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BTW, I have had my ignition coil replaced, got new NGK laserblue wires and Plutonium spark plugs.
Modern cars "learn" your driving style and adapt their settings to it. Resetting the ECU will make the car go back to the way everything was set when it left the factory, and over the course of the next few hours of driving it will learn everything again.
I learned a lot about ECU resetting with my 1994 B2300 pickup with the constant lean running symptoms. (PING, PING, PING)
BTW, y'all need to remember that the odo isn't the only thing affected by disconnecting the battery for five to 10 minutes. You'll also lose your clock's time and all your stereo presets, which to some (like me) is a real pain in the posterior!!!
Meade
Our 02 MPV is being recalled for the Fogs. My understanding is that N.American 6's are not affected. But I could be mistaken.
Mark.
But you do lose your presets in that time.
But I listen only to NPR at 90.9, which is not a pain to get from 87.9(default).
Also I try and reset the ECU sharp at 1:00PM. Resetting the clock makes it stay at 1:00 (Hehehe)So i don't have to set the clock again.
What is the facory default setting? How do I maintain that? How should I drive in order to maintain as close to the factory settings?
BTW, I will encourage all of you to reset your ECU and FEEL the difference.
All I did was buy 2 quarts of Valvoline ATF. Then I dorve over to my roadside corner mechanic and reuested him to lift the car up, and drain the tranny via the drain plug. Once that was done, I filled in 1-1/2 quarts of ATF and reset my ECU.
Tranny works great after the fluid change. very clean shifts and engine revs nice and smooth.
Ron Brooks
E-mail me, and I might have a suggestion of another place you could look for info.
--Dale
Been busy working 6 days/wk lately (and will continue until the end of June) and with the # of posts in the PRO and 6 threads, it's a P/T job just keeping up with it, so now on a Sunday morning, here I am, having skipped a few pages at a time just to get caught up.
Still actively looking at used 91-93 Integras and so far I haven't been able to find one that I felt comfortable buying - too many are leaking oil around the head gasket... The search continues.
The PRO just passed 60.000 kms last Sunday on the way back from Montreal. It still drives VERY well and I have nothing to complain about.
This week I replaced the rear chrome-looking badges (Mazda/M-logo/Protege) as they had chipped. Weird I know since the front M-logo is clean, but I have 3 new shinny badges now - 2001-style of course.
Cheers!
Dinu
Also, the 'not being able to go back' thing is bull from what I hear. Goodyear told me you couldn't either, but someone else told me that wasn't so.
With the brake pads, I had to replace mine on the 99 DX at 26K miles and have the rotors machined. I am harder on the brakes than you are though, probably. I know they tried 3 different sets of pads at Goodyear that day, and finally had to go to the dealership and purchase them for the car.
I found a grey 91 Maxi w/192.000kms (120.000miles) in good shape yesterday and I'm going to pick it up this week. It has a setting for the suspension (Comfort/Sport) and for the tranny (Comfort/Power). Unfortunately it's an auto, but for $4200 CAD and this being the first car in over 3 weeks of search to feel comfortable buying, the deal was made. On the bright side it has a sunroof, it's very clean and a 1-owner vehicle. Doesn't ride as tight as the PRO, but I was going 90mph just under 3000RPMs on the test drive yesterday and it felt like 65-70 in the PRO. It has a weird digital dash and I can't seem to find any info on it, except that there were very few made like that. I'm picking it up by Wednesday.
Cheers!
Dinu
PS: The PRO will now be more rested. His 2nd b-day is approaching in July.
Stay away!!!!!!
I think there is a triangular plastic piece on the inside of the car that you can gently pry off with a flathead screwdriver. Behind that piece are screws that are holding the side mirror in place. Hope that helps.
Dinu
The engine starts more easily and idles more smoothly before warm-up.
Other than that, I can't really tell. But I figure if I can hear and feel the difference when it's below freezing, it probably makes a difference at normal and elevated temperatures too.
Well, OK the first few changes with synth also washed out a bunch of gunk left behind by the regular oil too. I noticed it got "dirty" looking quickly until after the 3rd fill-up with synthetic.
3 Days without the Pro for you!
But I sincerely hope that the car proves troublefree and that whatever I heard were just outliers.
Dinu
Can anyone pass a Kleenex please?
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha......no Pro for you!
"Based upon its sales performance in 2002 Mazda is the third best selling import brand in Canada"
Ok, so it's just sales #s, but why does Mazda USA do so poorly?
Dinu
But some day we'll be saying, "Better ingredients...better cars...Papa Mazda!"
fowler3
I'm gonna try changing my own oil 'cause I drive alot of miles and haven't been doing it regularly because of the cost. I'm just wanting to know if everything is pretty obvious once I get under my 99 Pro. (btw, I'll be using the rhino ramps) Is the oil drain plug easy to spot? I assume I can use an regular oil filter wrench, eh? Any tips or tricks?
Thanks
Be sure to take off or loosen the oil refill cap on top of the engine first. It'll help drain the engine a little faster.
The filter seems a bit larger than a regular oil filter wrench (sorry, I haven't measured mine), but you can fit it over enough that it'll work. I got a short socket wrench handle so I can actually turn it without hitting anything. When you take off the old filter, be sure to put enough towels/rags under it to catch the oil that spills out to contain it.
When you put the new filter on, smear a little fresh oil over the rubber gasket on the filter.
Better ingredients...better Mazda...Papa Ford!
Yeah, I think I'd buy another.
And Proteges didn't really have incentives all the time, though we'll see a lot of that now that the successor is coming out soon.
Speaking of overly large vehicles, how about that snack bar commercial where the guy showing off his new Excursion/Hummer hybrid crushes his garage as he tries to park in it, and then the guy on the sidewalk smiles as he takes a bite out of his snack bar? Punchline is something about a satisfying crunch.
I did find a nice 98 Protege for less than $5000. Wanna check it out this weekend probably.
Of course, I headed straight for the Mazdaspeed Protege, even though it was the longest line. I figured if I was going to get kicked out of the event right away, I wanted it to be in that car. As I was waiting in line, I noticed that a lot of people can't drive manual very well. Way too much gas, way too much clutch. Some poor kid stalled the Miata 6sp two times and then they kicked him out of the Miata. The Mazdaspeed Protege didn't look that fast, but people were taking it kinda easy on it. I wasn't going to take it easy. I didn't do any burnouts or anything, but I was going as fast as I possibly could around the little course. I scared myself through the slalom, but I didn't hit any cones. One of the corners was really tight, so I ripped it out of the corner in first gear. It's a pretty solid little ride and the turbo makes it fun.
When I was done, one of the workers came over and said with a smile on his face: "Do that again and you'll be racing the go-karts".
fowler3