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Greetings and welcome to menders, this site was built for every owner that might need her to help keep those bills low and also keep them on the road where they belong, she is run by very passionate enthusiasts owners for passionate enthusiastic owners, see her like a on line garage, there is a lot of tech stuff hopefully explained for everyone to use, if there is something you cannot get your head around, or you feel that there is a strong walk through guide missing that needs creating by one of us or from yourselves, please let us know, we are also on false book and youtube, which as short tech vids to help, and again if you feel there is a vid that would help please get it touch.
the menders is free, but like everything there is a cost to run things and bills( we are just happy its not a heating cost), so if we have saved you hundreds, please throw a small donation in the pot so we can keep on going to carry on helping others in the same way .
*** we are currently looking for a sponsor for this year, so if you have the passion and can see this sites worth to everyone , please get in touch and step forward to help***
And thank heavens that we are now on the way back up the brighter ,warmer longer days, "come on summer", and lets see those project builds.
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Search found 43 matches
- Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:23 pm
- Forum: Problems
- Topic: High CO MOT Failure MK2 1.8 2000
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5189
Re: High CO MOT Failure MK2 1.8 2000
just been an checked my friends 2.5 at idle as i couldn't rev it up outside their house at 10:15 at night but at idle its putting out virtually the same with 2.05v at idle so i would imagine the air flow is good aswell. So can't see any other reason for this even took the engine temp out and check r...
- Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:30 pm
- Forum: Problems
- Topic: High CO MOT Failure MK2 1.8 2000
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5189
Re: High CO MOT Failure MK2 1.8 2000
Does anyone on here have a multimeter and the ability to test the maf sensor voltage at idle on their vehicle preferably a 1.8 mk2? I'm getting 2-2.1 v at idle can any one confirm what they are getting on a got working car? its the middle of the three pins on the maf sensor plug. I back probed throu...
- Thu Sep 25, 2014 5:59 pm
- Forum: recommended tools/ must haves/bargains
- Topic: What is the genuine mazda diagnostic tool for 89-2000 5's?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7051
Re: What is the genuine mazda diagnostic tool for 89-2000 5'
if i get chance i'll borrow the obd2 port from the bentley and see if anything works we'll see how it gets on :)
- Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:16 pm
- Forum: Problems
- Topic: High CO MOT Failure MK2 1.8 2000
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5189
Re: High CO MOT Failure MK2 1.8 2000
Smoke tested the exhaust so many times now it will have its own lovely lemon scent lol Less than 0.004 inch leak in the system. I still think the hc is a bit high today we had a bit more poking around pulled the plugs which were minging rust coloured half way up and inside the coil pack no four had ...
- Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:20 pm
- Forum: recommended tools/ must haves/bargains
- Topic: What is the genuine mazda diagnostic tool for 89-2000 5's?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7051
Re: What is the genuine mazda diagnostic tool for 89-2000 5'
keep reading through the manual downloaded from here and it refers to checking freeze frame data for certain parameters using the NGS tester found a pic of one but haven't seen any for sale??
Cheers for the input
Cheers for the input
- Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:57 pm
- Forum: recommended tools/ must haves/bargains
- Topic: What is the genuine mazda diagnostic tool for 89-2000 5's?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7051
What is the genuine mazda diagnostic tool for 89-2000 5's?
Right i have a pretty decent colllection of tools for playing cars and would love to have some genuine diagnostics that did more then just give you a read out of flash codes. Since i have 4 mk1's and my mate has another :) Just checked with my carman scan and it will only give codes on both mk1 and ...
- Wed Sep 24, 2014 2:07 pm
- Forum: Problems
- Topic: High CO MOT Failure MK2 1.8 2000
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5189
High CO MOT Failure MK2 1.8 2000
OK playing with this mk2 it failed its MOT and the lady owner was told it needed a cat so i fitted that for her and she went back failed with pretty much excact same readings. Found a number of exhaust leaks causing a very lean condition at the tail pipe - can now get the rest of emissions figures i...
- Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:57 pm
- Forum: Problems
- Topic: Anyone know the test specs for a mk2 coolant temp
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3692
Re: Anyone know the test specs for a mk2 coolant temp
cheers blacky Mazda mender - no aftermarket anything fitted to this car apart from the egr delete i just did cos the threads were stripped at exhaust manifold so leaking air into exhaust. Cat is new Lambda is new Does anyone know which mark on the crank pulley should line up with T on the cases when...
- Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:16 pm
- Forum: Problems
- Topic: Anyone know the test specs for a mk2 coolant temp
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3692
Re: Anyone know the test specs for a mk2 coolant temp
found this on mx5 oc can anyone confirm? Measure the resistance across the 2 terminals that are next to each other, the base of the triangle if you like. The resistance should be 2.36 - 2.53 K ohms @ 20*C and 0.56 - 0.64 K ohms @ 60*C Car has got the following figures at fast idle CO 0.8 limit 0.3 L...
- Tue Sep 23, 2014 6:27 pm
- Forum: Problems
- Topic: Anyone know the test specs for a mk2 coolant temp
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3692
Anyone know the test specs for a mk2 coolant temp
Hi from digging in wiring diagrams it appears that the engine feedback is on the rear of the head red/black wire and red/blue wire. What resistance specs are there as i can only find stuff for the mk1 i guess specs will be for 20 degrees and around 68-70. Got a mk2 that is refusing to drop its CO fo...
- Wed Apr 02, 2014 10:36 pm
- Forum: Problems
- Topic: mk1 not starting
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6933
Re: mk1 not starting
as wayne says a fault read would help this link will show how
http://www.mazda-madness.co.uk/2010/03/diagnostics-for-the-eunos/
you can get the kit easily from many places - autolink, ebay, mx5 parts
http://www.mazda-madness.co.uk/2010/03/diagnostics-for-the-eunos/
you can get the kit easily from many places - autolink, ebay, mx5 parts
- Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:04 pm
- Forum: Problems
- Topic: mk1 not starting
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6933
Re: mk1 not starting
you need to find out whether it has spark/fuel when the car is cranking and not starting. Fuel pump running doesn't mean you have injection.
Did it cut straight out or cough at all and loose power?
Did it cut straight out or cough at all and loose power?
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 11:06 pm
- Forum: Welcome desk
- Topic: Hi from the west country
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9683
Re: Hi from the west country
damn straight
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:32 pm
- Forum: Problems
- Topic: Mk2.5 Immobiliser
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10731
Re: Mk2.5 Immobiliser
good to hear its all sorted 
- Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:59 pm
- Forum: Problems
- Topic: Mk2.5 Cold start problems
- Replies: 26
- Views: 16165
Re: Mk2.5 Cold start problems
How many noggins are the meant to be on a mk2.5 crank for triggering the crank sensor? just found a cable mount dragging around by the sensor and the pulley got four noggins and a few knicked parts on the pulley. Also whats the gap meant to be for the crank sensor? 0.5 - 1.5mm i can only just squeez...
