2001 Protege 2.0 random misfire - symptoms

Well...

... the car has to be towed.... for the second time. Won't start this morning.

and the shop still has no f-ing clue what the problem is...

(argh)
 
The next update:

Apparently I was getting 80psi of fuel pressure... they put a regulator in and now it sounds lilke a pack of raccoons has invaded my fuel tank.

Unbelievable.
 
Hello guys!
The similar problem has appeared recently. (I have American Protege FS-DE 2002. I from Russia)
MIL did not appear all over again. When I connect the scanner, i have received P0300 it in pending codes. By the contents of a branch in the American services simply plant you on money and do not solve a problem (by the way at us the same). But I have never met here mentions of CMP and CKP sensors. By service to a manual on Protege by the importance (besides coils and wires) they take the second place. At first I shall replace coils. Then I shall change CKP - sensor (Excuse for curve English :) )
 
Well I'm having the same problem for couple months now...replaced coil pcks, wires, spark plugs, pcv valve now im down to one code p-0300 but it's funny that when my tps sensor is unplug it runs great...just changed out the tps also...any suggestions...cant pass emissions at all...mechanic changed the cam positon sensor as well along with the ecu from my other protege....
 
So, this is day 24 since the first time it would not start.
Been towed 3 times.
Into this repair shop 8-9 times. I've literally lost track.

I'm taking it to my Mazda dealer in the morning... I can't take this crap anymore. (argh)
 
Hi !

I had the same problem on my GF's car, a Mazda Protege 2002 LX with 2.0L engine (canadian).

Codes P0300 & P0421. Also, the car was sometimes having trouble to keep idle and also sputtering, but it was not always. Also sometimes at high speed, the car would just not accelerate even at WOT.

I changed the spark plugs because they where due.

And also I bought 2 coil pack from the scrap yard and changed tem., No more Code P0300 random misfire and I unplug the 1st O2 sensor, and the code changed, repluged it and the P0421 came back. But the car goes well.

I will change the Upper O2 sensor and I'm pretty sure it will fix the problem. I'll keep you informed on further answers.

Thanks to this forum, it helped a lot !
 
Hey guys,

I'm having similar issues with my Mazda Protege ES 2003 (Canadian)

My CEL blinks and then stays solid, the code shows P0300. Here are the symptoms.

I drive along the highway, and I keep a steady 3000 RPM. All of a sudden, I start losing engine power and cannot accelerate and my RPM keeps dipping. Once I idle at a traffic light or at a traffic jam, the car starts shaking as if it was about the stall and then kicks back and goes back to normal.

Here what I've done to my car already.

- Replaced EGR Valve (fixed my rough idle issue that's common on most proteges)
- Basic tune-up, changed all the wiring, spark plugs

Now, I'm browsed online and trying to get a feel of what most people did and what they had their mechanic do. What should I ask my mechanic to check next? When he took my car for a week, he couldn't get the problem to happen.

Online it says to try:

PCV Valve, check fuel injectors, fuel pressure test.

This seems to be a known issue with Protege's so any ideas on what I should do next?
 
Just got the P0300 code today. Noticed rough idling with almost stalling. Seems fine acceleration wise. I see that coils are the way to go to fix this problem? Are they expensive? Any other help would be great thanks.
 
my car is having this issue as well.

I am not getting a MIL, i just noticed it when put a timing light on the wires. I swapped coils packs and the problem stayed with the n0. 2/3 cyl pack. I at first thought the problem followed the pack,a dn changed it with one from auto zone, but it did the same thing. ive began troubleshootign the signal from the ecm, as ive tried the plugs/wires and nothign will make this problem go away.

help!
 
Coil pack semi fixed the problem for 4k miles. Def need a fuel injector. #3. Anyone have one I could pick up for cheap? PM me please! Thanks.
 
since im not gettign MIL im hesitant to think i have a bad injector. I did notice that 2 of my injectors were purple and 2 green. what does that mean?
 
It's been 2 weeks, after I changed The Cat and everything is perfect.

So, for me, changing the coilpacks and the 1st cat removed both my codes: P0300 and P0421.
 

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