Stevnht
11-07-2009, 11:18 AM
So I have a 02 Mazda Protege. It's got about 92,000 mi and it's never had any problems until now. Here are the events leading up to my current problem...
- A few months ago I drove my car from Georgia to Oregon for a big move. Right before the trip I got an extensive tune up (new tires, new brakes, engine tune up, fluid flushes, oil change, etc). Everything went fine, no car problems over the course of the trip.
- A few weeks after I arrive in Oregon, my car starts overheating when I drive it. I take out the thermostat and it no longer overheats, so I determine that the thermostat is bad and I replace it. The overheating problem is solved.
- One problem remains. My car will start but it will not idle when the engine is cold. If it's the first time of the day that I'm using my car, I must start it and keep my foot on the gas until the engine heats up. Only then will it idle when I take my foot off the gas. The car drives fine once it idles properly.
- I took my car to a Mazda dealership and they told me one of the battery cells was bad. They replaced my battery with a new one and told me the problem was fixed.
- The problem was not fixed. My car still won't idle with a cold engine but it idles and runs fine once the engine is warm.
ANY IDEAS???
- A few months ago I drove my car from Georgia to Oregon for a big move. Right before the trip I got an extensive tune up (new tires, new brakes, engine tune up, fluid flushes, oil change, etc). Everything went fine, no car problems over the course of the trip.
- A few weeks after I arrive in Oregon, my car starts overheating when I drive it. I take out the thermostat and it no longer overheats, so I determine that the thermostat is bad and I replace it. The overheating problem is solved.
- One problem remains. My car will start but it will not idle when the engine is cold. If it's the first time of the day that I'm using my car, I must start it and keep my foot on the gas until the engine heats up. Only then will it idle when I take my foot off the gas. The car drives fine once it idles properly.
- I took my car to a Mazda dealership and they told me one of the battery cells was bad. They replaced my battery with a new one and told me the problem was fixed.
- The problem was not fixed. My car still won't idle with a cold engine but it idles and runs fine once the engine is warm.
ANY IDEAS???