Top 20 1996 Mazda MPV Questions & Answers

The firing order 123456 is correct. See notes at the link below for more help with starting issues Do It Yourself Diagnosis and Repair

You need to put a higher temperature thermostat in. Try a 200 degree thermostat and make sure that you have a full radiator. Also you could dilute your antifreeze a little more than 50/50 . I would also try a 70/ 30 mix. Hope this helps.

You might have a bad thermostat, you might just be low on coolant, and check the actual radiator, not the plastic overflow tank. If both of those are fine, you could have a restricted heater core, you can check that by touching both heater core hoses, if one hose is hot and the other isn't, then it's clogged.

If you go to this web site it will have pictures of the location and how to replace it
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sounds like the electrical ignition switch needs replaced. it should be on top of steering column under the dash on drivers side.

You have to pull the Timing Belt off in order to change it and make sure you mark the CAM before you remove the Sprocket

same as any other , very little when putting foot down

underneath the center console between the front seats

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Bank one is the side with cylinder one, and sensor one is before the catalytic converter.

This is a V6 engine so I assume there is a sensor in each exhaust pipe.The code means the sensor is not switching from rich to lean as fast as the computer program is set for. Possible causes are a faulty sensor, injector problems, intake or exhaust air leaks, etc.You might try switching the O2 sensors from side to side and see if the problem moves to the other bank.I would guess your vibration is a warped rotor. An alignment problem would make the van pull and have no effect if you use the brakes.Keep in mind if you resurface the rotor and not the pads the problem may return.

Use only your key to unlock, open the door, then lock and unlock the door again, then get in and start the car. This will reset it. Also, you can disconnect the battery and turn on the light to make sure you drain all the power from the system then reconnect the battery. And you might want to check the battery on your remote.

You'll have to get the circuit tested - could be a list of things.Fuse, relay, module, key switch, cam or crank sensor if equipped, or the coil itself.

Engine light could mean a lot of things. You need to have an On Board Diagnostic (OBD I scanner for 1995 and older model or OBD II scanner for 1996 and newer model) scanner and a car repair manual to decode the problem. You can also take the car to the automotive store for them to check for free.

My 2WD 1996 Mazda MPV transmission dipstick is a black stick, from out side, it look about a foot long from bottom to top with a black handle that is about 2 inches long and 3/4 inch wide. It is locate between the battery and the engine, actually, the top of it is a little bit lower than the bottom of the battery and closer to the front of the engine where the belts are.

I would suspect deformed tyres ,they do go out of round with age and the sun which does wonderfull to tyres

My 2WD 1996 Mazda MPV transmission dipstick is a black stick, from out side, it look about a foot long from bottom to top with a black handle that is about 2 inches long and 3/4 inch wide. It is locate between the battery and the engine, actually, the top of it is a little bit lower than the bottom of the battery and closer to the front of the engine where the belts are.

not likely, check to make sure your theremostat is opening, that would be a much more likely cause of the overheating.

This could be a few different things. First off I would make sure it's full of coolant. Low coolant will not let the temp sensor function correctly. The temp sending unit could be bad, or possibly unplugged. Hope this helps, TJ

I have the same problem few days ago, and still didn't find any solution. Can any one please help?????