When I am stopped say at a red light/stop sign or in traffic, my car , a Mazda Protege 5, kind of jerks almost like it has a miss or like another car is pushing me and then when I pull out it is sluggish, doesn't have much power. If there is someone out there who knows what this might be please let me know.

SOURCE: 1997 Mazda protege transmission, Hard shifting from 1st gear

I would try a flush. If its set up like my 96, and it likely is, changing the trasmission gasket and filter will be difficult. Mine has a medal plug on the bottom and takes an allen wrench, and possibly a breaker bar. If you take out this plug, drain, flush then refill via the dipstick tube and a funnel, it may help. You may need to do this a couple of times due to fluid still in the torque converter, pan, etc.
Lucas is good stuff, I would add it again when I was done. The tranny fluid should be pink, mine looked like used oil black before I flushed it.
Also, when adding the new fluid, shift slowly up and down through all of the gears to lube well and check your fluid levels after 100 miles or so, as sometimes a bubble will form and make it look full....then not after it pops.

SOURCE: mazda protege 94, jerks sometimes, and vibrates when full stop

it sounds like it may be out of time and in the case you need to replace timing belt and pulleys and get retimed

Gilbert Labont?

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• Posted on Apr 01, 2009

SOURCE: 2000 mazda bogging in all gears especially in 1st and 2nd gears ?

Judging from what i know, the timing on the engine is probably a bit off, and i remember reading the exact same problem on another web site and that is also what they said. So just check the timing on the engine or have it checked by a mechanic if you don't know how to do it.

SOURCE: 2002 Mazda Protege acceleration problem

I had the same problem and found that the air admission tube was badly cracked.

Since this let air enter the engine downstream of the mass airflow sensor it is not measured so the engine ECU don't send the proper amount of fuel to provide the right air/fuel mixture. At higher RPM, the vacuum in the tube is enough to close the crack and hide the problem.

I temporarly repaired it with duct tape until I get the part.

Stephane

Alex Jarema

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• Posted on Jul 21, 2009

SOURCE: need to know what kind of oil to use

5W40 should be fine if petrol engine, 10W40 for Diesel