Something bad has happened...

[xtrememps]

where did those pieces come from?

The cylinder.

 

[mp3-79bronco]

no s***...i mean from the butterfly assembly or what?

 

[maxchao]

Oh shxt mine is 03 too. What do i say when call them? Is there a recall on the intake manifold?

 

[protojason]

Protege5 recall notice, courtesy of TheMAN;, http://www.protegefaq.net/



-jason

 

[xtrememps]

no s***...i mean from the butterfly assembly or what?

Yes, the screws come loose and there has been a recall on this since like....forever.

EDIT: 1000th post woot!

 

[stkmp5]

i need to call too. my vin is in that range! guess im callin on monday...

 

[mmiiimp5]

My p5 is an 03 I had the same problem called the Stealership and they told me that mine wasent covered in the recall, WTF so it cost me 1200 to get fixed, now I am using 1qt of oil every fill up. gonna wait till spring and tear the top end down, I knew I should have done it my self.

 

[brentmc79]

Just talked to Mazda... My car falls just outside of the vin range covered by the recall. I even called Mazda USA's customer assistance, hoping that they could help me out, but I had no such luck. I guess I'll just have to fix it myself.

 

[Rage87]

Jeez that sucks. I hope this doesn't happen to me. I called the local dealer yesterday and they said my '03 has "no open recalls." I'll get no help from them either if mine falls out.

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

They should be able to tell if the recall has been performed on your car based upon VIN if it's in range & are obliged to do it if they can't prove it has been. There have been cases outside the VIN range & yes pretty much ****** on that.

 

[MazdaSpeeder]

So, this known issue may occur outside the VIN range, and if it does, no love from Mazda. That makes me feel good. I love their cars, but I really am starting to hate this company.

 

[brentmc79]

So, this known issue may occur outside the VIN range, and if it does, no love from Mazda. That makes me feel good. I love their cars, but I really am starting to hate this company.

Yeah, that's exactly how I felt.

 

[Beau M]

Yep, they say its perfectly normal for one of their transmissions to grenade after 30K. Happens all the time they said.

 

[P-Funk!]

It may not be that bad if they don't cover it... if the compression is okay.

Pull the intake mainfold, do the VTCS removal and torque (with red loctite)[tm] the VICS screws.

I would not do it at the dealer if they won't share in the cost!

 

[stx195]

After a slight delay ( had to order some parts... then sneak it back in for an appointment ), got the work done at the dealer in Middletown - they finished it up on Thursday... new intake manifold and fuel rail, too... and no charge. And the car just turned 79K...