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v6 mx3 spark problem
Posted: May 26th, 2010, 12:44 am
by zackqw
Okay.. i have a MASSIVE headache over this so please help me out! I got a 93 v6 mx3 for 500 and it runs and drives.. but the trick is it losses power randomly.. sometimes it take 20 minutes for it to die.. other i cld drive for an hour.. i let it sit for like 10 minutes then starts back up... then after awhile does it again.. when it happens everything dies then comes back on... idk why.. now im having a studder problem like shes running 5 cyclanders.(at low rpms) im thinkin i accidently put bad gas in her(found a 5 gal of gas maybe was old)or spark problem.. but this dieing is kinda stumping me.. ALSO! i have looked for 3 hours and i cannot find a diagram for the spark plug wires(1-2-3-4-5-6) i know where they go on the dizzy because its numbers but not onto the motor.. could someone help with that also? I would appreciate it.. thanks
Re: v6 mx3 spark problem
Posted: May 26th, 2010, 2:04 am
by _-Night-Shade-_
Sounds like the it's classic problem of your disty going on ya.
Re: v6 mx3 spark problem
Posted: May 26th, 2010, 2:23 am
by Sleeper6
_-Night-Shade-_ wrote:Sounds like the it's classic problem of your disty going on ya.
+1 Disty, as for the spark order if i get a chance Ill look at mine and let you know
Re: v6 mx3 spark problem
Posted: May 26th, 2010, 9:31 am
by Ryan
Firewall
1 3 5
2 4 6 disty
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I have 2 spare T0T57071/T0T57072 distributors if you need.
Re: v6 mx3 spark problem
Posted: May 28th, 2010, 5:45 pm
by zackqw
hey thanks for the information i had two wires wrong so it cleared up the hessatation. and i do need one let me know on a price and ill see if i can afford it. here in washington its expensive (50$ Used) 130 new..
Re: v6 mx3 spark problem
Posted: May 28th, 2010, 6:00 pm
by zackqw
lol i just figured out ur in canada lol.. from my house to ur city would take 21 hr to drive haha.. let me know the shipping coast plus ur coast and i might be able to pay-pal you.. i live in Spokane WA. Thanks
Re: v6 mx3 spark problem
Posted: May 28th, 2010, 7:51 pm
by mitmaks
zackqw wrote:lol i just figured out ur in canada lol.. from my house to ur city would take 21 hr to drive haha.. let me know the shipping coast plus ur coast and i might be able to pay-pal you.. i live in Spokane WA. Thanks
Another spokane mx-3 owner? What a coincidence.
Re: v6 mx3 spark problem
Posted: May 28th, 2010, 8:31 pm
by zackqw
hey thats coo.. what part of spokane you live in? i might have seen you drive around.. i used to own a rx7 but it got stolen and smashed so i decided to pick up a mx-3. i live right by rogers high school
Re: v6 mx3 spark problem
Posted: May 28th, 2010, 10:08 pm
by mitmaks
Im up north. I have SE, so it's easily noticeable. I only know of 2 other SE's in Spokane. One usually sits on Rowan and other one is by Banner bank on Division.
Re: v6 mx3 spark problem
Posted: May 29th, 2010, 12:20 am
by Ryan
If you can get a new disty for $130, I'd hop on that. I haven't found anything cheaper than 200 for 'new'.
Re: v6 mx3 spark problem
Posted: May 30th, 2010, 3:20 pm
by zackqw
ebay had a few new ones.. I dont have that kind of money with bills and house payments plus car payments.. And up north? you wouldnt happen to be in the camelot area would you? Because i know of one there. not sure if its a se. I have a gs.
here is link if u wanna know
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda-MX ... 925wt_1165" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: v6 mx3 spark problem
Posted: May 30th, 2010, 4:36 pm
by mitmaks
is it giving any codes, CEL on? check distributor cap and rotor
Re: v6 mx3 spark problem
Posted: May 30th, 2010, 4:57 pm
by zackqw
mitmaks wrote:is it giving any codes, CEL on? check distributor cap and rotor
Im not sure about codes. havnt looked. CEL? and cap and rotor are fine. a little worn but i took really fine sandpaper and cleaned the points around the cap up. rotor needed no cleaning. im thinking coil wire...
Ill check right now and be on periodoctily all day.
Re: v6 mx3 spark problem
Posted: May 30th, 2010, 5:04 pm
by mitmaks
mine was hesitating. I changed cap/rotor and it runs much better now. Napa has good prices on these parts
Re: v6 mx3 spark problem
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 1:38 pm
by zackqw
im just going to change the dissy.. i think that should solve the problem..