Recent content by kingrobda2nd

cool thanks everyone .. will try again tomorrow.. on another note.. does anyone know how to tell what size engine you have ( ie.. 1.6L , 1.8L )?? ive looked all over the car and see nothing that would tell me this...

whats up all??? ok ive got another problem( yayyyy )... my starter went..... what i need to know is how the hell do i get to it?? i cant reach the bolts no matter which way i attack it from... does anyone know where to get the bolts from .. or if there is something i have to remove first...

k... it was the altenator!!! which is weird cause i have been blasting my stereo using the A.C. and the battery never died... anyway got it done today and is working perfectly...

k i got ya..... lol got another problem now!!! it sounds like my friggin car is electric ,the engines got this weird whinning sound on idle and while driving.. that is the only way i can explain the sound...it gets louder as i accelerate.. i have heard this whinning sound before but not this...

<~~~ 2.89 in staten island NY...bet its up to 3.00 by the time i wake up... WTF ... haha glad i own a mazda and not a hummer now!!!

i tightened it all the way down and then tried the 5-360 degree turns.. i only got maybe 3 turns and the air started bleeding like crazy..(mj) so i dunno.. .. to me it seems when i loosen instead of tighten it i lose alot of TQ (is that possible?) I drove around with the screw turned maybe 2...

Ok well i finally took new pics... they arent great ... i guess i need a new digi cam.. please if anyone can tell me how many turns of the screw to get it in the right position..( i know i should have made a mark with a marker to remember the position but i didnt think of that when i started)...

i will take new pics of the TB tomorrow .. i didnt notice anything at first until a few days ago .. to me it seems a lil sluggish ( could just be in my head though )...it did make the exhaust a lil louder too..

anyone?????

first off id like to say hello to everyone on the forum this is my first post.... my mother recently bought a mazda 6 , and i have now taken over her 99 mazda protege lx (slowest car in the world BTW) anyway.. her idle was a little low so i tried to adjust the idle screw( turns out from what i...