When I bought the car I was told that a bearing should be replaced, but that was all that was wrong with the car. I took the car to a mechanic who not only replaced the wrong bearing, he did a bad job putting the new one in so now it squeaks. Instead of fixing the problem he only made it worse.
After driving the car for a couple of months I have noticed that the engine has developed a knock. I went to a mechanic an was told that I should get oil additive put in so the oil can get in to the hydraulic cylinders and that this should stop the knock. I have not yet done this however, but plan to in a few days.
The keys for this car are not very good. Since I bought the car two months ago I have had to get three new keys cut because they keep bending on me.
Other than these small things the car is great and I haven't noticed any other problems.
As my car is a V6 standard it is very quick.
The parts for this car don't seem too expensive, but the labor is.
This car is seriously quick and handles like it's on rails.
I can't seem to find information about the car like the horsepower, does anybody know where to find this out?
For all the info you could need on MX-3's go to: www.mx-3.com.
If you can't find what you need on that website, I think that the older 1.6 engine has 88 HP and the newer 90 HP. The older 1.8 V6 has 133 HP and the newer has 136 HP.
Hope this helps.
The 1.6L 4 cylinder didn't have 90 HP at base model, it was 120...at least my '96 is.
My 1992 Mazda Precidia is equiped with a 1.8L DOHC 24-valve V6 Kl-Z motor. Stock it's rated at 128hp at 6800rpm and 115lb-ft of torque. However with the 5 speed manual and independent suspension system at all four courners it feels like a higher displacement motor than it realy is. Since I bought this car I have done the stereo as well as intake and exhaust, but it's hard finding parts, especialy aftermarket parts.
I think the specs quoted on march fourteenth for the amount of horsepower and torque are the correct figures.
I'm almost positive the 1.8 has 128 hp, but not so sure about the torque.
My engine just started to make a knock sound as well. Thank you I'll give your suggestion a try. I've also had to replace the alternator and a couple of other things, but this little car is great on gas! My main discomfort is the size of the interior, but other than that I love it!
133 horsepower Stock for the 1.8 V6.
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