temporary engine rattle fix
 

try this

http://www.protegeclub.com/forum/sho...9&pagenumber=2

Ahh kick ass. I'm runnin out right now and unpluggin that mutha. Thanks a million dude.

just remember, i am not liable if anybodies engine gets fucked

hopefully its under warrenty like mine :D

did it work for you guys?

I got check engine light within 3 minutes.
Reset the ECU, it was gone. Had to connect plug again.
Alex

how do you reset the ECU? why did you have to put the plug back in?

If check engine light comes on after messing up with emission controls(unplugging solenoid plug), then it's reasonable to assume that this action caused the check engine light.
To reset ECU-disconnect battery for few minutes.
I'd rather drive with almost unnoticeable rattle than with check engine light, because it really degrades the performance, so I hooked up solenoid again.
Alex

ya i just got the check engine light too :mad: , but my starts are less noisy though

honestly how bad is this rattle? I think all of you are just exagerating, since I sometimes have a small rattle too in the mornings if I don't warm up the car, but by the time that I make a right turn 500 metres later it's gone.

So I just disconnected the VTCS sensor and the rattle is gone. Engine light as predicted, but then again, I would have been annoyed if the engine light didn't come on when I had disconnected something :)

Anyway, I for one would much rather have my engine light on then deal with the stupid rattle. I'll reconnect it when Mazda has a proper fix.

Cheers,

Eric

does the check engine light, or unhooking this plug affect performance though? that's what i'd like to know. :dunno:

that check engine ligh bugs me so i had to reconect it

Aaron - I haven't noticed any performance loss, but it's still too soon to be sure. I did this on a full tank, so I'll also be able to see if there's any difference in fuel consumption, but I would be surprised if there was.

Maybe TheMan can tell us his impressions since he's most likely been running disconnected longer than all of us :)

Cheers,

Eric

Hello everyone,

Im new on the list here, been lurking around for a while though.

About the folks who disconnected the solenoid and got a check engine light, did you guys plug the hole back up?

I have the rattle as well, and I disconnected the vacuum hose and plugged up the solenoid (about a month ago), and no check engine light has come on yet.

Just for curiosity, I decided to reconnect the hose the other day to see if I was overreacting to the noise, but nope, the hose came right off again. That noise is pretty annoying.

I figure if something gets messed up, I'll plug it back up and give it to the dealer to take care of. Hopefully if somethings gonna happen, it will happen before 50,000 miles :)

Carlos - can you give a few more details about what you did? Did you disconnect the hose and plug the hose (leaving it disconnected), or did you plug the entry to the solenoid and put the hose back on? What did you use to plug it?

Cheers,

Eric