Hi Guys,

I walked out to my car this morning and saw a flat tyre. Rear right. I have 17" on my car but the spare is the stock 15" that was originally on the car.

1)Would it be OK to put the 15 on the rear with the other side still on 17's?
2)Don't think i will be able to drive 100kmph with this situation right? My work is a 30km drive.

3)Just out of curiosity, what tyre pressure do you guys use on the rear and fronts with 17" tyres. The sticker said 32 and 28 for stock wheels.
thanks guys

i just broke down at the traffic lights on mill point road freeway exit with some cops behind me. they laughed at me while i tried to push the car off the road with my non licensed mother trying to steer it lol. its not getting a spark but it turns over , my dads friend helped us figure how to test the spark and he said if it doesnt get a spark the computer in it has gone , i never knew they had a computer to control that. so i figured before i start to scrap the old girl ive come to the know it alls of for there thoughts ? . its a 1991 626 GD.

regards
frogger

Hi.

Im looking at getting a MS II from DIY auto tune, including the Jim Stim stimulator for testing, and was wondering who else was interested in getting a squirt, with a possible bulk buy to get going. This sort of setup below is for the 2nd Gens, with the intention of using a IAT sensor and wideband for tuning.

Price break down for a single unit is below.

Item Source Cost (US)

• Megasquirt II kit with PCB DIY Auto Tune $247
• MK-PWMIAC kit DIY Auto Tune $7
• JimStim Stimulator DIY Auto Tune $59
• IAT Sensor DIY Auto Tune $22.25
• Aluminium Bung for IAT Sensor DIY Auto Tune $9
• DB35 Plug Worldwide Electronics $4
• DB35 Socket Worldwide Electronics $4
• Vidaflex RS Components $5
• Bosch LSU 4.2 Ebay $80
• Jaycar Wideband Controller Jaycar $30

Total (DIY Auto Tune) AUD Including shipping 489
Total Inc extra parts AUD $613

Now there are several other options you can go down.

You can purchase:

• Pre Made MS-II
• LC-1 Wideband O2 Controller + Sensor (199US)
• MS Harness ($60US)
• Jim Stim (or im happy to loan mine out for a small fee)
• Relay Board upgrade kit

At the moment im just gauging peoples interest, but im interested to see if anyone else is definitly interested in purchasing

Hooookkkk..so....

Have had this problem over the last month or so, but never took much notice as I only drive the 626 on weekends now.

I get a rattling sound from the timing belt region, towards the rear of the engine. Gets louder under the throttle.

Once the car gets to normal operating temperature, it stops and the car is fine.

Any ideas?

Edit: I just noticed my spelling fail in the title...can a mod please fix that? :p

Hi guys, new here and need advice. While I'm not a mazda owner ( dont flame me) I am a fan of their engines. I have a Kia sportage and was thinking of going down the stroker road, but, if a F2T engine will bolt straight in why would I go through the drama of stroking the FE3. I'm after torque not RPM. What do you guys/gals reckon ??

Cheers.

PS, I might have a FE3 for sale depending on the advice

hey guys my car overheated yesterday in a strange way , i was driving along and water came splashing into my feet and the passengers side foot area, then the car temp gauge went max, after i pulled over and let it sit for 10 mins and checked the water levels it drove 40km or so without problems.

then lastnight i got about 1km down the road and it was heating up again.

now thismorning my dad went out and put water in the radiator and was calling me an idiot for not doing that lol "note i know nothing about cars", but we are both stumped as to where this water came from. it was coming out of the aircon foot vents all up maybe just under a lt of water. my dad said the aircon runs on gas so its not from that ?

so what do u guys think ?

regards
frogger

my mx6 has a speed limiter in 5th gear, does anyone know of a good way of getting rid of it. i was wondering if there was a sensor on the gearbox that could be bypassed to stop the ecu from knowind what gear its in

We are having a tx5 club meet up/dinner this coming Saturday night in Melbourne, any mx6.com people that want to come are more than welcome!

