Is this a common problem?

[mrcarson2]

My '03 was acting strange when starting out in first gear, the rpm's would be all over the place and then when I was stopped, the car would stall out after a minute or so. It seemed to be a similar problem that I had with my MX-3, which had a crack in the intake hose. It turned out that the same hose was cracked on the P5. Since the MX-3 was around 15 years old when its hose cracked, I didn't think much of it, but the P5 is only 5-6 years old. Is this a common problem with mazdas?

 

[the tortoise]

Huh. I mentioned to my mechanic the other day that the idle in our 02 P5 was a little off. It fixed itself but he mentioned he'd take a look at the tubing after the air filter (is that where this is?) because it's fairly common for them to crack.

I guess he was telling the truth.

 

[bgibb68]

Yeah my tube was badly dry rotted when I put on the di

 

[Outlawstar98]

Its a plastic POS, what do you expect LOL

 

[bgibb68]

get a sri or cai and call it a day....you'll be much happier

 

[pureliquidhw]

I had this happen on a 95 protege. It could be a mazda thing...

+1 to the CAI

 

[mrcarson2]

Huh. I mentioned to my mechanic the other day that the idle in our 02 P5 was a little off. It fixed itself but he mentioned he'd take a look at the tubing after the air filter (is that where this is?) because it's fairly common for them to crack.

I guess he was telling the truth.

Yeah, it is the tubing after the air filter. I guess the ecu or whatever goes crazy when more air gets in than what the MAF is telling it.

 

[MakeMeGoFast]

Yeah that's exactly the reason.

 

[cbrcrx]

Mine looked exactly the same. Good excuse to buy an intake.

 

[Pro5driver]

It cost 50 at the dealer. I had to buy one for my 2001 Protege es. When my wife wrecked it a month or so after i bought the part I took it off the car and put it on my P5

 

[mrcarson2]

It cost 50 at the dealer. I had to buy one for my 2001 Protege es. When my wife wrecked it a month or so after i bought the part I took it off the car and put it on my P5

I found the part here for $37.00 shipped.

 

[jdbru]

Just found the same problem on my 02 P5 with 180,000 on it.

 

[wiprotege5]

I had the same problem on my 1993 Ford escort Gt. All I did was sealed it with some silicon and it worked. Or just order a new one.

 

[Matsuda03]

I don't think it's a coincidence that happened on your Escort. That car and the Mazda 323/Familia shared some parts due to the Mazda/Ford marriage.

 

[bgibb68]

I had the same problem on my 1993 Ford escort Gt. All I did was sealed it with some silicon and it worked. Or just order a new one.

order a cai or sri and you'll save $$ plus get a lil' added performance kick

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

This wasn't a common problem until now because these cars are just now getting old enough for it to happen on enough of them to be considered common. s*** flexes & vibrates, s*** under the hood of these cars gets baked, rubber s*** gets dry rotted due to time, & s*** deteriorated faster in inclimate conditions without garages. Add them together & this should be no surprise to anyone. Don't bother with a used one because it'll have same thing happen soon. Buy an SRI, CAI or the new factory piece.