Have a 2000 Mazda Protege ES with 127k on it Check engine light keeps coming on so took it to Autozone where they hooked it up to analyzer Error codes suggest something abt bad valve guides! Can bad valve guides cause this light to come on?

Looing for a reliable shop to work on my ac in the Atlanta area. Looking for one off of Peachtree Industiral or Buford Hwy outside of 285. Work in that area and since most shops are not open on weekends need to be able to drop it off and still go to work.

PLEASE HELP MY MK1 MIATA HEADLIGHTS ARE POPING UP ON THERE OWN ..EVEN WHEN CAR NOT IN USE SOMETIMES LEFT SOMETIMES RIGH EVERY NOW AND THEN BOTH..HAVE BOUGHT A NEW RELAY BUT NO CHANGE AND NOW BATTERY HAS TO BE CHARGED EVERY DAY AS SOMETHING IS CAUSING IT TO RUN FLAT STRAIGHT AWAY. I THINK...

Hi If anyone is interested. I had been looking for NGK spark plug wire for my 2001 for some time and had been unable to find them. Finally, I called NGK and was referred to NGK Canada which had them listed. The two wire set is NGK-ZE76(5659) and the coil boots are NGK-CPB-Z003(58914) I purchased...

Frequently Asked Questions 1. How does a rotary engine work? 2. What's a boinger? 3. Why does a rotary engine make as much power as a boinger twice its size? 4. Why does a Renesis make so much more power than prior rotaries? 5. How reliable is a rotary engine? 6. Is the rotary...

http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/2007/112_news0700212_dodge_demon_concept/ Anyone think they are on the rigth track to produce a Miata killer?

Can anyone help? My Miata bogs down when I release the clutch into first, it struggles for a bit, then gives me the acceleration I'm used to. Every other gear transition is fine. NOTE: this situations only happens when I'm driving my car "gently", i.e a standard traffic start/stop. Thanks.

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/320790197.html Doesn't even have a HUGE TAK.

Anyone have experience or knowledge with one of these devices? It cost abt $90 and connect to the data port of your car and helps diagnose any problems. My 2000 Mazda Protege check engine light keeps coming on and the dealer wants $120 JUST to hook the analyzer up to it!!

Hello everyone. For those of you who missed out before, this series is about me learning to downshift (CGGW is my first stick-shift car). Right now where I'm at is, I've gotten to the point where I can do 3-2, 4-3, and 5-4 downshifts with reasonable rev-matching, but they aren't automatic like...

My 2000 Mazda Protege is smoking blue smoke at start up until it warms up and then it clears up. Has abt 127k on it and I am the 1st owner and have taken great care of this car What is likely cause? Valve guides? Ring job? I was hoping this car would NOT develop such major wear at 127k. is...

Next door neighbor just picked up a 1972 RX2. 180k on the first engine. The second engine he's got 20k on. I heard it the other morning... there is no mistaking the sound of that rotary (I had an RX7) and I had to go look. It's in very nice condition. Pictures of it...

Here is a link to some pictures I took of my neighbors new 1972 RX2. It's got 20k on the second engine..he got 180k from the first. Check out the wheels. I miss my RX7! http://www.jkf194.com/rx2.htm

I am hoping that some of you might have some suggestions about a good diagnostic scanner/code reader for my 2002 LS 6 speed. Not that it matters, but it has everything on her but a rear spoiler and the 6 disc changer. I'm not 100% certain (I'm sure another enthusiast can set me straight) but I...

Hi, my long awaited short block got home yesterday and looking at the manual, it says to mount the engine on its left side at the ps bracket...that seems a bit odd as I have always seen engines mounted via the back end. does it matter? it seems better to go for the back end...also what size...

The check engine light came on for the second time in my 7-month old MX-5. It was caused by a fuel filler cap that didn't seal tightly - even after "click-click-click-click" tightening. Filler cap replaced under warranty by the local dealer. The service manager said they replace fuel filler...

Folks; See http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/fashion/12cars.html?_r=1&oref=slogin for the whole story, but the gist of it is that some cars are seen as "gay" and the Miata is one of them. Other gay cars are the Volkswagen Beetle, Mini Cooper, and Subaru Outback. Does it make sense to you to say...

Is a roll bar really needed ? Which make is actually protective, and won't interfere with my 1996 soft top with glass window? Aren't most of the roll bars available just decorative & don't really protect the driver in the event of a roll over? Aren't roll overs extremely rare in such a low riding...

Last Friday I got onto the Garden State Parkway (in Northern NJ) to begin my drive back down to Tampa. As I pulled away from the toll booth and accelerated to about 60, the car to my left veered into my lane. The only thing that I could do was move to the right... really I just reacted and...

Greetings and Felicitations! Due to the death of my wife's beater, we are now happy owners of an '03 Shinsen (#711). We got it at wholesale price (local to central Indiana). I've been doing a little research and reading about the various things that can be done (and some that should be done) to...