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96 MX6 V6 5 speed
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Anti Lock Brakes ?
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tjvjr started following "what I Did Wrong With My Car" Thread, Mazda 626 Mx-6 Probe 2.0L Fs Megasquirt And Microsquirt, 2001 Mazda 626 I4 Problems and 1 other
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Thanks for the link .
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Nice.Glad you've gotten the issues sorted out. Where did you find the strut brace , Looks good .
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A Solution For Heater Controls Not Switching
tjvjr replied to tjvjr's topic in Tutorials & How To Guides
Glad you got it sorted out. Seem all The Mx6/626s I have had needed this fix . -
What was it Clarkson called them on TopGear ...Bonusiers...I cant spell it but some may remember.
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Glad to hear it........
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Good point.. Here are a couple of good links the help you get a start. Bear in mind the MX6/626/Probe have the same drivetrain . 1.http://forums.probetalk.com/showthread.php?t=1701257895 2.http://forums.probetalk.com/showthread.php?t=1701026318
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Have a look at the inside of you wheels and check for fluid ( leaking wheel cylinder ) and check lines ect. If it has been some time since your pads have been replaced wear could account for some missing fluid .
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So idle gets rough when under electrical load ? Some drop is normal but the IAC is supposed to compensate , has it (IAC) been cleaned ?
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You could have lost coolant leading to the fans not working due to the CTS/Fan switch being "dry" . Make sure you aren't loosing water and do check the grounds. Do a compression / leak down test if possible .
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Not all do as far as I know. So far I have ran upon it on Hyundai's as well. My scanner has 2 options , 1. Engine/poweretrain 2. transmission when I setup the scanner car specific. It does it on OBDII generic as well on some cars .
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Hopefully it"s ok but some scanners have a selection to just check for transmission codes , hopefully his did.
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The OD light flashing is indicating you have a problem and stores codes that can be retrieved just like when the check engine light flashes. You can have stored transmission only codes and no check engine light on , just OD flashing to let you know. It could be a sensor or shift solenoid so get it checked if possible .
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"what I Did Wrong With My Car" Thread
tjvjr replied to FADE26's topic in General Chat (Sixers Lounge)
I will probably recall more later but my most recent debacle was deciding to finish changing my daughters break pads after it got dark with a barley working flash light rather than finding or getting a good one. I put one of her pads on backwards . Thankfully she notice it immediately , I turned it the right way round , no damage done ......Still embarrassing . Ahh another one , I was drilling a small hole in my radiator support and drilled right into the wiring harness ......poor lil MX6 would try to start itself with any movement of the key/switch and the starter would keep running. I final -
Many things can cause a rough idle , do you have a check engine light on ?