cold start

Hello 247 Its been getting quite cold here lately(-5/-10 C) and im experiencing a ticking noise from the 1.3 lt engine that disapears as soon as the engine gets up to temperature. I was thinking it might be a valve thing, bit considering the fact the this model uses a timing chain, im more...

Hi All For the last few days I've been having a few troubles starting the car when the engine is cold. It starts on the button but is very lumpy and feels like it'll stall, after a few seconds all is fine and it runs without fault. This does not happen once the engine is warm. I've had the car...

I know I know, this had been addressed many times but I'm really on the fence for what's wrong with this thing and seeking insight or ideas I haven't tried to nail down the actual problem. The Car: 2003 Protege5 Wagon, 170k miles, manual trans, no mods As far as I can tell original engine and...

Hey Guys, This is the first time I have posted on here. My Mazda Protege 5 2003 (actually called Mazda 323 SP20 where I'm from haha), has got a belt that squeals for about 10-20 seconds on start up. This doesn't happen every time but generally happens when it is cold and has been raining...

Hey. I'm having a persistent problem with my '04 Mazda3 where after a cold start (car left off for 6-8 hours or so) it cranks a lot before starting then the engine will shudder badly and sometimes cut out. After that it's fine and the car works with no problem. No CEL or anything. Have any of...

Hey all, I'm new here. Alex is the name. I'm having a persistent problem with my '04 Mazda3 where after a cold start (car left off for 6-8 hours or so) it cranks a lot before starting then the engine will shudder badly and sometimes cut out. After that it's fine and the car works with no...

Hello Everyone, I just installed my BEGI Cold Air box with the Amsoil filter and when I went to start the car. It fired up no problem then after about 2 secs it just died. The next time I started it(about 20 secs later) I gave it a little throttle and it stayed at idle @ 750 rpms. I live in...

Hi everyone, I have a 2003 protege 5 with the stock 2.0 and during the summer with the recommended 5w-20 it would crank a lot to start so I switch to 5w30 mobil one synthetic, and now when it's -20'C it cranks for 3-4 seconds before starting, and I was wondering if 0w-40 Synthetic would help the...