Hi everyone,ok first of all i am not a Mazda fan and over here in SA these cars spare parts are very expensive,double than my Bmw.Mazda protege over here are known as Mazda Etude.My story? Ok i will tell you.My girlfriend have a Mazda Etude 1.6 Sei 2002 model.The problem is that the car has blown the engine top as a direct result from a defective waterpump.Now.....I have replaced every defective part,the valve timing is as it should be i've checked this about 1000 times,all the wires are connected in place where they should be,there's fuel supply,spark but the stupid thing will not start.It cranks ok,sound like it wants to but ...nothing.So is there anybody...please help me.I'm struggling for weeks now with this car...feel like i can put a match to it..

 

You're going to bash the car and the brand, yet you still expect people to help you?

 

Well bro...I'm not bashing anything,if you think so thats your problem..i've saw on your profile that you are a bitt young so i can understand that you feel like that towards me..I know that the brand is good but over here the agent network make me feel like i do..for instance..the gasketset had to be returned 4 times because of people not doing the job as they should be...ordering parts for a 1997 model insteed of a 2002 model..its a struggle to get parts for the car and when you actualy receive it you pay an arm and a leg for the stuff..the information for the car on the net is not even worth downloading..i can tell you lot of other stuff but i will leave it there..And that my dear young friend is just criticism thats all and i take that everyday because i drive a bmw,i just laugh at people who say i think i'm beter...i'm not,taste are not the same and we all learn to take criticism,and as i've said your still young and one day you will learn to do so mate..

 

Let's take this apart:

-Yes, I'm young, likely younger than you. So what? Obviously age doesn't grant writing ability...

-Ordering the wrong parts for a car and then installing (when the correct ones finally come) incorrectly is not the fault of the Protege or Mazda. It's the fault of the imbecile with the wrench.

-It's not worth downloading the info? Well then, if you're going to think like that, then get rid of the car.

-Why did you bring up the superiority image? I didn't. However, you have showed that you think like a lot of BMW drivers. Wonder if you set off Clarkson's "cockometer."

Roll you eyes at yourself. Just because I'm young doesn't mean I have my head up my *** like you.

 

HAHAHAHA Feeling offened hey,well listen lad i have said what i needed to say.You obviously can't read...read again what i wrote and then when you are sure you understand,then and only then say whats on your mind because you don't know what your talking about...Beer and only to much of it makes you dum and brave,porno makes you think your a god,and now you drive a mazda aswell.So let the grownups talk to each other please,go and get yourself a icecream and watch cartoons like you should be ok...

 

Lighten up Francis.

I believe VB's point is that you started your thread with "First of all, I'm not a Mazda fan", then proceed to ask for help. Not a great way to win friends and influence people on a Mazda enthusiast website.

Had you simply left that first part off of your initial posting, I'm sure the response would have been different.

With the internet being what it is today, I find it hard to believe that any parts are really that difficult to get if you do a little research before you order. (To avoid parts mix-ups, I make it a habit of having the part # of the part that I need, not just a description.)

And if the information available on the internet is so worthless, why are you asking for help here again? I guess the information available on the internet must be a step above that which is available in South America.

 

I'm not going to even bother getting arrgravated with this idiot anymore, Scott. He thinks he knows everything; apparently he's got my life pinned to the tee (or so he thinks).

If I were a mod, I'd ban your ignorant ***. That's the end of it.

 

I saw this last night and just knew it would get out of hand fast.
As SST said, starting a new relationship here, or anywhere saying you dislike the subject at hand is not the way to win friends. On the other hand, I understand that Mazdas are not your thing, but being it's your gf's car you are expected come up with some solutions.

That said, let's just get back to normal and see if anybody has any ideas what might be wrong with his gf's car and help him out, OK? That's one of the reasons we are here.

BTW Scott, seen Stripes recently?
The sign on my dust pan at works says, Touch my stuff and I kill you!!

 

Ok....Virgin 1,i admitt it was wrong to put it in that way.The thing is that i am very frustrated with this car...And i didn't order the parts the agents did,they have orderd it wrong...This is South Africa bro,things are done in another way tha'n what you are use to in the statesBelieve me parts for that car is very scares over here.I have all the parts for it now and i just need it to get going because my girlfriend need it for work.I've spotted an earthwire on thats loose on the engine mounting,do you think this could be the problem.

 

No matter how hard anyone tries to convince me that air cooled Volkswagens are easy to work on, you can't prove it by me. Simply engineered, yes, but I find it hard to get anything right on them by my hand.
My wife had a '72 Beetle when I met her that she absolutely loved and I tried my best to straighten it out for her, even though my heart was not in it. So I can understand your frustration w/Mazdas.