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by navymx3
December 8th, 2009, 10:54 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Location of PCV 93 MX-3
Replies: 29
Views: 1574

Re: Location of PCV 93 MX-3

Ok, i just went out and loked at it, and popped it out of the head. it looks just like a PCV valve, and it has a tuber running from it, to my intake manifold...did i find it? and please explain why there is a hose there. I read that it is for the gases that build up, it runs them back into the intak...
by navymx3
December 8th, 2009, 10:47 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Location of PCV 93 MX-3
Replies: 29
Views: 1574

Re: Location of PCV 93 MX-3

Thats what I figured, but my coworkers keep denying what you guys are saying, its confusing, haha. He says that is a big plug, that cant possibly be on top of the engine is more liekly the EGT. wtf?
by navymx3
December 8th, 2009, 9:45 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Location of PCV 93 MX-3
Replies: 29
Views: 1574

Re: Location of PCV 93 MX-3

For some reason the computer I am on at work wont let me view the pictures. would you be able to text them to me? or email them? would be easier then waiting till I get home to find out.
by navymx3
December 8th, 2009, 9:31 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Location of PCV 93 MX-3
Replies: 29
Views: 1574

Location of PCV 93 MX-3

i saw this posted somewhere before, but im not sure if it is in the same place as my car. Could someone show me a picture of where the PCV valve for my car is? I saw a pic of someone elses, but guys I talked to at work said that a PCV valve doesnt feed directly into the head of the engine...prove th...
by navymx3
December 8th, 2009, 9:13 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Idle problem... well maybe...
Replies: 13
Views: 886

Re: Idle problem... well maybe...

So the black box has a bunch of plugs in it right? A bunch of fuses? how do you do that? because when I first got the car, it was idling around 1k, and Im not sure what happened. And, would messing with the idle screw mess up the fuel air mixture? Would that cause a funky rpm? if so, how would i adj...
by navymx3
December 8th, 2009, 7:59 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Idle problem... well maybe...
Replies: 13
Views: 886

Re: Idle problem... well maybe...

My car runs normally at about 12-1500k rpm when its not surging....how do I lower the idle speed? I really have no idea, the idle screw is all the way down. advice?
by navymx3
December 8th, 2009, 7:50 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Not sure how to Give My 93 mx-3 more power...advice?
Replies: 25
Views: 924

Re: Not sure how to Give My 93 mx-3 more power...advice?

You guys keep talking about a CAI, i have a nice Spectre Intake with a big mass air flow, but Im not sure, that came with the car, and I hear its good, I bought a K&N air filter cleaning kit, and cleaned it nice, and oiled it up. Not sure if that helped any though. ANd about my problem with the ...
by navymx3
December 8th, 2009, 7:42 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Acronyms used throughout
Replies: 8
Views: 445

Re: Acronyms used throughout

Sweet, thanks for the link, really helpes to understand what everyone is talking about.
by navymx3
December 8th, 2009, 3:22 am
Forum: General Mazda MX-3
Topic: mx-3 died and won't move
Replies: 17
Views: 428

Re: mx-3 died and won't move

My shifter fell out of my car too, when I was on a 3 hour trek from my fiances house to mine. I thought my shifting column had gone out completely. I did a quick fix with duct tape and some super glue to hold it up there till I got home. Then once I got home, I took off the shifter boot, and pulled ...
by navymx3
December 8th, 2009, 1:39 am
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Acronyms used throughout
Replies: 8
Views: 445

Re: Acronyms used throughout

Well, not ALL of them, but more the basic ones that people use most of the time. So i can get a basic understand of what you guys are talking about when I read the posts.
by navymx3
December 8th, 2009, 1:20 am
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Acronyms used throughout
Replies: 8
Views: 445

Acronyms used throughout

As I browse through this wonderful forum full of information about this car that I love and want to make a wonderful prize, I see a lot of Acronyms and abbreviations that I do not fully understand. If someone would care to take the time to list these acronyms that are seen all around this site, and ...
by navymx3
December 8th, 2009, 1:03 am
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Not sure how to Give My 93 mx-3 more power...advice?
Replies: 25
Views: 924

Re: Not sure how to Give My 93 mx-3 more power...advice?

well i am at work right now, a gov. computer, not allowed to upload anything onto them....lol :(
if you PM me your cell# i can send a pic of it your way.
by navymx3
December 8th, 2009, 12:52 am
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Not sure how to Give My 93 mx-3 more power...advice?
Replies: 25
Views: 924

Re: Not sure how to Give My 93 mx-3 more power...advice?

ahhhh mk. i could take a picture of the disty for you with my cell and text it to you if you want, since i dont have a camera, and im on a work computer. But the guy I bought it from said he was a mechanic and customized it. so its definetly not a common piece. I forget what he did exactly, but its ...
by navymx3
December 7th, 2009, 11:12 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Not sure how to Give My 93 mx-3 more power...advice?
Replies: 25
Views: 924

Re: Not sure how to Give My 93 mx-3 more power...advice?

ve done al ot of reading on here since i joined...which was only a couple hours ago. But I have noticed that most people on here do their own fixing. And most people have many more resources than I do. The only resources I have are my bi weekly 600$ paychecks, and my small box of your basic socket w...
by navymx3
December 7th, 2009, 9:19 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Constant vibration in steering, help :(
Replies: 7
Views: 170

Re: Constant vibration in steering, help :(

yea, there are a lot of weights on it, I parked my car in a far away parking lot, if I had parked it closer I would go count how many are on it right now...lol. But its also very cold outside...ha.
But, I will see if I can get my wheels balanced and aligned..see if that solves the problem.

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