Hello everyone. I have been looking to get myself a Mazda Protege5 as a first car (and hopefully later on project car) since my friend let me drive his and I absolutely loved the car. Couple of months after he let me drive it his 2003 Mazda Protege5 overheated on a highway. His mechanic checked the car and said that the engine skipped time, possibly warped the cylinder head and most likely blown a head gasket. The quote was around $2500 and my friend decided that there’s no point in him trying to fix that car, but he knew that I really wanted it and other than that overheating the car was in pretty good condition, so he gave it to me to fix it and keep it. Before I have never attempted to do anything with cars. The car didn’t start when I got it, so I fixed the timing and the car still wouldn’t start. Than I replaced the ignition coils with a new set. The car still doesn’t start. The battery is a little old, but even when I tried jump starting the car, it would crank but not start. I also can’t hear the fuel pump priming when I put the ignition switch on the “ON” setting. I am trying to keep the budget of this repair as low as possible but definitely not going to give up because although it doesn’t drive... or start, I already have a connection with the car. So any help would be appreciated.
Thank You.
P.S. I’m attaching an image of the engine bay if that will help, thank you very much.
Thank You.
P.S. I’m attaching an image of the engine bay if that will help, thank you very much.