Hey all,
Ive been a lurker on this forum as well as PT for almost a decade now. I finally have a few MX6's & enough experience to make some posts & embarress/ learn a thing or two from you internet folk.
Ill attach a few pictures below, but beware; 1 of my cars may look familiar to some people on here... Ive been blessed to know & be great friends with a fellow MX6 enthusiast who has been on this forum & PT for well over a decade. I remember reading about firing orders when he was on here building his first turbo setup back in high school. Needless to say, I am forever grateful for the friendship & the seeds of love for these beloved MX6's that my buddy planted.
Quick Car Intro:
"YIN" 1996 Mazda MX6 M edition 5spd MT -For Sale- (Bay Area California)
My black MX6 M edition has been in my family for almost 5 years now. I remember seeing the original craigslist post when I first moved to California & couldn't believe someone would let one of these beauties go for so cheap. Mind you, the condition wasn't perfect cosmetically, & the timing had been royally screwed up by a local mechanic shop that ended up returning the car to the customer as is. That gave me a perfect opportunity to score this car for what I thought was a steal at the time.
Fast forward 5 years & I finally have the time, space, patience, & experience to tackle this fix on my own. Overall reading my Chilton & doing research online took me more time then the actual repairs.
So far I have replaced the following in the last month: Timing belt, both accessory belts, timing tensioner, water pump, spark plugs, spark plug wires, disty cap, disty rotor, battery, EGR solenoid(s), & all new fluids. So far she is running like a charm & is idling well & mechanically running darn near perfect.... sadly I am tracing a CEL (P0443) for a purge control valve/circuit.
IF anyone has a 96 or newer KLDE with all emissions intact I would greatly appreciate a pic or two of your hoses & EGR valve orientation. I'm starting to think that the previous owners might've swapped a few of these when the car was at the shop. I haven't had any reason to unplug the emissions stuff so I am at a loss for how this stuff should be routed... sadly my Chilton doesn't refer to any pictures as well.
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"YANG" 1996 Mazda MX6 M edition 5spd MT
This white MX6 has only been officially mine for a little under a month or so, but I have known of this exact car & its history from about 2011 & onward.
Long story short, I remember trailering this car from the middle of Ohio back to my buddy's house back in 2011 sometime. This car was one step away from the junkyard & had suffered some severe body damage from the midwest winters.
If you know who owned this car, then you know it couldn't have had a better owner for the 7+years. All bodywork was repaired by one of the best fabricators I've ever met, while the motor & mechanical side of things were being built up by my good friend.
All in all, this car made a complete comeback & at once was arguably one of the cleanest & fasted MX6's out there. I'm not saying it was THE cleanest OR fastest, I'm just saying that it was a very respectable setup to anyone who knows anything about 4 wheels.
Fast forward to present day to me being at the right place at the right time to purchase such a gem. Having learned a ton alongside my friend it only seemed right that I save this car from being sold to someone who wouldn't have appreciated it for what it is. Needless to say, I couldn't be more stoked to have this ride as my daily driver.
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Thats the quick version of my MX6 garage, I look forward to learning along side the community & cant wait to meet some other 6 owners in person. If you live in the Bay Area or CA in general, reach out so I can start planning some weekends to meet some new wrenching buddies out west!
Ive been a lurker on this forum as well as PT for almost a decade now. I finally have a few MX6's & enough experience to make some posts & embarress/ learn a thing or two from you internet folk.
Ill attach a few pictures below, but beware; 1 of my cars may look familiar to some people on here... Ive been blessed to know & be great friends with a fellow MX6 enthusiast who has been on this forum & PT for well over a decade. I remember reading about firing orders when he was on here building his first turbo setup back in high school. Needless to say, I am forever grateful for the friendship & the seeds of love for these beloved MX6's that my buddy planted.
Quick Car Intro:
"YIN" 1996 Mazda MX6 M edition 5spd MT -For Sale- (Bay Area California)
My black MX6 M edition has been in my family for almost 5 years now. I remember seeing the original craigslist post when I first moved to California & couldn't believe someone would let one of these beauties go for so cheap. Mind you, the condition wasn't perfect cosmetically, & the timing had been royally screwed up by a local mechanic shop that ended up returning the car to the customer as is. That gave me a perfect opportunity to score this car for what I thought was a steal at the time.
Fast forward 5 years & I finally have the time, space, patience, & experience to tackle this fix on my own. Overall reading my Chilton & doing research online took me more time then the actual repairs.
So far I have replaced the following in the last month: Timing belt, both accessory belts, timing tensioner, water pump, spark plugs, spark plug wires, disty cap, disty rotor, battery, EGR solenoid(s), & all new fluids. So far she is running like a charm & is idling well & mechanically running darn near perfect.... sadly I am tracing a CEL (P0443) for a purge control valve/circuit.
IF anyone has a 96 or newer KLDE with all emissions intact I would greatly appreciate a pic or two of your hoses & EGR valve orientation. I'm starting to think that the previous owners might've swapped a few of these when the car was at the shop. I haven't had any reason to unplug the emissions stuff so I am at a loss for how this stuff should be routed... sadly my Chilton doesn't refer to any pictures as well.
"YANG" 1996 Mazda MX6 M edition 5spd MT
This white MX6 has only been officially mine for a little under a month or so, but I have known of this exact car & its history from about 2011 & onward.
Long story short, I remember trailering this car from the middle of Ohio back to my buddy's house back in 2011 sometime. This car was one step away from the junkyard & had suffered some severe body damage from the midwest winters.
If you know who owned this car, then you know it couldn't have had a better owner for the 7+years. All bodywork was repaired by one of the best fabricators I've ever met, while the motor & mechanical side of things were being built up by my good friend.
All in all, this car made a complete comeback & at once was arguably one of the cleanest & fasted MX6's out there. I'm not saying it was THE cleanest OR fastest, I'm just saying that it was a very respectable setup to anyone who knows anything about 4 wheels.
Fast forward to present day to me being at the right place at the right time to purchase such a gem. Having learned a ton alongside my friend it only seemed right that I save this car from being sold to someone who wouldn't have appreciated it for what it is. Needless to say, I couldn't be more stoked to have this ride as my daily driver.
Thats the quick version of my MX6 garage, I look forward to learning along side the community & cant wait to meet some other 6 owners in person. If you live in the Bay Area or CA in general, reach out so I can start planning some weekends to meet some new wrenching buddies out west!
