Mazda 323 Troubleshooting Guide and Maintenance Reference

[jodski]

9) Suspension and steering systems

Note Before diagnosing suspension or steering faults, be sure that the trouble is not due to incorrect tyre pressures, mixtures of tyre types or binding brakes

Vehicle pulls to one side
* Defective tyre
* Excessive wear in suspension or steering components
* Incorrect front wheel alignment
* Accident damage to steering or suspension components

Wheel wobble and vibration
* Front roadwheels out of balance (vibration felt mainly through the steering wheel)
* Rear roadwheels out of balance (vibration felt throughout the vehicle)
* Roadwheels damaged or distorted
* Faulty or damaged tyre
* Worn steering or suspension joints, bushings or components
* Wheel bolts loose

Excessive pitching and/or rolling around corners or during breaking
* Defective shock absorbers
* Broken or weak coil spring and/or suspension component
* Worn or damaged anti-roll bar or mountings

Wandering or general instability
* Incorrect front wheel alignment
* Worn steering or suspension joints, bushes or components
* Roadwheel out of balance
* Faulty or damaged tyre
* Wheel bolts loose
* Defective shock absorbers

Excessively stiff steering
* Lack of steering gear lubrication
* Seized tie-rod end balljoint or suspension balljoint
* Broken or incorrectly adjusted power steering pump drivebelt (where fitted)
* Incorrect front wheel alignment
* Steering rack or column bent or damaged

Excessive play in steering
* Worn steering column universal joint(s) or intermediate coupling
* Worn steering tie-rod end and balljoints
* Worn rack and pinion steering gear
* Worn steering or suspension joints, bushes or components

Lack of power assistance (where equipped)
* Broken or incorrectly adjusted power steering pump drivebelt
* Incorrect power steering fluid level
* Restriction in power steering fluid hoses
* Faulty power steering pump
* Faulty rack and pinion steering gear

Tyre wear excessive
Tyres worn on inside or outside edges
* Tyres underinflated (wear on both edges)
* Incorrect camber or castor angles (wear on one edge only)
* Worn steering or suspension joints, bushes or components
* Excessively hard cornering
* Accident damage

Tyre threads exhibit feathered edges
* Incorrect toe setting

Tyres worn in centre of thread
* Tyres overinflated

Tyres worn unevenly
* Tyres out of balance
* Excessive wheel or tyre run out
* Worn shock absorbers
* Faulty tyre

[jodski]

10) Electrical System
Note For problems associated with the starting system, refer to the faults listed in the "Engine" heading earlier in this section

Battery will not hold a charge for more than a few days
* Battery defective internally
* Battery electrolyte level low
* Battery terminal connections loose or corroded
* Alternator drivebelt worn or incorrectly adjusted
* Alternator not charging in correct output
* Alternator or voltage regulator faulty
* Short cuirtcuit causing continual battery drain

Ignition warning light remains illuminated with engine running
* Alternator drivebelt broken, worn or incorrectly adjusted
* Alternator brushes worn, sticking or dirty
* Alternator brush springs weak or broken
* Internal fault in alternator or voltage regulator
* Broken, disconnected or loose wiring in charging circuit

Ignition warning light fails to come on
* Warning light bulb blown
* Broken, disconnected or loose wiring in warning light circuit
* Alternator faulty

Lights inoperative
* Bulb blown
* Corrosion of bulb or bulbholder contacts
* Blown fuse
* Faulty relay
* Broken, loose or disconnected wiring
* Faulty switch

Instrument readings inaccurate or erratic

Instrument readings increase with speed
* Faulty voltage regulator

Fuel or temperature guage give no reading
* Faulty gauge sender unit
* Wiring open circuit
* Faulty gauge

Fuel or temperature guages give continuous maximum reading
* Faulty gauge sender unit
* Wiring short circuit
* Faulty gauge

Horn inoperative or unsatisfactory in operation

Horn operates all the time
* Horn push either earthed or stuck down
* Horn cable or horn push earthed

Horn fails to operate
* Blown fuse
* Cable or cable connections loose, broken or disconnected
* Faulty horn

Horn emits intermittent or unsatisfactory sound
* Cable connections loose
* Horn mountings loose
* Faulty horn

[jodski]

