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I had the same problem here too, took my car out to the bar one night, got back home, the next day she wouldn't fire up. Left for 15 month deployment to afghan, just got back wouldn't start still. long story short..i got no spark, print out the wiring diagram..check for power and ground, got no powe...

i had this problem down the road awhile back -- drove me crazy for a bit. i would say check the Engine Main Relay-- check for good resistance and hook it up to battery and apply power to the coil,repeat a few times because the problem might occur ever other time.. with coil energize you should have ...

brake fluid level switch is working good fluid level is full, the E brake cable switch is testing out good, and the door switch are also fine. on wire diagram this should be a very simple setup, but there is that module underneath the driver seat. will investigate on that. i was hoping this would be...

with the 5spd tranny.. ok here's whats been happening, Key on Engine Off or Running the Parking Brake Light would come ON when both door are close. it will remain ON and goes OFF when you open the door or step on the clutch paddle. Its driving me CoCO ... any insight on this would be very helpful .

thats one thing i hate on the mx3.. just a little bump on the back and your bumper is or rear end is smash up.. bad karma i say..or you can buy my mx3

:D ah ha.. i have found out whatcha are talking about.. i too smell gas..go crazy look around and no leaks.. i drove her around for awhile..build up some pressure inside the tank and come to a stop..sure enough i smell it.. try opening gas cap..whhaa no pressure, took inside cover off from left rear...

mazda has a TSB or technincal service bulletin on this issue, #008/92 cause by excess clearance between the wheel bearing and steering knuckle. which cause the bearing to shift in the steering knuckle, problem occure duing walking speed / tight turning.. yep, i have this issue too but i'm not too wo...

booty,,booty.. autozone..napa..checkher, they'll all pertty much the same axle, just have their store name label on it. check the part # and compare. got raman axle form napa, n they clunk..but still holding ok, havn't really abuse her yet, can't go wrong with oem man

the ig lead can not be connected to a 12v source without a switch, its gotta be a key on enine off 12v supply.. not just plain 12v as this will cause a slow drain on the battery from the alternator itself, best place to hook it up is to tap into the wire from the connector of the distributor, its th...

da mechanic told ya your kar is running 2 rich? man i wish i was rich too :) a good mech should also tell you why its running rich, ther alot-o stuff that can caz it to run rich. sensor.sensor..timing..timing. and ect. you know where this is going right>? i would start off with regular tune up- plug...

could be something as simple as a bad plug or two. did you recently wash down the engine? :wink: i notice water tend to sep between the spark boots and arching along the wall. this will create the same problems as you describe. i always have this problem everytime i wash her down..so make sure there...

a what seal? :? an axle seal... lol say that to the parts guy and you'll get them scratching their head. trust me on this. what you're looking for is call the inner shaft seal.. driver or passenger.. btw i would recommend you buying brand spanking new c-v shaft fromt the dealer.. reason why? do a se...

summit part # CTO-4540, this is indee one nasty cat-converter.. first time installing it..it pass e-mission np. drove the car for about 2 month, being a curious cat.. i wanted to know how well it'll do. so took it to emission testing just to see how good it ran.. it fail!!!, nox went up 100%. wtf..g...

seems like you got some kind of misfire man.. check yo spark plug..wire..cap,,rotor, if all seems ok..check your fuel sys.. injector clogin up..caz of cheap gas..hope ya aint running em cheap gas man..caz they'll do a number on your injector. next would be to check your fuel filter for restriction.....

so many problems...lol.. sounds like i miss out on alot of fun when i first did my ze swap... tell you the truth , my first time, everything ran great..and its still running nice and smooth..no crazy noise, no nothing..just my luck.. after driving the ze for awhile, i got bore and gave her away to t...