Recent content by mazda323

Hi all A friend of mine has a 2004 Corolla with about 94 ooo km and his mechanic notified him that his rear drums have slight groves on them. His question is, should he get these machined out? If yes, should he also get new pads for the rear. He was told that he should because the drums with...

The thing that I don't understand is that the car is able to start after I've boosted it and ran it for a half hour. I'm able to turn the engine off and started it again. Howevere, if I wait an hour or two it will not start. confused? BTW I've bought a multimeter. what do I do know?

Well I've bought the Corolla and thanks out to everyone who helped me. I'm trying to get rid of the mazda now, however the battery, starter or altenator is giving me a fit. Here's the scope. I tried starting the car two days ago however there wasn't enough juice in the battery to crank the...

Wow, 50 posts! I wasn't expecting much interest in my thread, but I'd like to thank all those who took their time to share their opinions. Your feedback really helped me make a decision. I've decided to go with a Corolla. I have one more thing to ask. I hope I'm not out of line doing so. I...

It's time to let my baby go, however it seems like no one wants to buy it. I was thinking of trying to give it away to a charity in exchange for a tax rebate. I was wondering if anyone on this board could pass on some info to me about this. Remember, I live in the Toronto, Ontario area. Hope...

After 7 years and 300 000 kms, it's time to let my Mazda go. I'm in the market for a new car, however I can't make a decision between the Toyota Corolla or the Honda Civic. I was wondering if anyone here could give me some advice so that I can finally make my decision. Anything would do, such...

Thanks to everyone who helped out with my post and the humming noise. It was my bearings and the problem has been fixed. Like I said, thank you for taking the time to post. My question now regards rustproofing on the cheap. My car has 250 000k and I'm under no illusion that it's days are...

Thanks for the help gentlemen. Some more questions if you don't mind. Where are the actual bearings? Are they in the drive boot? I know in the back wheels, the bearings are actually in the wheel hubs, correct? Would this be the set up of removing the bearings on my 92 323...

First of all, thanks so much for helping me out. I really appreciate it. Here's some more info regarding my problem: -I'm using 'no season' tires, more specifically Bridgstones 'Taranzas' (Spelling ?) Tires are about 1 year old -There were balanced and rotated about a year ago -Car has about...

Here's the problem. I got a humming noise coming from my front tires. I just had my balancing done about a few weeks ago. Could that be the problem? I also noticed that not all 4 tires have those balancing metal tags. Could one have fallen off? Or could it be my front bearings? any help would...

It's running now. Yes, I did install a new castrol oil filter also. As for the Rx, lets say it was coming out in blobs. What about the increased smoke coming out of the tail pipe? Can anyone answer that? thanks [ November 16, 2003, 09:33 PM: Message edited by: mazda323 ]

Here's the deal. Wednesday of this week I started my Auto RX process for a car with over a 100, 000 kms. I used a bottle of Auto RX and Castrol oil 10w30. Right after I finished putting it in, I started the engine. I was a bit shocked. The idling sounded horrible and there was lots of smoke...

What about a channel lock?

How appropriate that you guys are talking about screwing up an oil change? I need some help with this one. I was removing the oil plug on my mazda and because of cheap tools and my stupidity I stripped the plug. Round as a circle. I was wondering if anyone can suggest a solution to this mess...

Thanks Frank, I appreciate your help.