Recent content by tkhelmo

Thanks for the reply. Just had the coils replaced. It was running good, no hesitation, no misfire but it almost didn't start today. It seems to do this when it's really hot outside.

one more thing After the car hesitated the CEL blinked for a bit then went solid.

I recently purchased a 2001 Mazda Protege from a soldier who was being deployed. He was formerly employed as a mechanic for Mazda so he worked on this car as needed. He informed me that he had recently replaced the timing belt and spark plugs. A month after I bought the car I went to start it...