: 2000falcon (Nov 07, 2009 3:52 pm) |
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Just to let folk out there know. I have a 1990 mazda 323(think it's called protege in the states).Had it from new. It has done 350,000 kilometers,and is just in for the 2nd replacement clutch.Exhaust has never been changed, Can anyone guess how many miles I am going to get from this engine(b3 1.3l) |
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