20 Most Recent 1992 Mazda MX-3 - Page 2 Questions & Answers

sounds like a bad crank sensor or ignition module if you can get the crank sensor off use an ohms meter and check it should be between 500 and 1500 ohms at 200 degrees if it is not replace if it checks ok it is usually the ignition module

You can use VCM IDS for Mazda to have a check

Could be crankshaft sensor.

Has the battery been load teseted?

either drive belt too too big or drive belt tensioner broken or drive belt need adjustment if you have v type belt.

Remove some of the casing around the whole rear lighting panel (casing) and also corresponding screws. On top ( just in the middle) of the lighting panel there is a small rectangular space and inside has a kind of circular head connected to it. Using a Screwdriver a sort of a lever, gently insert it and try to pop that circle out by pulling/lever the screwdriver handle to the direction of the car side ( ie: right light panel pulling to the right-side of the car) this will make the whole lighting panel pop out, you can turn the whole panel now and expose where the bulbs are connected to the lighting panel. Unscrew the cover and then you can just pop the broken bulb out like an Edison type of bulb.

mazda mx3 immobilizer stuck on and will not start is there any solutions for bypassing it? thanks

It does sound like low maintenance, and too bad, yeah, somebody milked it for all it was worth, then passed it off to you as a "good car..."What if the car costs more to fix than you could ever get out of a 20 year old car? If you needs an engine rebuilt, don't do it unless you want to keep the car, ...and milk it and.../no! you'd have to have a real attachment to this car to want to fix it big-time, For troubleshooting, bite the bullet, go to a shop and tell them to run their cheapest (sweet talk them, if you have to!) test to see if you got good compression in all cylinders, and you don't have a blown head gasket.

i would have a front end inspection done as soon as possible, it could be something serious with the steering or the suspension components.

The squealing could be a belt slipping - the alternator would be working hard to charge the battery after being parked.The lack of power could be a different issue. A 1992 model should not have a choke - it should be fuel injected.

your o2 senser behind the catl conv went bad. clogged the converter.you have no choice otherthan replace the converter,sorry.

Depending on how severely it overheated, it could be that the head gasket is damaged and in need of repair. There are a few different ways of diagnosing the head gasket, the simplest is to crank the engine while you have a helper smell the exhaust pipe looking for either blue smoke (burning oil) or a white smoke and sweet smell (burning coolant). If you have a radiator cap your should remove it and look for oil (signs of blown head gasket) or a brown color in the coolant. Other options are to do a compression check on the engine.

If it is electric then you may have to replace the window motor, if it is a hand crank window then just take off the door panel and put the belt that goes from the crank to the chases of the window back on track, someone probably kept rolling it after it was already down