Category: MINI Forum

  • 323 BJ, window lifter passenger side identical in the 323 series?

    Hello, have a friend with which the window lifter engine on the right does not work. I measured already but he always gets only a short impulse, so a line pulled by driver on the passenger side and nothing happens. So I take it that the engine is gone, now I have looked in the bay and there are many engines but not all for the BJ, also the engines from e.g. 323 F BJ? Hope the names are correct, come from BMW. Hope me can h 11en. Vllt is the passenger side still secured somewhere or there is a known error with the models. Look forward to your answers.

  • Purchase advice Mazda CX5

    Hi guys, by chance I have become aware of the new CX5. From the outside I find the car a force, inside I have to see how the material looks like during a test drive. In the overall context I can convince the car so far of the optical, even if there is no ambient lighting or a black roof sky. Since I have a lot of city traffic and a few kilometers, a diesel is actually eliminated. But here is always the sporty note considered good. I would like to hear the 2.5l petrol, but here the automatic is slower than the manual circuit and overall very sluggish from the information, also the top speed is rather modest. That I don’t get the values with an SUV like with my VW 7ner GTI is logical, but over 9seconds for 100km/h and just around the 200km/h peak I don’t think exactly for almost 200hp. Also one reads again and again that the automatic should be very sluggish. Therefore my question, on which engine should I concentrate to achieve the maximum sportiness, with the sporty looking CX5. Here is the manual circuit really better than the automatic, which I actually wanted.

  • Mazda 323F (BJ) EZ 2/02, ABS & handbrake lights

    Hello dear forum community, the car from my parents has the following problem. In autumn I changed the brake at the front completely. The brake was fixed at the front left. After the change it was easier, but somehow not normal. Now about 3 weeks ago the two lamps started to light up. At times they only start to light up after a few kilometers. On Friday I took the car on stage again. I already noticed that the car doesn’t roll at all. The piston at the front left was solid. I took it out, made everything clean, everything back in and also immediately the brake fluid new, because there was also a lot of air in the brake system from the action. So, the wheels turn super, car rolls. So off on the brake stand and there you have already seen. Left side brakes with approx. 1.5 kN, the right side with 3.0 kN. Both above all lamps are on. During the test drive I put the car almost across when I kicked the iron (I did yes At Sa. I drove directly to Mazda and wanted to have it read out – but nothing there. The contract workshop does not come into the ECU. Now they want to measure if all cables are in the right place. Did anyone ever have that? At Volvo I know e.g. that a plus cable rots and ABS overrides. What is this like at Mazda? It is by the way a 323F 2.0 l TDI (or whatever the ending is) Would I be happy if someone can help me there. LG, Alex.

  • Winter tyre size Mazda 3 MPS (BL)

    Hi, I would like to know what you can do for winter tyres with the 3 MPS (BL). By default it is 205/50R17 on aluminium rim. Basically there should be other sizes, especially on normal steel rims. MfG

  • Request for help about new sports exhaust system

    Hello guys I’m very interested in a sports exhaust system and would like to spend around 300 euros. I saw the ua. Fox, Bastuck and Sebring offer something for the 1.6 sport. Which of the above mentioned brands would you recommend to me? And is only the rear silencer necessary for good sound or would a middle silencer suffice? Would only want to take a single pipe system, as this would suffice for me. Hope one of you can help me. Thank you very much.

  • M3 Xenon “weak”?

    moin moin together! today it was now as well ast. it rained the whole day and I went to the dealer. I went to the dealer to get him. my new m3 active with xenon. promptly played a few kilometers and where it slowly dawned I was already happy to be able to admire the xenon light in action. honestly, I was already a little disappointed. it was indeed much brighter than the halogen headlights of my old renault, but really further (and believe me young, an old renault does not shine far) the light cone does not reach. can this now be due to the said rain weather, or have you already made such experiences? can it also be that the headlights are wrongly set? thank you already for your answer.

  • Timing belts, valves, piston rings, optimization for different parts?

    Hello, I have the zahbelt change soon in 5000 km. So if the engine is already open, or probably also the piston rings are replaced, also the valves are checked, what can I optimize to tickle out a little power? and yes I know that this is difficult with the 1.5 and expensive… I just want to know what would be possible… thank you for reply mfg

  • Mazda 323F BA white smoke at cold start

    Moin Moin, we carried out an oil change (10W40) with our Mazda 323F BA about 3 weeks ago including oil filter + spark plugs for our holiday in Rostock!Since when the engine is cold, it smokes with white smoke from the exhaust!Before the oil change, there was nothing at all.Now it leaves a large white smoke cloud while driving.After about 1min the smoke has gone away and there is NO white smoke more out.As said before the oil change, the not so much white smoke. We first thought the condensation water in the exhaust was… but that would have to be slowly evaporated after 1000km!!! There is no oil to be seen in the cooling water and there is no drop of water hanging on the cleaning rod.I think the ZKD could not be.Oil loss and cooling water loss is also not!I also took quite a lot of motor oil.Zündkerzen we got from BERU in the car shop for our Mazda!!!!Habe ma l made an engine wash before the holiday and also kept the “lance” in the end pot!Can it be connected with it?But then it should be evaporated soon!If the engine is warm and we can start the engine again after 10min nothing to see!It smells at the cold start from time to time after oil from the exhaust!!!The Mazda has run 201 000km and is a gasoline… ….Who can help us?Workshop said if no oil loss+cooling water will be less it can not be the ZKD!!! only after the oil change + engine wash!!!! Ask for help!!!! Dear greetings Björn&Yvonne from Husum

  • Rust at Mazda 3

    After the rust problems seem to be widespread in the M6, unfortunately the M3 is also affected by the brown plague. It seems that mainly axle parts/carriage/carriage are affected. Unfortunately, my M3 was no exception, as you can see from the attached picture. So the M3 looked after only 1.5 years (!!!). My Mazda dealer removed the rust and repainted it. At first, however, they wanted to get rid of me (does nothing, quite normal, good thick steel, it does not rust through, etc. etc.). Finally, however, it was done, and this is because the rusting guarantee does not apply. It applies only to rusting (was not rusted yet), only to the body (carriage parts do not belong to the body), and only to rusting from the inside (not outside, as with me). In other words, the 12-year rusting guarantee is pretty much for the garbage, especially since you have to have all inspections done at the Mazda dealer – and only at the Mazda dealer – always and on time. ss, otherwise she’ll disappear. It’s a pity that the quality of Mazda’s now going to be fluted…

  • Mazda 3 purchase advice

    Hello dear Mazda drivers and fans! I seriously think about buying a new Mazda 3 with 2.0 liter SkyActive engine with 120 hp and 5 doors. I would like to hear your opinions and experiences with this vehicle. The seller describes only the good sides of the vehicle. But I would be interested in much more your experiences with the car. The test drive at the dealer is only in 1 week, but I am very curious. I would like to ask the following questions: 1. How is the car? noise level from the chassis on bad roads? 2. How much rotation does the engine have at 100 km/h, or how fast does it travel in 6th gear at 3000 tours? 3. Does the car have a cooling water temperature indicator? Because I couldn’t find an advertisement on the photos in the catalogue. Is there one in the on-board computer? Thank you for your answers!