Idling issue with Protege

[Linus]

bro.. i think i face the same thing as u. but mine will drop to abt 600 rpm. at 1st was quite disturbing, scare the car will juz stall like tt. but now used to it liao...

maybe meet up for W&W, then we can exch car and see.

[Zoomprotege]

Hi, I've got the same problem. Went back to MM and they retuned the idle speed, but it continued. So in the end, they just replaced my ECU with a replacement from Japan. It worked since. Go to Mazda forum and post it under the Mazda Motors Feedback folder and attention to Philip Lu, the Customer Service manager. They are pretty helpful. Hope this helps.

[Protege]

Thanks for the info bro! Will go MM and complain and see what they do!

 

Cheers!!

[Protege]

Its not always happening to me. Anyway I will just bear with it till I got time to go MM and check.

 

I will be washing most likely on Sat. Guess you will be with partner right? Better make her happy before touching car. If not she you ah!!

 

Cheers!!

[Linus]

SAT can lah... we sms lah. sometimes got free time.

wah.. then must find time go back to MM and make noise loh....

[Protege]

No prob bro! Call you tomorrow when I am washing. As for MM, guess have to wait till next month when I am on long leave then got time to go down and talk to them.

 

Cheers!!

[Linus]

hahaha.. ok. think i will settle it b4 i go ICT next month. and the re-finance thingy too...

[Protege]

Let me know if you going there earlier and how's the result. As for the refinance, I tot about it and the possible after effects, I decided to pass.

 

Cheers!!

[Linus]

ok... talking to u tomm then...

[Normal_aspirated]

Dear bro and sis,

I am experience this idling issue whenever the car is in D while waiting at the traffic light. If the aircon compressor is off, the rpm will drop to maybe 400-500 and the engine will vibrate slightly. Any other Protege owners face this problem? Any cure?

Cheers!!

 

I have this prob B4. Took my mech one whole day to find out, a choked airfilter!!!!

If you change new airfilter, still same, then go back to MM to check ECU.....

[Protege]

My mileage only close to 20k. Dunno whether it is the air filter. Anyway I will be doing my 20k servicing in 1-2 weeks time. Will be changing to K&N Filter. Then lets see how. If I were to go back to MM, it will be at least in mid August.

 

Thanks for your information!!

 

Cheers!!

[Avatar_mp3]

Dear bro and sis,

 

I am experience this idling issue whenever the car is in D while waiting at the traffic light. If the aircon compressor is off, the rpm will drop to maybe 400-500 and the engine will vibrate slightly. Any other Protege owners face this problem? Any cure?

 

Cheers!!

 

Hi, i have this problem last time. But MM solved for me. U need to go back to them and ask to change one of the electronic controller (some power module). They need 1-2 week to bring in from Japan... half a day job.

[Protege]

So bro, that means must go back 2 times ah? First time to go check and second time to change when they bring in the thing ah?

 

Headache man!!

[Avatar_mp3]

u r right. in fact, i brought my back more then twice. Just tell them its the idling problem and you request to change the power module.

[Linus]

wah.. at least its a common prob among protege cars.... good good. more easy to locate and MM got no reason not to change.

 

my ride got this whinning noise when travel at speed from 110kmh and above. any bro n sis got this prob too ?

[W2K_83]

seems like every1 here also have this idling problem... me too man but when I told MM about it during my servicing, I got back my car with the same problem again

[Linus]

well pal, looks like only now then MM realised there is indeed a fault with their ECU thingy. think must go there and stress the point lah. if not, they will juz say its a common thing and wave off the whole issue.

 

do u have a whinning noise coming ur engine bay when travelling above 110 kmh ?

[W2K_83]

I nv really notice a whining noise... maybe the car's too noisy already heh