Hello ,
I first noticed the car would idle adnormaly (600- 1800rpm) , after it was Emmetting More smoke these usual (white) and then came the puder/stall/hesitations when driving on the free way , and it finally overheated 2 weeks ago . I have not drove the car since .
I think it has a blown head gasket , so the first thing I did in morning was drain the coolant , afterwords I turned the engine on there was a little bit of smoke coming out, after 3 min nothing came out . I turned it on again this morning and no smoke came out.
What do u guys think ?
(Thx in advance)
95 Mazda mx3 5spd 1.6 160,000 / smoke -overheat -stalls ect
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Re: 95 Mazda mx3 5spd 1.6 160,000 / smoke -overheat -stalls
That's one way to diagnose a coolant leak HAHAHA 
. Seems like you were on the right track. Did you have coolant loss? does the exhaust smell sweet? That's usually how I determine coolant in the combustion chamber. Then again, not sure huffing exhaust is any safer than running the engine without coolant 
. Good Luck, let us know what you find!
. Seems like you were on the right track. Did you have coolant loss? does the exhaust smell sweet? That's usually how I determine coolant in the combustion chamber. Then again, not sure huffing exhaust is any safer than running the engine without coolant . Good Luck, let us know what you find!I HATE mechanic shops and LOVE junkyards!!