Windscreen/tailgate wipers inoperative or unsatisfactory in operation

Wiper fails to operate or operate very slowly
* Wiper blades stuck to screen or linkage seized or binding
* Blown fuse
* Cable or cable connections loose, broken or disconnected
* Faulty relay
* Faulty wiper motor

Wiper blades sweep over too large or too small an area of the glass
* Wiper arms incorrectly positioned on spindles
* Excessive wear of wiper linkage
* Wiper motor or linkage mountings loose or insecure

Wiper blades fail to clean glass effectively
* Wiper blades worn or perished
* Wiper arm tension springs broken or arm pivots seized
* Insufficient windscreen washer additive to adequately remove road film

Windscreen/tailgate washers inoperative or unsatisfactory in operation

One or more washer jets inoperative
* Blocked washer jet
* Disconnected, kinked or restricted fluid hose
* Insufficient fluid in washer reservoir

Washer pump fails to operate
* Broken or disconnected wiring or connections
* Blown fuse
* Faulty washer switch
* Faulty washer pump

Washer pump runs for some time before fluid is emitted from jets
* Faulty one way valve in fluid supply hose

Electric windows inoperative or unsatisfactory in operation

Window glass will only move in one direction
* Faulty switch

Window glass slow to move
* Incorrectly adjusted door glass guide channels
* Regulator seized or damaged or in need of lubrication
* Door internal components or trim fouling regulator
* Faulty motor

Window glass fails to move
* Incorrectly adjusted door glass guide channels
* Blown fuse
* Faulty relay
* Broken or disconnected wiring or connections
* Faulty motor

[jodski]

Thread title revised thanks to the assistance of clavel3699 :thanx:

[santos12123]

sir my problema po ata suspension ko ... btw i have mazda 323 1995 model.. meron po na kalampag pag sa lubak po meron po sound sa front left side na click click click and pag nasa sementado po na daan nawawala sya.. ano po ba problema ng sasakyan ko?

[jodski]

sir my problema po ata suspension ko ... btw i have mazda 323 1995 model.. meron po na kalampag pag sa lubak po meron po sound sa front left side na click click click and pag nasa sementado po na daan nawawala sya.. ano po ba problema ng sasakyan ko?

I can't really tell since yang ganyang problem needs to be checked talaga sa isang shop to find out the real cause... pwede kasi na baka may bolt lang na maluwag or may bushing na durog na... marami possibilities... have it checked sa Servitek nearest you for diagnosis since free naman sa kanila ang mag check or any shop that you trust.

[santos12123]

I can't really tell since yang ganyang problem needs to be checked talaga sa isang shop to find out the real cause... pwede kasi na baka may bolt lang na maluwag or may bushing na durog na... marami possibilities... have it checked sa Servitek nearest you for diagnosis since free naman sa kanila ang mag check or any shop that you trust.

ung sa bushings po pinalitan na.. and then sabi daw po ng mechanic dto samin wheel bearing daw po problema .. and meron dn po akong na encounter na ibang problema.. pag naga break po ako then my sounds tok tok tok tok.. then pag di kona inapakan break nawawala nmn sys ..

[TSalangsang]

sir pacheck mo mga ball joints at papalitan mo na rin ang mga rubber bushings upper and lower

[yopeyd]

Patulong nadin po, mine is Mazda 323 Gen 1.

Patulong lang po sana sa Wiring series ng Horn Button sa Steering wheel. kung ano po ang kelangan magka connect. Meron po kasi mga missing connection at wire yata.

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Image 2.1

[jodski]

Yung putol na wire sa image 2.1 nakakabit yun sa screw sa taas.

You just need to use a steel brush and sandpaper sa mga parts na may kalawang sa image 1 pati na yung platesa image 2...

Hindi agad kumakagat horn kapag ganyan kadami kalawang nyan
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[yopeyd]

yung image 1.1, saan po nakakonek.

[jodski]

^ as far as i can recall walang wire nakakabit dyan dahil yung plate ang lalapat...
If i have time at sinipag ako sa weekend i will check that
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[repairdata]

For share lang po with regards to the Maintenance specific to Mazda 323

I'm currently transferring the manual that I have para mas madali mag set ng schedule kaysa looking at the paper

You may or may not agree with the items listed so choose what suits you best. On my part kasi hindi ako agree sa listed na every 10K oil change interval

Basta may free time, I will update this thread

To the mods, kindly transfer this to the proper category kung mali

Thanks

nice.
there was a time.Thanks