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For me it was an easy task (with the right tools ofcourse) - i went to autozone and bought a "plug socket" - it is basically a normal deep socket - but has a rubber boot inside that will grab and hold the sparkplug - it was especially useful in trying to dig out the spark plug from the hol...

yes - i dont know why car mechanics feel the need to overcharge and fleece us at every possible oppurtunity. I went in for an oil change recently and the dude asked me for $25+parts to change spark plug/ wires and $75+parts to put on my new muffler and 75+parts for a fuel filter! I know there are ho...

mine is a 94 1.6L DOHC - and i am pretty sure my water pump is ok - i have been driving it for some time now and it hasnt overheated yet. But i think the problem may be the coolant temp sensor - i am going to replace it soon - just to see what happens.....

I just discovered something with my engine - when i start it cold the idle rpm is at about 1500 and then drops down to 1000 in the next 45 secs and drops very slowly to 800 as the engine temparature starts going up. If i let the idle reach below 1000 rpm before i drive - then the engine is smooth an...

Thanks man - i did change the valve cover gasket and i took off the distributor and surprise - there was no o-ring at all - i just put a whole lot of gasket maker in there and formed a custom o-ring and it doesnt leak anymore - i dont know if that's a permanent solution - but it was the only one i c...

Yes i did change my valve cover gasket and it seems to have somewhat solved the problem - i dont see as much oil as before - but there is still some oil - before there used to be a lot of oil even on the firing end of the sparkplug - now there is only a small amount of oil in the sparkplug threads. ...

I counted the one on passenger side as no 1 and the driver side as no 4 (passenger side and driver side as in american cars)

Thanx a lot Joey and neutral -

could a moderator please make an errata post about this on the faq section or maybe correct the online manual..... just to prevent someone from blowing up their engine by blindly following the manual. Thanks.

Thanks man - if you could verify - that would be awesome.

I just looked up the firing order in Chilton 323/MX-3/626/MX-6/Millenia/Protege 1990-98 Repair Manual (46802) - on page 2-7 (Engine Electrical) the firing order is given like this http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8249/ord28zx.jpg This is different from the online manual - does anyone know which on...

I have a 4cyl 1.6L DOHC (94) - For the distributor - The firing order as per the manual(B6 DOHC) is like this http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3783/ord19do.jpg But the actual connections in my car are like this http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8249/ord28zx.jpg It seems like it has been rotated 9...

thanks man - i am gonna use it for valve cover G

I bought this product based on the website description http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?categorycode=3289&mfrcode=PTX&mfrpartnumber=81158 But now i am not so sure if i can use this as a gasket maker type of sealant - can anyone please confirm if i can use this as a gasket seala...

Thanks a lot for the help guys. I cant find mazda distributor gasket/o-ring anywhere locally - do you guys know what kinda gasket/o-ring i can substitute (size, make etc) (for 4 cyl 1.6L DOHC distributor). Thanks.

A normal engine that has regular oil changes should have oil that is still golden colored and is somewhat transparent. Dirty oil is generally blackish in color. Greenish grayish brown could mean a head gasket is blown and allowing coolant to mix into the oil passage(s). That would be bad. 1. When w...