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Have you check the voltage at the battery terminals? It should be around 13.8v for a health charged battery, off load, eg: when it's not doing any work. If your battery reads less than this off load, then it's probably flat. Take it out and put it on charge for a few hours. Do remember car batteries ...

I know sod all, but...<BR>I had a similar problem, which appeared without warning, unever running... turned out to be the HT leads, and recent I had the air intake hose split, unever idleing, and a couple of stalls.<BR>It seems both are common problems...<P>HTH

I fitted a new air intake hose a couple of days ago, mine had developed a crack.<BR>I phoned the local Mazda dealer, he had one in stock and put it to one side for me!<BR>PN: K80113220D @ £50.51 + 17.5% VAT it wasn't cheap.. I did the air filter whilst I was at it, PN: K80113Z40 9A £14.72 + VAT<P>Of ...

Thanks to Justin who mailed me the solution.<P>It turns out there was a crack in the rubber<BR>hose the goes between the air cleaner and the engine, and as the engine moved it opened! Sorted! )

I'll just preface this reply with the fact I know sod all http://www.mx-3.com/ubb/smile.gif but as I'm here...<BR>This is what I know:<P>HT leads, one or more of mine went, dealer diagnosed it,(that's how much I know); and I brought a new set, *but* I could have just brought one lead. So yes you can ...

My 91' V6 (UK spec) MX-3 is doing something<BR>wierd, when it's idling if you depress the accelerator then release it, the revs don't<BR>just drop back down to a steady tickover,<BR>they'll drop right down and the engine will judder a bit, then tehy go up over normal idling then settle back down, as ...