mazda protege 2003 help:heavy idle issue

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01-17-2011, 08:10 PM

chevy

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mazda protege 2003 help:heavy idle issue

the car idles very heavily when shift is in drive position.
with foot on the brake,transmission in drive i hear a sort of rattle with the idle.
anyone can assist??

01-18-2011, 02:41 PM

matmanrocksu69

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u have n idle problem.it might need a tune up or even as simple as an air filter

01-29-2011, 08:49 PM

darkstar4100

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your motor is under a heavy load, how old is the car? it might be time for a tranny flush, cause transmitions have filters in them it might be time to have it changed