1990 Mazda 626 Consumer Discussions

Mazda 626 Starting Issues

troubleshooting electronic fuel injection questions

Written by: theshelbydude on Aug 22, 2009 01:09 PM

1990 mazda 626 2liter 4cylender 180000 miles automatic trany. car will not starte has spark and fuel fuel injecter positive and negative are both hot at the same time with injectors installed in head ground wires do not lite test light up with all injectors out of head and ground wires do not pulse on and off while turning over engine could this be the computer? what ... Read More...

Mazda 626 Troubles

Charge & Rear lights come on when I turn the wheel

Written by: askperry on Sep 11, 2008 09:18 AM

I have a 1990 Mazda 626 (still). Whenever I turn on the A/C or turn the steering wheel, 1. the "charge" light and "rear" light come on. 2. Power steering is lost. After I cleaned the battery terminal, this problem only exist when I turn the steering wheel. I get 12V when the engine is off and 13.3V when the engine is on. I've taken the battery and alternator out of the ... Read More...

Mazda 626 Electrical Issues

Charge & Rear lights come on when I turn the wheel

Written by: askperry on Sep 11, 2008 09:12 AM

I have a 1990 Mazda 626 (still). Whenever I turn on the A/C or turn the steering wheel, 1. the "charge" light and "rear" light come on. 2. Power steering is lost. After I cleaned the battery terminal, this problem only exist when I turn the steering wheel. I get 12V when the engine is off and 13.3V when the engine is on. I've taken the battery and alternator out of the ... Read More...

Mazda 626 Troubles

Engine Shuddering

Written by: randylar on Dec 27, 2006 04:17 PM

I have a 1990 Mazda 626 with a 2.2l 5 sp manual trans I found my way here looking for any answers to my problem I'll explain. My car shudders/stutters when a starting out and trying to maintain a constant speed. It "shudders" in all gears while maintaining a constant speed; say 30mph . It is more noticeable in a lower gear and RPM. It completely stops above 3,000 rpm ... Read More...

Re: Mazda 626-LX 4 Cylinder - after 62000miles what to do? [saeedabidi]

Written by: puttering on Jul 23, 2006 10:52 AM

I'm not sure of the later models of 626's,but I have a 1990 with automatic transmission and I have heard from more than one source that unless a seperate aftermarket transmission fluid cooler is installed($40-$80 part cost)those transmissions are prone to early failure because of heat builup. Also that the electronics associated with those automatics can ... Read More...

starting car after being in high water

Written by: cholulamom on Mar 20, 2006 10:37 PM

Sunday it flash flooded in Dallas, and while driving home I ran into high water and stalled. (I was not being stupid, there was just nowhere to go. Everything happened so fast.) I cannot get the car started again, so I had it towed home. It's a 1990 Mazda 626. It was on it's last legs anyway, but I need to get it running again til I can get a new car. Water got in to about 5 ... Read More...

timing issues

Written by: langer on Nov 14, 2005 05:02 PM

I have 1990 Mazda 626 GLX, 4cyl, 12 valve, 2.0 l, 5 spd manual trans. I recently changed the head with a 1989, but now it keeps going out of time, does anyone know how many teeth are on the '89 camshaft sprocket versus the '90 as I think this may be the problem. Read More...

CEL and stuff...

Written by: xeros on Jul 14, 2005 00:58 PM

I got a 1990 Mazda 626 DX from a friend about a year ago. Original engine, auto trans., and Fuel injection. 197000 miles. Recently I was driving home and my CEL started flashing in some pattern. I pulled over and it looked like there was low oil. so I filled it up. Today the light came on again but without the flashing. It will only come on while I am doing city driving. ... Read More...

Mazda 626

Re: Mazda 626 LX 4 cylinder [hockey4life]

Written by: benderofbows on Apr 27, 2005 06:10 AM

What model year are the cars (1990, 1995, 2002, etc) and are they manual or automatics? Read More...

Mazda 626 Troubles

Re: BALL JOINTS [626town]

Written by: alcan on Feb 25, 2005 03:42 AM

Lower Ball Joints Mazda 323/MX-3/626/MX-6/Millenia/Protégé 1990-1998 REMOVAL & INSTALLATION Except MX-3, 323, Protege and Millenia The lower ball joint is an integral part of the lower control and cannot be replaced separately. If the lower ball joint is defective, the entire lower control arm must be replaced. Read More...