Dang I used to live in Chicago but moved down to Louisiana and today was probably the first time i can say it was cold. but dang 14 degrees is sucks im gonna try to get air out of the hoses tomorrow and see if that helps. I hate taking my car in you never know what their gonna do.
Heater wont blow any heat!!
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Dang I used to live in Chicago but moved down to Louisiana and today was probably the first time i can say it was cold. but dang 14 degrees is sucks im gonna try to get air out of the hoses tomorrow and see if that helps. I hate taking my car in you never know what their gonna do.
Yeah I know what you mean,I work at a Nissan Dealership,But I detail for seven car lots and Mazda is one of them,They priced me a heter core and install of it for 500 bucks,BNut i'am going to do a full system flush tomorrow to see if that will have fixed it or not,will have to see will let you know tomorrow?
JM1Protege
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shoot yeah let me know if yall figure anything out!
Man 500 bucks..
im definitely not gonna drop that much into my car right now especially when my truck need new abs sensors. This is just not a good month with cars for me x(. But yea let me know how everything goes and i'll give a try too.pspc_mazda2
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I have a brand new used one in great shape I'll be willing to get rid of it for $300obo. here is my email address mazdamsp2@gmail.com.
okay will do it takes about 12hrs or so just just get the dash apart thats what i heard allot of harware that you have to take off piece by piece
no thanks man They have them on ebay for 45 plus shipping? brand new heater cores.thanks though I can get heater cores for 156 not even shipped just pick them up at a mazda dealership
but thats with a discount of course since i work for car dealership that i clean for mazda ,nissan,hummer,saturn,hyundau,buick,gmc,cadilliac cars so i got the hook up lol?
JM1Protege
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yeah 300 bucks sounds a bit high dude
hes i just trying to rip people off anyone need a heater core i can get a brand new one around 156 or so plus tax?and if you need it shipped no more than 200 total?
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- Protege5 2003
Too bad, that was the easy fix.
Before replacing the core, which sounds like a PITA, it would be best to verify that it is indeed the problem. Look in the service manual to find where the hoses/pipes for the heater core go in and out. If possible unhook them and try to blow water through it. If water does go through it easily fill it with very hot water and using the accessory position on the ignition switch (for obvious reasons, do NOT turn over the motor!) turn on the fan, to see if you get any heat out.
I have never had a heater core go out on any of my cars. I have had the pipe connecting one to the coolant system corrode and develop pinholes, but the symptom there was a gurgling noise and coolant all over the driveway.
Wagonbacker9
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driving it will accomplish much more than revving. its cold enough here sometimes that if I'm running my heater full blast, my car would never reach operating temp without putting a load on the engine.
+1. It's been 0 to -10 degrees here the last two weeks. Yesterday I had to drive my car for almost 15 minutes before it reached operating temperature. This with a new water pump, coolant, thermostat, and temperature sensor.
Maxx Mazda
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Come to Canada and try driving your car for a full hour before you get ANY kind of heat lol.. I'd LOVE -10*F here in the winter!
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If it is that cold maybe you should consider blocking all or part of the grill. The hypermilers do that for aero reasons, but in such cold climates, it may be worth doing just to let the motor reach operating temperature. If it starts to overheat you could always blast the heater and open a window...
Wagonbacker9
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engine
block
heater.
get one. lol
block
heater.
get one. lol
That's -10 without the windchill. With the wind, it can get to 20 to 30 below zero (altho I'm sure Canada is still worse)
Any suggestions for this would be helpful. I don't want the bad oil pan kind, and they don't make/sell the OEM block heaters anymore.
Maxx Mazda
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I have a few extra OEM block heaters lying around if anyone wants to make me an offer. I have my grill about 90% blocked off (actually right in front of the radiator) with some plexiglass. The car kept overheating so i had an extra Mazdaspeed high pressure rad cap lying around, so I threw that on and works great now. REALLY hot heater! 
