Recent content by Estlander

Thank you SOOOOO much, gybe. Just the thing i've been looking for everywhere.(yippy).

My '95 Protege had the clutch clicking problem too, but now it's gone, thank's to that thread you you posted a link to. What i did was, if you look at the picture Nos posted on page 2, then not only did i grease the area inside the red circle, but also pulled aside the rubber cap/cover a bit...

It very well could be the fuel pressure regulator, and changing it is the easiest thing you could do on a car. It sits right on top of the engine right before the fuel hose goes into the injection system. It usually attaches to the engine with two bolts, or it has a ring on it that holds it in...

If you look around, in the reach of that plug, do you not see anything it could fit into?

Hey guys, i need your help with something. Well, it's not really a problem, more like an annoyance really that can develope into a problem in the future. My 1995 Protege Z5 with 104 000 miles on it makes a clicking sound when the clutch pedal is pressed down. It makes the sound at the very end...

Thank you for your input. I appreciate it. Anybody else???

Hey guys! I thought i'd ask you guys as to how much oil do you usually have to add during a 3000 mile interval? I have a 1995 Z5 with 103 000 miles on it, and i have to add 1 quart of oil to make it 3000 miles, which i think is weird and a bit too much considering that i have no oil leaks or...

You sure did.(deadhorse

Well, i went to a couple of places today to see how much they were asking for changing the water pump on my Protege. The first place i went to didn't wanna get even into that because they knew what a nightmare it would be to change that. Instead he gave me a phone number of another place that...

Thank you for the info. I have a pretty cheap place just across the road from my home. They changed my CV join there recently for 150$(price also includes the part), and the owner seemed like a nice guy. I'm gonna see if this(changing the water pump) is something he wants to get involved with.

Do you have an estimate as to how much it would cost to replace the water pump on Mazdas, or any car, for that matter? You said you've called around for quotes. Are we talking about hundreds of dollars here or a thousand even?

If i had the manual i would maybe do it, but there's not much room there. It seems to me like the whole engine needs to be lifted in order to get to it....lol. And working in a tight space and spending two hours or something to get just one bolt off is not something i like very much. So, i'm...

I am gonna have it done, because i am not even sure how to do it and if i have all the tools necessary to undertake something like this. First, of course, i have to find out whether it really is the water pump. It could very well be, as you said, the engine block, but wouldn't it also be one...

Ok, i checked out the area around the water pump pulley. And although you can't really see in the narrow gap between the water pump pulley and the engine, but there was a weird shine there and it threw up drops of coolant. And when i stopped the engine the inner side/edge of the pulley was...