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Mazda Protege Won't Idle Properly - Please Help!
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sailorphyn
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Jun 15, 2006, 12:42 AM
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Mazda Protege Won't Idle Properly - Please Help!
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So I recently took my car into Pep Boys with a check engine light. The car was running absolutely fine, so the engine light was more than an annoyance than anything else. They tell me I need to clean the EGR valve, which I do, and get an engine tuneup, which I also do. I leave pep boys about $600 poorer, and then find that my car has trouble idling when in park or at a stoplight, a problem I did not have before they made the repair. It doesn't stall, but it sputters/struggles. Naturally, I bring the car back and they spend several hours trying to figure out the problem. The mechanic that did the original work goes back over everything, and gets back to me saying they can't do anything about it, nor can they figure out the problem, but that it might be an intake manifold leak and I should take it to the dealership. Needless to say I'm a little pissed since this seems to be a little bit too much of a cooincidence. My question is, is there any way that my current problem and the work they recently did to my car are related?
Thank you for your help!
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jun 15, 2006, 2:05 AM
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Re: Mazda Protege Won't Idle Properly - Please Help!
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Say What??
1. That's a lot of $ for a tune up! What did they do? Replace?
2. If this condition happened right away after the work it is too coincidental and for them to tell you they don't know is nuts. Even if they don't they owe you to get it diagnosed even if they have to send it out.
I did have a problem with one that was the connection of a bunch of wires to the air filter assy. That car wouldn't idle at all and needed a new connector and the plug that was somewhat broken when I got it but not available fast and I did get it back to ok again.
Good luck and please let us know what is found, T
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