engine

So I first noticed this last night. in my 03 NA P5 From the passenger side of the engine bay there is a spooling/whining sound. I took a look and its either the pulleys, alternator, or something from that area. Its only noticeable from 3+ rpms but so far hasnt effected any performance of the...

Hi , I'm currently in the market for a spare fs-de whole engine preferably in a great working condition, or semi TLC needed. im planning on building a bullet proof engine as a project, to replace god forbid! my current one if need be. i also need a spare transmission also in great condition...

Hi everyone, about three months ago i spun a bearing on my protege, I thought i could just replace the bearings for the time being even tho the crank was scratched on the #3 rod. So I tried four different sets of bearings, none of which fit (huh) so I'm looking for a whole new engine, and if no...

I bought a 2004 2.0 3 5door earlier this year and it had a great run for about a month and some change. The connecting rod blew out of the back of the block:( Now I'm lookin 4 an affordable replacement engine. I love my 3 but I can't find anything under $2200. I'm willing to put in the wrench...

Hey guys. i have a prblem.... out of the sudden after a tune up and a waterpump/timing belt change...my RPS are going crazy... first let me tell you that my timing its "on" its place, i had it inspected by two mechs....here is the problem: whe driving, and all of the sudden the light turns red...

I need help finding a cheap mzri4 2.3 for a 3 asap I recently bought a lemon 3 as a daily and need a cheap replacement engine fast. The block has a huge hole because of a broken rod. the head is still in good condition... any info on a south florida mazda shop or a junkyard would be helpful!!!

Problems have been pretty much solved, however I want to keep this up during the build in case I run into any more problems during the swap. Fingers crossed!

-2002 mazda protege5, stock -overheating when running for more than 15 minutes on the freeway -coolant in the coolant reservoir depleted unusually fast and there was back pressure that caused bubbling in the reservoir -engine bogging, probably due to coolant/water in the cylinders -the water...

Mazda 6 - Life threatening engine over-run. DPF? Hey all, I hope everyone is well and 2010 is progressing well for you all... I am based in London and have a Mazda 6 2nd gen 2.0d SL. Right, where to start. You may have seen a similar post on here before about my engine over accelerating on...

Had a bit of a scare tonight with my automatic '99 Protege. I was backing out slowly out of a parking spot when my girlfriend mentioned that the car felt jerky. Indeed the transmission seemed to be jerking the car a lot and I was barely out of the parking spot when it suddenly died on me...

2008.5 Mazdaspeed 3 / 30,000 miles / Recently, I've been getting a slight rattle from my engine on shut down. Is it a motor mount? Something loose maybe? It happens randomly, more often when it is hot i think. Any Ideas?

Hello, this is my very first post and I hate the fact that I'm posting a problem instead of praising my protege. Anyhoo... I have my 99 protege SE since Feb 99. Besides a few known issues, my car has been really good to me until a month ago. After my last major tune-up and $1k later, things...

Hey guys was wondering if anyone could answer my question. I've look all over the net for something like this having been attempted or asked about. I have a 93 ford probe (2.0l) base model pretty much stock high milleage. I do not want to buy another car all together. I want to increase power...

I recently bought a 1990 mazda protege it's the 1.8L 16v dohc with 4wd and the 5 speed manual. I bought it knowing it needed quite a bit of work. to date it's gotten new rear brake shoes a new exhaust which had to be hand fabricated since the 4wd was evidently kind of rare new rear sway bar...

well guys... Blew my 2003 protege'5 2.0L manual Engine. I bought a used engine for 995.00 to my door, carfax certified with 31k miles. My older brother and I are planning to swap the engines ourselves to keep costs low. I was wondering if anyone has a step by step procedure on how to pull the...