20 Most Recent 2000 Mazda 626 - Page 5 Questions & Answers

Now you have a big Short, will be a good ide to Run the scanner/computer and fix it. Do not waste time+money. Remember the electronic vehicle is complicated now.see the diagram attached.

Heat shield or hardware was bent or loosened by prying on the exhaust.

if u open the hood and stand on the right hand side of the car at the wheel facing the engine its on the right hand side of the gearbox under inlet manifold

By you saying the engine "Dies" I am going to assume it restarts.If the timing belt failed the engine would not start again until the belt was replaced.So it could be a fuel or electrical problem.

The capacitor is used in an ignition system to charge up in the rest period and suddenly discharge in the firing cycle. The reverse flow of current through the coil causes a rapid decay of the electrical field in the coil and produces the big spark. If the condenser is faulty the coil field takes too long to decay so you get a weak orange spark that has trouble jumping the points

I don't know what I am talking about either so I will say about 1800 dollars!

Code 303 is for a cylinder miss on number 3 cylinder.It could be caused by a problem with the ignition, fuel injector, or mechanical issue with the engine.

I am not understanding what you are asking... What about the Port? There is a Closed but Framed oriface. It is designed that you can make it a port and thread it and use it for additional measures.Is that what you are asking ?

up to four.

There should be two fuses for the cooling fan relay in the main box near the battery.You could have air pockets in the cooling system which would affect the temp sensor.

Do you have voltage going in and out of the backup light switch on the transmission ?