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#3628 of 3738 PLEASE HELP by felicia3

Sep 17, 2010 (4:31 pm)

I have already posted but nhaven't got a reply I NEED TIMING MARKS i guess that s why it won't run its a 2.0 mazda 2003 protege and it won't start and I have done everything Im going nuts here its been months and the damn thing still isn't runnin so if anyone has a picture of the timing marks i would very much appreciate it I have a timing book and apparently its wrong!!!

#3629 of 3738 Re: PLEASE HELP [felicia3] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Sep 18, 2010 (10:50 am)

Replying to: felicia3 (Sep 17, 2010 4:31 pm)
I'd suggest that you take out a subscription for $29 bucks to ALLDATADIY (www.alldatadiy.com) and that'll be good for any job on this vehicle for a whole year. It gives step by step details for installed and aligning the chain and would also help you diagnose other reasons for the no-start. There's just too much info, and too many diagrams, to post here, and sending too little information often leads the person into difficulties.

#3630 of 3738 Can't start after battery worn down by spencer19

Sep 18, 2010 (1:58 pm)

I hope someone can help - I left the hatchback lid ajar for a few days (didn't notice some fabric was keeping it from latching) and the battery wore down. Battery is under a year old, 2003 Mazda Protege5.
 
I finally got a chance to jumpstart it (pickup truck with plenty of power), and I get power (radio, lights, etc) but it won't start, or even try, I just hear a small click and that's it. I did some internet searches and some mention a fuel switch to reset, but I can't find out where that is. Another place said to disconnect the battery for 20 minutes so something can reset, so I did that, and still it won't start. I've had no previous trouble like this, the only time it ever needed jumpstarted before was a ten degree below zero day, a few years ago - but the battery had not been run down, it just got too cold
 
Thanks anyone for any help.

#3631 of 3738 Re: Can't start after battery worn down [spencer19] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Sep 18, 2010 (3:17 pm)

Replying to: spencer19 (Sep 18, 2010 1:58 pm)
You should never try to jumpstart a *completely* dead battery---this can kill the battery and sometimes kill you as well.
 
You'll have to slow-charge it, clean the battery posts and see what happens. The battery might be toast after the jump start (overheats the plates, which warp and short out).
 
Also, jumpstarting a dead battery can cause it to explode, which, given that this is more or less an acid filled hand grenade, could get ugly for someone standing nearby.

#3632 of 3738 Re: Can't start after battery worn down [spencer19] by spencer19

Sep 18, 2010 (3:17 pm)

Replying to: spencer19 (Sep 18, 2010 1:58 pm)
Update - got it started! Not quite sure how, but I pulled each of the fuses to make sure they were all ok (they were), and one of them must have reset something. It started right up, not even connected to the other vehicle!

#3633 of 3738 Re: Can't start after battery worn down [Mr_Shiftright] by spencer19

Sep 18, 2010 (3:20 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 18, 2010 3:17 pm)
Mr Shiftright - it wasn't completely dead - I had radio and interior lights and stuff. But thanks for that important info, I'll remember that.

#3634 of 3738 Re: Can't start after battery worn down [spencer19] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Sep 18, 2010 (3:31 pm)

Replying to: spencer19 (Sep 18, 2010 3:20 pm)
Good! I'd still clean up the battery posts though. I'm not sure messing with the fuses had anything to do with it. I really focus on everything a person says about their problem, and if they (or I) interpret the words differently, then I'm off in another direction. You had said that you got a "small click" when you tried to start it, and that tells me the starter solenoid was getting some juice---so that suggests a fuse was working at that time. The starter relay is fused but not the starter motor.
 
Well WHATEVER...important thing is it now works. But check everything over and make sure it's all clean and tight.

#3635 of 3738 Mazda protege 2003 !!! DON'T START!!! by benybom

Oct 16, 2010 (1:45 pm)

CAN ANYBODY HELP
 
I have a 2003 Mazda protege and the car won't start!!!
 
I've just installed a new starter yesterday cause there was no contact, no clic clic,
a bit of rust on my old one. So the starter is new, the solenoid is new, the switch
too and the batterie is new too . The contact or connection from the batterie to the starter is ok. AND still won't work!!! still no clic clic when I turn the key.
 
Could it be a bad connection from the key to the switch, or a computer problem, a wire problem. Does anybody got a clue THanks

#3636 of 3738 Re: Mazda protege 2003 !!! DON'T START!!! [benybom] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Oct 16, 2010 (2:50 pm)

Replying to: benybom (Oct 16, 2010 1:45 pm)
Hmmmm.....presuming you testing for voltage at the solenoid with a test light, I'll take a stab at a blown fusible link in the engine bay. Some starter solenoids are fused this way.
 
Do you have headlights?
 

#3637 of 3738 99 Protege DX Lean Condition Codes by 99dx

Oct 16, 2010 (4:37 pm)

With no answer in sight, I'm respectfully asking your advice on a PO 171 code (lean condition). The car is solid with 14k miles, but until Feb, it was sitting for 3 years at least and to get it, I had to start it with the old gas. My Dad's choice of mechanic has thrown a new MAF and recently a can of something like 'commercial' DRYGAS into it with no results. I put a water dispersant (Amsoil) in as soon as i got the car and recently a can of injector-cleaner. No Luck at this game of darts and the mechanic told me, 'That model car's 1. fuel pressure can't be checked 2. fuel filter can't be changed as it's integral to the in-tank fuel-pump. 3. It could be a million things 3. next step is to change the the in-tank fuel-pump/fuel filter unit which requires dropping the tank $$$$$. I have zero confidence in him and can't afford another 14k mileage vehicle, so
 
I'd appreciate your thoughts, please
 
Scott (99DX) Schuck sschuc1yahoo.com

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