Recent content by Victor1994

Hello! Just bought a 2012 Mazda 3 Hatchback w/ 6-speed manual last month and I absolutely love it. I'm looking into buying some HID's for the car, preferably 8000k. However, I noticed on some sites they have the option of including "Warning Cancelers/capacitors". Should I include these with my...

It's been a while since I posted here, but I decided to move on. Sad to see her go, but in the end a lot of weight is lifted off my shoulders. Just got a 2012 Mazda 3 Hatchback, and it's Manual. Zoom Zoom! lol

I didn't think about that at all, with the whole rings wearing together. I do hear a ticking whenever I let off the gas just a bit when at highway speeds above 50 mph. Could that be a valve? Also, I found my oil loss problem, found that my engine knock sensor has cracked and oil is drenched...

Alright, so I have a 2002 Mazda Protege5, bought it February last year, with 122k miles now. Before I bought it, it was in excellent condition. However, the small dealer patched the other side of the radiator (Side facing bumper) and I didn't see any leaks when inspecting the car before...

Haven't been able to. But I bought a new battery today, and my car started up just fine. Sometimes in drive at idle, it'll idle rough and be at really low rpms, eventually rising back up and being okay. It can't be the head gasket because it's brand new, the head has been machined, cleaned, and...

Running on low compression as in running with one cylinder with 60 psi. The rest meet the required range.

Well, I mentioned at the beginning that the Engine Overheated due to the radiator spilling all my coolant while driving. I guess that's what damaged the rings and they finally gave out. But today, I learned some interesting news. On the final week of driving my car before it died completely...

Really? Cause before this problem rose up, I was only losing a quarter of a quart between every oil change.

If I was more advanced in my job getting paid per car, I'd definitely put a KL in that bad boy, along with a manual transmission. But sadly, that can't happen lol. I feel a lot better knowing more about the ZE so I might go for it since I need my car for work. I honestly feel it's the piston...

The highest available is 93 here in Florida, I live in Jacksonville. Is 89 good enough for the car?

And I always use 89 octane. I find that to be the best.

And by Bare Engine you're talking about the FS-ZE right? Sorry, I'm still getting to know my car better. I heard the ZE has better internals such as pistons, rods, etc. Btw what is the black resonance box on the manifold for? Sound cancelation?

I have thought about rebuilding the engine, but since the piston ring in Cylinder #3 and possible Cylinder #2 (It's starting to lose PSI as well but at 110 with the two healthy cylinders at 160psi) is damaged allowing oil to slip pass, I was thinking that maybe the rings have damaged the...

Also, the car is an automatic.

I have a 2002 Mazda Protege5 and my engine is toast, low compression in cylinder 3 and oil passing though the piston rings. I was given a freakin lemon. Guy didn't tell me the radiator was leaking and patched it so I couldn't see it when inspecting before purchase, later resulting in overheating...