20 Most Recent 1994 Mazda MX-3 - Page 5 Questions & Answers

the starter is located behind the engine and below the throttle body, remove the intake to see it better

If the above information is correct.
1. Good Compression
2. Good Spark & Proper timing
3. Good fuel Pressure, injector pulse , injector spray, & fuel quality( no t contiminated)
4. Proper & clear air intake into engine
Then the likely cause would be a restricted exhaust. disconnect the exhaust at the manifold, and retry starting engine. keep me posted, we will make her run!

1. adjust engine timing
2. change spark-plugs
3. 14 y.o. cars may have trouble in their high tension wires, change it

not enough infomation to give you a answer.is it a fuel line hose! is water leaking.! is you engine missing form a vacume hose! it might be a fule injector line or a return hose for fluid transter. be more pacific thanks..

Got spilt inside where? If it was the cylinders/combustion chambers the oil would have been burnt and gone in the first minute of running. White smoke is fairly common on cold morning due to condensation and disapears quickly, if it occurs at other times maybe it's coolant getting into the cylinders and maybe whoever did your head didn't do too good a job

to reset the timeing tou will have to have the vehicle running. you will need to get a timming light. loosen your distributer so you can turn it but DO NOT turn it until your are ready. on the timming light you will have a camp running on one wire and a gun with a light in it. hook the clamp up to your number one spark plug wire. On your vehicle under the hood it should say on a sticker what the timing should be set at EX: 1.2.3.4.
have someone start the car and point the timming light towards the crank. there should be some marking on it that you will be able to see with the timming light. there should be a needle pointing at one of the numbers. after you find what number your vehicle is supposed to be set turn the distributor one way or the other until the needle points to the setting you need. after that hold the distributor in place and tighten it back up. than see what you have from there.

The more likely symptom for white smoke from exhaust is piston rings are worn out . Due to this there might be oil leakage and engine oil which is meant for engine lubrication might have entered the combustion chamber. Burning of engine oil produces white smoke. You should quickly change the piston rings as if you ignore this problem this can cause engine mal-functioning

you can remove the speedometer gear put oil untill you see oil in trasmission or when you put the gear back in and the oil touch the gear notice be carefull sometime the gear is hard to remove because of corosion that the only place you can fill it hope it help you good luck pierre

Hi,

Have you tried checking the fuses for the horn and fan? Normally, the main fuses would be in the fuse box/bank in the engine bay (under the hood) often near the battery. Additional fuse box may be found inside the car sometimes in the driver's side kick panel (footwell), under the dash or under the glove box.

Hope this be of initial help/idea. Pls post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.

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clutch is not disengaging when pedal is pressed no hydraulic fluid slave cylinder leaking clutch master cylinder failure air in system clutch cable broken take it to a clutch and brake specialist shop not a clutch problem

I think someone has misled you. Even if you were able to get it to work by tapping it, you can be sure the problem is going to come back. You need to have that starter tested if you think it is the problem.

Could be a shaft can you smell smoke under the hood if it's the clutch you could smell it burning

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Why did you replace fuel pump? Did you buy a dealer pump or cheap aftermarket unit? Just because it is new does not mean it is good. Have you run pressure test?

Check the cabling and the relay, if the bulbs are ok.

Is it leaking FROM the oil pan, or dripping OFF the oil pan?

If its dripping OFF the oil pan, that leads me to beleive you have a coolant leak somewhere. Check the coolant level. Check for leaks.

Check your oil, if the oil is milky/coffee colored. Or if your coolant looks kinda nasty, you may be looking at a headgasket.

run the fault codes and check for faulty MAP/MAF/VAF sensors

Mr. RAGSDALE. I do not know if you did strip the belt yet or not. If you did not,I will advise you a just easy and good way to do it yourself. String for the stripping,you just remove the outside belts and pulleys,remove the plastic covers of the timing belt. Just put on the crankshaft the pulley bolt and slowly slowly turn the engine until you see all the marks aligned. On the Camshafts the two sprockets do have the letters "E" and "I", E= Exhaust and I= Inlet.means that the inner to dashboard side is the inlet cam and to the vehicle front the exhaust cam. These two cams with the letters must be aligned,with the crankshaft sprocket having on the side a small groove which mus be aligned with a small point ball behind the sprocket on the cylinder block. There are your marks. Loose the tensioner and remove the belt. Good Luck!