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by jrh
Tue Sep 02, 2025 9:28 am
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: Cutting a hole to access the fuel pump
Replies: 8
Views: 137

Re: Cutting a hole to access the fuel pump

Dropping the tank lets you do all the other things too.
Turn that bolt round , through the lateral arms in the centre of the car. So that head is at front , nut at rear.
De-rust /protect brake pipes.
by jrh
Tue Jul 29, 2025 11:21 am
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: 03/1997 Probe 2.5 V6 - Crank No Start/Spark
Replies: 36
Views: 4944

Re: 03/1997 Probe 2.5 V6 - Crank No Start/Spark

Check to see if the handbrake releases ok.
by jrh
Thu Jul 24, 2025 6:08 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: So, what's going on here ?
Replies: 3
Views: 659

Re: So, what's going on here ?

For a start, all three springs are different.
So off a range of Mazda models , perhaps ?
by jrh
Tue Jul 22, 2025 1:29 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: 03/1997 Probe 2.5 V6 - Crank No Start/Spark
Replies: 36
Views: 4944

Re: 03/1997 Probe 2.5 V6 - Crank No Start/Spark

A working system creates a very high voltage , which discharges itself to 'earth' at the point of least resistance. The gap on your spark plug. If a lead is left disconnected , that voltage has to deplete somewhere else , if that route takes it back into the low voltage transistors.....................
by jrh
Tue Jul 22, 2025 10:55 am
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: 03/1997 Probe 2.5 V6 - Crank No Start/Spark
Replies: 36
Views: 4944

Re: 03/1997 Probe 2.5 V6 - Crank No Start/Spark

I may be wrong here but I think you need a working key fob , even with a by-passed
immobiliser.
And NEVER , NEVER leave a spark plug lead disconnected.
by jrh
Tue Jul 15, 2025 5:26 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: Handbrake sticking
Replies: 4
Views: 1024

Re: Handbrake sticking

The lip seal around the shaft lets water in, rust does the rest.
You need to pack the gap between the lever and caliper body with DENSO tape.
by jrh
Mon Jul 14, 2025 4:52 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: Handbrake sticking
Replies: 4
Views: 1024

Re: Handbrake sticking

Unless you have some really special tools , a permanent repair is unlikely.
A fiendishly complicated design with a fatal flaw.
Even a new one needs the DENSO treatment to prolong its life.
by jrh
Tue Jul 08, 2025 7:37 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: Diagnosis port abs
Replies: 2
Views: 883

Re: Diagnosis port abs

Double check LED and resistor connections.
by jrh
Fri Jun 13, 2025 9:46 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: Rear indicator wiring
Replies: 2
Views: 1129

Re: Rear indicator wiring

A poor earth perhaps.
by jrh
Tue Jun 03, 2025 3:11 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: Car won’t start after turning off engine
Replies: 9
Views: 2770

Re: Car won’t start after turning off engine

Yes , items like the CPS , ABS and Hall Effect sensors generate tiny little pulses of electrical current . Dirty or loose connections are as bad as a broken wire.
A missing pulse can e enough to stop the whole system.