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read this http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123821752-Please-help-me-not-kill-my-car/page2

wanted to give a final (hopefully) conclusion to this drama. i replaced all the vac lines on top of the motor, and the pcv just because its $3 so why not. car was still having stalling issues. the carb cleaner was really sporadic when i sprayed it. it seemed like it never killed the car by...

wow that makes a lot of sense. the car runs fine for the first few miles until it warms up, then i start getting the stalling. while at a steady speed where RPMs are up and the car is in preset mode, its fine. then when i get to a stoplight and the RPMs are way down, the car switches closed...

still fighting...i found a vacuum gauge and hooked it up to the brake booster line today. was running about 45 cm hg (18 in hg) vacuum at idle and about 50 cm hg (20 in hg) at 2000rpm. from what i've found, anything around 20 is a good number. can anyone confirm that? guess there's no use for a...

coil packs are brand new. i did a 10 minute leak test on the FPR and it seemed fine. i made sure my PCV was functioning properly today. and the purge solenoid is fine. i cleared the codes and so far only the 0171 code has come back. HOPING the 0451 code was just a loose gas cap. probably going...

anyone?

still fighting this damn car. anyone know the part number or where to find the emission control system pressure sensor? on oemmazdaparts.com i found some parts that MIGHT be right but i don't want to just guess. i found the part number GD7A4295XA PRESSURE VALVE and also part number ZM0118211...

well if the fuel pressure regulator seems ok, and the purge solenoid is good, that leaves the emission control system pressure sensor right?

checked out the FPR. no smell on the oil cap, pulled the lines and they don't smell and nothing leaked out. guessing that makes it ok. found a how to for the purge solenoid. pulled it off the intake, hooked up a 12v and it ticked like the how to said it should. hooked up a hose to it and blew...

thanks fellas. i'm going to check the FPR today and if thats good i'll look in to the purge valve.

ok i've looked at all the parts stores around and can't find anywhere to buy a shift solenoid C. anyone want to point me in the right direction? i also can't figure out what the hell evaporative emission control system pressure sensor part would be. anyone want to help on that one? if i can...

ok just got back to a computer... cheesehelmet- when i cleaned the EGR i completely disassembled it using the how-to i oiled where the how-to said to oil and everything moved smoothly. i had no rust and it really wasn't all that dirty (only 63k miles). i checked my trans fluid and it was a...

this will probably be a long read. sorry. i have an 02 protege5 with AUTO trans with 63000 miles on it. the head gasket went at 57000 miles and did enough damage to take out the rest of the motor. dropped in a brand new 0 miles long block. car ran great for about 5000 miles. then i started to...

i know its not mazdas fault. just piss poor luck. s*** happens. i'm talking to a few people about a zero miles motor because i don't feel like buying a used one and not knowing if it has any problems. good news is, after another $4k i'll be in this car for a long damn time. just sucks because...

you can read everything that happened to my engine here...http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123803808-car-won-t-start.-need-help-please. basically my engine is dead at 54K miles. now i need a replacement. i've been looking around on ebay and stuff and i've found quite a few engines...

and there it is. the head is cracked beyond repair, and the block is cracked. motor is done at a whopping 54000 miles. thanks mazda. now i have to find a new motor.

just an update. i finally cracked and took the car to a family friend who owns a shop. he took the head off and found that the head gasket was basically gone. it was blown between all 4 cylinders. he said he's very surprised i wasn't having overheating issues. the head was warped, so its out...

yea i'm a little pissed about it. 52K miles is ridiculous. it never over heated. my first 2 cars were huge POS rides so i'm pretty used to glancing at the temp gauge often. I'm going to ahead and replace the pump and timing belt while i get the head gasket repaired. i'm relatively good with a...

got a blown head gasket. can see water on top of the cylinders closest to the battery and upon further inspection we can see where the block is slightly tinted green.

well i'm showing 0 compression from all 4 cylinders. but the pistons are going up and down and the cams and belt are spinning. would the camshaft position sensor cause no compression. or maybe the head gasket failed...?