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#4402 of 4532 Air Intake by joem5 Dec 15, 2008 (8:24 am)
Waste of money for a N/A 2.3
#4403 of 4532 Brake,power steering, car locking up?? by sdell08 Dec 18, 2008 (9:23 pm)
I have a 2004 mazda 3 80k i have had it only about a year. only problem i've had was changing the spark plugs after i bought it.. earlier today i turned my car on and the battery light was on. I called my dad he said to drive it maybe it was just cold.. so i was driving and my power steering light come on i could harldy turn my wheel around the corner. I pulled to the side of the road put my car in park. then withought pulling my e-brake up. my brake light came on. Which then i couldnt move my car at all it wouldnt move my car completely locked up. I took it to get the alternator and battery checked they read fine. and the battery light turned off after i got a jump start. I went home and charged it for a little bit. turned the car on and the brake light is still on??? Any ideas to what is going on please??
#4404 of 4532 Headlight Replacement by dride Dec 19, 2008 (5:55 am)
Does anyone have tips on how to replace the passenger side low beam headlight. I can not seem to get the new bulb "locked" in place. I wish my hands were smaller.
#4405 of 4532 Re: Engine Light - Software Updates [mazda3indy] by shooterdan Jan 07, 2009 (1:55 pm)
Replying to: mazda3indy (Jan 07, 2004 2:49 pm) i will tell my story which is very similar. i have a 2004 mazda 3, and on around 67000 km on dec 11th my cel came on. i called the dealer and they said seeing as the car was running fine( no loss of power) they told me it could be the gas cap not being tight enough and that after about 7 cycles of engine starts it should reset. well it hadnt reset by dec 18th so i decided to make an app. to have it looked at. well two days before my app. the light turned off. then two days later it came back on, and like before it stayed on continuiosly. so again i waited as the car was driving fine, but this time it hadnt shut off on its own, so again i made an app. when they did their tests it came back saying the thermostat was staying open, and that it would cost 350 to fix. they didnt have the part today but assured me that it would be available by friday, but he also said something about a "flash" for the computer which they did and reset the engine light...so i guess i will have to take it in on friday to replace the thermostat, but if the light comes on again after 500kms, i will be pissed. i will keep you informed Replies to this message: autonomous (Jan 08, 2009 10:27 am) mariod (Jan 08, 2009 11:27 am) roadburner (Jan 08, 2009 1:29 pm)
#4406 of 4532 Re: Engine Light - Software Updates [shooterdan] by autonomous Jan 08, 2009 (10:27 am)
Replying to: shooterdan (Jan 07, 2009 1:55 pm) when they did their tests it came back saying the thermostat was staying open, and that it would cost 350 to fix.   Curious. Replacing a thermostat is relatively inexpensive so there must be more to the "fix". How exactly are they going to fix the problem?
#4407 of 4532 Re: Engine Light - Software Updates [shooterdan] by mariod Jan 08, 2009 (11:27 am)
Replying to: shooterdan (Jan 07, 2009 1:55 pm) 350 to change your thermostat... Are you kidding me.... The part costs 43 USD... And i don't think a bad thermostat would cause a CEL light to come on. The only thing it would cause is your car to Hot or stay cold. Nothing to do with emissions. Replies to this message: roadburner (Jan 08, 2009 1:29 pm)
#4408 of 4532 Re: Engine Light - Software Updates [mariod] by roadburner Jan 08, 2009 (1:29 pm)
Replying to: mariod (Jan 08, 2009 11:27 am) 350 to change your thermostat... Are you kidding me.... The part costs 43 USD...   Agreed. That's outrageous.   And i don't think a bad thermostat would cause a CEL light to come on.   Yes it can; if the car doesn't reach its normal operating temperature the engine management system may never go into closed-loop. It also may run a very rich A/F ratio. Either can trip a CEL.
#4409 of 4532 suspension creaking by ahightower Jan 08, 2009 (4:42 pm)
My suspension is creaking. Not very loud when driving, but I hear it when backing down a steep driveway, for instance, and can re-create the sound by "bouncing" the left rear side of the car when parked. Do you suppose this is something a little grease could solve, or is something broken? It's still under warranty (2008 3i sedan), but I don't want to take it in just to be told it's a routine maintenance item that will cost a lot. Chassis lube, perhaps, I could get any shop to do that pretty cheap. Thanks for any suggestions. Replies to this message: roadburner (Jan 09, 2009 11:42 am) ahightower (Jan 09, 2009 5:36 pm)
#4410 of 4532 Re: suspension creaking [ahightower] by roadburner Jan 09, 2009 (11:42 am)
Replying to: ahightower (Jan 08, 2009 4:42 pm) I it doing it when the ambient temperature is 40F or below? If so, welcome to the world of Mazda suspension bushings... Replies to this message: ahightower (Jan 09, 2009 5:36 pm)
#4411 of 4532 Re: suspension creaking [roadburner] by ahightower Jan 09, 2009 (5:36 pm)
Replying to: roadburner (Jan 09, 2009 11:42 am) That may be the case. I will have to pay more attention to the temperature and report back if it still occurs when it warms up this weekend.

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