Stalling Mazda 323 engine

[ian_rex]

hi guys. a friend of mine owns a mazda 323 familia 98 model. medyo na nagkakaproblema na siya dahil bukod sa laklak ng gas e kapag nagpepreno e namamatayan pa ng makina. ano kaya ang problema nun?

thanks!

[mazdamazda]

ahh... the ever present idling problem of the mazda familia...

i've used to experience the same problems but was later cured by a fuel pressure regulator. caloyski also suffered the same problem was it magically disappeared one day.

even the service mechanics are at a loss on how to cure this permanently. they can fix this but after a few days it'll come back.

you can try these quick fixes:
- computer reset
- clean the throttle body
- change your spark plugs to cold ones
- tune up

[pdc2]

may have something to do rin sa electrical kse pag nag-brake ka, you consume additional electrical load then sabayan mo pa ng pag-on ng aircon/auxiliary fan. i remember before yun friend ko nagpalagay ng relay sa aux fan para ma-minimise yun fluctuation sa power pag nag-on yun aircon.

[orly_andico]

when you press the brake kasi, the computer will lean out the fuel mixture. kung medyo out of tune na makina mo, that might be sufficient para mamatay yung makina.

try nya muna tuneup. if that doesn't work, adjust niya idle (lalong lalakas yung laklak ng gas though...)

[coiter]

try mo dalhin sa signet sa commonwealth. dun ko pinagawa yung similar prob ko dati e (although balintawak autocenter pa sya nun) at naayos naman. di na bumalik yung problema kahit once o twice a yr lang ako pa change oil/tune up.

[ian_rex]

ok. i'll have it relayed to my friend. let all modesty aside, barubal kasi gumamit yun e.hehehe. kaya ayun binibigyan sya tuloy ng problema ng auto nya. ika nga "Take of your car, your car will take care of you". by comparison, let me quote sir mazdamazda, mas bata pa ang ride mo kesa dun (kilala mo ito). meron pa ngang nagiging problema yun e, sa electricals naman. yung ribbon cable underneath sa steering column. wala syang busina at the same time yung airbag non-functional na rin. sayang talaga yun. "crush" ko pa naman yung 323 nya.

[Tiny]

Originally posted by mazdamazda
ahh... the ever present idling problem of the mazda familia...

i've used to experience the same problems but was later cured by a fuel pressure regulator. caloyski also suffered the same problem was it magically disappeared one day.

even the service mechanics are at a loss on how to cure this permanently. they can fix this but after a few days it'll come back.

you can try these quick fixes:
- computer reset
- clean the throttle body
-
- tune up

What are these fixes? How do you do them?

- computer reset
- change your spark plugs to cold ones

I have the same problem and tried the other fixes, but it didn't work. Sabi ng mechanic me problem pa din sa idle, suku siya.

Work around namin ng mechanic (very nice person) ni speedyfix is to make the idle more aggressive (1k). Although 1 thousand petots/ 280+km per week gastos ko sa gas.

[mazdamazda]

ako weird ng timing ko...

pag umaga... ok... pero pag gabi... medyo nag didip ang idling kapag nilagay mo sa neutral ang clutch... then unti unti ulit siyang tataas...

pero not to the point na katulad dati na nanginginig ang makina tapos namamatayan...

quick fix? change your plugs to bkr6e... yung ang cold plugs ng ngk... kasi ang stock is bkr5e...

computer reset? um, tanggalin mo lang ang battery terminals then press the horn then ibalik mo ulit... ayun na yun...

[caloyski5]

cleaning the throttle body helped solve most of the PTP guys' idling problem..yung sakin weird talaga...im now experiencing it again...labo.. try bringing it to kia commonwealth/prince motors..the service manager there is well-read with the mazda familia

[coiter]

wierd a. is that prob common with gen2 only? or pati yung gen2.5? akin kasi gen2.5 e. once naayos sya, di na sya bumalik. di ko talaga alam kung anong ginawang ayos dun. oh well, nakatsamba cguro ako. hopefully maayos din sa lahat. good luck!