LOCATION : Knox City Shopping Centre/Knox Tavern
425 Burwood Highway, Wantirna South, VIC 3152 (see awesome map below)

TIME/DATE : November 7th. 7pm in the car park, 7:30 we'll wander over to Knox Tavern and find a nice big table (possibly pre booked). We can have dinner and decide wether or not to go for a bit of a drive afterwards.

If you're interested post here so we can get a rough idea of numbers.

Hi all, I am finally in a position where I am saving some money again, and I intend on blowing it all on sorting my old 6.

For those of you in Perth that have seen possible the filthiest midnight blue 2g MX6.... well that's me. You see, the "Dirty Mexican" as it has become known, used to reside in the harsh sun and weather, and as such, is looking a lot worse for wear. The clear coat started to peel, rust bubbles started raising up on the sunroof. And for a moment I felt motivated enough to learn to paint the Mexican myself, sanding down the bonnet, boot and bumpers....aaaand... that's it. I have since lost that motivation and am looking to get it professionally sorted out.

So I put it to you guys, where do I go and who do I contact regarding getting a respray (as the hidden painted areas in the door sills and under the bonnet are all still mint condition - I figure it would be most sensible to just get the same colour). Also, is it possible to grind down the rust, patch it up and spray over it? What kind of costs would I be looking at to do all this roughly? And one last question, the black seals around the windows has all but dried up, cracked, and fallen off - where would I go for some nice resealing?

Appreciate your help in getting the Mexican across the border!

me again , i found a guy that has 2 323 turbos JV11 and JV13 or something like that he wants $30 for each. would there be any point putting one on a auto , i can change gears manualy fine and smooth so thats y im wondering if its worth it. or would a 323 turbo go on a 626 :S i assumed so

would 2008 mazda 3 hatchback rims fit a 1991 626 GD by any chance ?

or does anyone know where i can get some cheap wheels from, i need new tires but the rims i have dont seem worth it and $1400 for some rims and tires seems stupid.

regards
frogger

Ok the car doesnt start - here is the background.

the noise from my gearbox thats been there all year finally got rather loud and then the car died (fortunately on the driveway). Pulled the box out to find a completely stuff bearing, no matter, put a different box in.

Reconnect everything, fire the car, starts first go. Turn it off and go pack up then come back to give it a test drive. Starts first go and I drove it for about 5km. Turned the car off and came back inside, got changed and went back down to the car (was going out). Turn the key and it splutters horribly and no start. Try again it starts, splutters and dies. Didnt have time to fiddle then so jumped in a different car.

Today tried again, wont even splutter now, just cranks.

Spark is good

Fuel is good.

battery charge was low so dumped it on charge, came back later, no go again. Still lots of cranking though.

The cranking does sound different though, instead of a sound which has a clear rhythm and beat to it its almost a constant sound.

Wondered if it was the starter motor so dumped my spare one in - no difference.


Pulled codes and got an interesting result - turned the key and the LED came on, never turned off. So no flashes, nothing, just constantly on.


Checked all electrical connections and vacuum lines and couldnt find a problem


I have no idea what it could be since the car was running and then after a couple mins wouldnt start....

Any ideas???


thanks!

as the title states

i went to the mazda dealer the other day for a cam cover gasket

so i was curious and asked for a trade in on the mazda 6


the guy looked at my car and said paint the bonnet and fix both gaurds

i said ok whats that got to do with a trade in?

he told me hang on to it for a few more years i said why and he never told me

just wondering if anyone else got told this

in question my car is a 1988 mazda 626 turbo it was originaly auto but got the manual transplant

this is the beast

i cant read the left hand side of the display on my 97 models climate control, does anyone know what can be done about it

Hello one and all!!

My power steering pump is on the fritz but lets face it i dont really care. My question is can i remove power steering easily from my car? I much rather no power steering anyways so this does work in my favour.

If i did stop/remove power steering would this affect my road worthy if i went for one? Also would it require a mod plate? Surely no but its best to check. If its easy ill do it this weekend when i fit my new speedo cable.

Thanks for the help everyone, and all you QLDers out there remember to be careful of snakes at wreckers around this time of the year. Saw a massive brown snake at yatala wreckers today. Needless to say i shit myself :p