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    Help: Mazda3 Rough Acceleration/Backfire

    i have a problem accelerating with my Mazda3. After it warms up this problem emerges when that If I slowly edged the car up, it will run like normal. however, when I stomp the gas petal, the car just doesn't go. it chugs, it backfires, but it just won't accelerate. it works for for the first two...
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    Canadian EGR Valve Instaltion

    anybody out there successfully installed the Rev. 3 Canadian EGR valve? i got mine the other day in the mail from Mazda, but it came with exactly zero instructions and i have no idea where these coolant hoses go
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    Constant Alternator Belt Breaking

    My Protege has taken a liking to throwing alternator belts, and i can't figure out why! the belt sequels when i put an electrical load on it, such as turning on the headlights, fan ect, and I blow the alternator belt when i drive after dark. I have changed the alternator twice now, as well as...
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    Is this a syncro problem?

    so, i replaced the crap transmission in my 2002 Protege ES 2.0 with a rebuilt one. however, now i have a terrible problem of he car grinding in to every gear. every time i shift i have to go really slow, or else grind the gears. I'm wondering if this is a problem with the transmission, or could...
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    1.6L Transmission on a 2.0L engine?

    Hi, i have a 2003 Mazda Protege with a 2.0L engine and a desprate need for a new transmission, would it be possible to put the transmission from my 2001 1.6L in? i now the gear ratios are different, but is their anything else? will the transmission even bolt to the engine?
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    Swap 1.6L to 2.0L?

    sorry if this question has been asked/answered in anouther thread. i really did search for my question before i asked, but i couldn't find it elsewhere. I picked up a 2001 Mazda Protege this week for $250. unfortunatly, the engine is seized and i can't unseize it. the body doesn't have a spot...
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    Head Swap Possible?

    Hi, i just bought a 2001 Mazda Protege with the 1.6L engine. unfortuantly the head is warped. i happen to have a 2.0L engine from a 2002 Mazda Protege and i'm wondering if the heads are interchangable. anybody know?
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