Hi GWS and welcome to the club.. On most cars the passenger airbag can be disabled... this is to allow a child seat to be safely fitted.. usually you use the...
On my R reg one, I beleive there is a sensor, which automatically turns off the passenger airbag.......but only works in conjunction with Mazda's own child...
Likewise on my V reg one according to the handbook. The use of a Mazda type seat appears to be the only way to turn the airbag off. (Boo- hiss...) Of course,...
A bit of digging reveals Mazda child seats are all made by brittax! and....You can buy the sensors to fit to other child seats, may be worth ringing your local...
hi everyone, ok, i have a new mazda oil filter, how much should i tighten it? on the filter it says:- 1) screw on filter until seal makes contact. 2) then...
Hi Rich.. For God's sake don't use anything other than your hand to tighten a filter..... you'll never get it off again.. just spin it up until it touches,...
... hello all, and thanks for the warm welcome :)) and many replies ! update : found my owners manual and it does indeed say " buy a mazda supplied baby seat...
If i leave my '00 reg 626 for about without starting it will be totally dead when i go to start it. As soon as i get it started it will start every time even...
Hi Kev. You need to check the dark current first.. disconnect the positive battery lead, and put a multimeter set to Amps inline with the terminal and the...
Hi, While in the lakes last week, I had to drive through a 'bit' of water. All seemed fine, however later the car got a terrible rattle, Sounded like a heat...
2000 1.8 manual A/C Have located fault to Resistor Pack located behind Glove box. does anyone know cheapest suplier? or breaker specalising in Mazda 626's How...
recently bought a 96' atlantis 1.8 and i want to install a cd changer but have no clue where to start - what tools do i need -what kind of cabling do i need ...
The car will have a standard "DIN" type connection at the rear of the stereo... so that will near enough be a plug in job.. connect the cable for the changer,...
You will have to route the wire to the brake light, and splice it there, making sure of the polarity... LED'S only work one way round. The wiring colours are...
Could anyone offer any help please? A friend has a 93 Mazda 626 2.0l auto which recently decided to "not tickover" when hot. Ok if reved a bit but dies when...
Hi and welcome to the club. Check for any sign of an air leak, loose or disconnected pipes. check the PCV valve for correct one way operation. open the...
Hello, My car needs an oil change and the handbook says to use 5w-30 or 10w-30 (SG,SH or SJ). I know that in the past Mobil 1 has been recommended, but are...
Mobil 1 5W-30 is probably the best you will get, but hell, what a price ! I would stick to a good quality oil, preferably at least semi- synthetic... and as we...
Thanks John, Will do my best to see the obvious tomorrow and being a TV man I have got the job of looking for the fault codes [if any!!]. Will let you know how...
The PCV valve is a plastic pipe like device, which comes out of the rocker cover.. it will have a rubber pipe on the end, which goes to the intake somewhere.....
