god darnit.... Maybe i should have taken it to the shop. Im replacing the coils now but man I broke some kind of clip for one of the hoses. It goes into the accordian it is the most bottom clip. It was sideways and to pull it out I bent it too much (its my first time). Its only the clip thats broke but I really dont know what to do.... Has any one done this what should I do now??? Do I have to get it towed and service or is there any easy fix for this....?

 

Super glue and black nasty then drive to the dealer for a new one if you cannot get a ride. They should only be a few $s

 

Do you know what hose that is?

 

That L shape thing breaks easily, u can get another one at dealership, just tell them to look at the air cleaner part of fsm. It cost like 7 to 10 bux

 

Is there any kind of short-term temporary fix for this? I actually was able to start the car up (because I just wanted to test the new starter/battery), but I am sure its not great for the car. Is there any kind of fix I can do for this temporarily? I need to go on a road trip Thursday and its doubtful the part will be in by then. Itll basically be 2.5 hours of highway driving. I really dont even know what that hose is for. Any one have this issue before or know a short term fix for it?

 

think of it as a connector. just connect the soft rubber hose into the intake tube.

without it, you will have a HUGE vacuum leak, not only will your ECU goes crazy (cuz it will have a hard time adjusting the correct AF ratio), if u leave it alone, it will suck quite a lot of dust into your engine.

Well, if u have some high temp glue u can glue it up, then use some high temp tape and warp 20 layers on the broken part. but it's really a temporary solution.

most Mazda dealer should be able to get a part in a day, cuz they almost always overnight their **** (cuz their service department needs a lot of parts), adding your 0.1 lbs of part will not increase their shipping cost.

 

duck tape
sorry I had to just watched the Red Green show

 

thank you. I actually started it up a few times just to make sure my new battery/starter were working, and it was great on the first startup. Then once I turned it off after about 5-7 minutes I said I'd leave it alone till I could replace the part. Well I had to start it back up again just to move it, and it took like 10-12 seconds to start, and then the CEL came on with a code of "system too lean". Im assuming thats because of the hose being disconnected, so I'll wait for the correct part to come in. I dont want to hurt the engine.

By the way.... not to troll for replies or anything but... (and I know its a stupid question im sorry). Are either of these two ways the correct way to put a shifter boot on? It has a snap on the top of it which seems odd if folded down, and goes over the bottom of the shifter if left unfolded. Is there a small secret to these or something I'm missing?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...5/IMG_5895.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...5/IMG_5896.jpg

 

yep had this same problem broke the plastic nipple that slides into the accordian tube..dealer did not have it in stock. It is a $8 part..got it in half a day..Good luck.

 

Like I said, u will get a HUGE vacuum leak that's why you get the System too lean code (it could mean a lot of things too, but HUGE Vacuum leak is the major cause)

Just wait for the part to come. should take no longer than a day.


you can install it whatever you want. if u don't want to see the button just face it forward.

 

Thanks all. I am pretty darn happy with the results from new wires/coils/plugs/starter.

It works great!

But I've never been more scared than when It took 10-12 seconds to start it yesterday lol. I will never drive/start it without everything 100% connected/ready to go again.

 

Hoes always be broke. . .

 

and nipples always be connected?

 

Do you mean hoes or hose? lol