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Thread ID: 142724	2016-08-28 04:46:00	Auto car transmision	tut (12033)	PC World Chat

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1425097	2016-09-05 10:02:00	My memory is still pretty good as that was well over 50 years ago. Pity the rest of me is not as good :) Ken	kenj (9738)
1425098	2016-09-05 19:43:00	The OP's original request was for info on towing, which I entirely missed ND went off on a tangent . MOST automatics can be towed up to 35MPH (insert some sillimetric & inverted value here) or a small distance . That 'small diance' would be sufficient to get the vehicle to a somewhat nearby garage for repair . We used to be able to tow RWDs about 30 miles or so . . . again, this is RWD ONLY . 4WDs and AWDs will require a flatbed or dolly tow where all the wheels are off the ground . This SHOULD be an example of that tow dolly setup . . . . . . . photobucket . com/user/PaulGhrist/media/JATS7-09041 . jpg . html" target="_blank">s275 . photobucket . com . . . . . and it's the system I'm used to using many years ago (1971-83 or so)	SurferJoe46 (51)
1425099	2016-09-05 21:09:00	Thanks SurferJoe. Your comments are in line with what I have been told. Now the reason I ask is not because I want to tow the vehicle anywhere except to the scrap yard but in the days of simple vehicles any that were reluctant to start often responded to a brisk tow around the block with the engine in gear and turning. Many experts ( So called ) have investigated this engine and cant come up with any reason why it shouldn't run but have some ideas. It is not fuel or spark but may be something to do with the valve seats or hydraulic lifters. The lifters have been changed as has the head. The comments about the oil pump made me wonder if while towing the vehicle in gear and engaging the starter would it cause the torque converter to engage if you know what I mean. Alternatively, does anyone know of a 1995 2ltre Mazda Capella engine? Thanks for all the replies. I found them interesting	tut (12033)
1425100	2016-09-06 00:26:00	Got some good and bad info on your Capella . Made in Japan for sale only in Japan (CG; 1994–1997) CG Mazda Capella Overview Also called Ford Telstar II Production 1994–1997 Assembly Japan: Hofu Body and chassis Body style 4-door sedan Layout Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive or Transverse front-engine, four-wheel drive Platform Mazda CG platform Powertrain Engine 1 . 8 L FP I4 - 2 . 0 L FS I4 Transmission 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic Dimensions Wheelbase 2,610 mm (102 . 8 in) Length 4,595 mm (180 . 9 in) Width 1,695 mm (66 . 7 in) Height 1,395 mm (54 . 9 in) As explained above, the Capella label in Japan was only used after 1991 for the lingering GV series wagons and vans (light trucks) after they were outdated and non-emission compliant for sale in countries that had more stringent emissions controls . Aso, repeated failure of a poorly designed transmission slowed sales to a trickle once the buying public heard the angry owners of vehicles already sold to unsuspecting owners . The Mazda 626 became known for its extremely high transmission failure rate, thus making the change in 1994-5 to the CD4E an irrelevant one . It is widely known to transmission specialists that the CD4E overheats due to a poorly designed valve body and torque converter . Mazda issued a couple of Technical Service Bulletins (0400502, 01598, 003/97K, 006/95) regarding the transmission and torque converter . Dealerships were briefly instructed to install an external transmission cooler, but at cost to the owner and only if requested . The CD4E was produced until 2008 at Batavia . No recall was ever issued for a single year of the CD4E, causing a loss of confidence from the general public in Mazda engineering for years to come This changed when the new, more compact CG series Capella launched in August 1994 . It was built on the CG platform designed for the upscale Mazda Lantis and Eunos 500 . This vehicle lasted only until 1997, and the Capella name returned to the G platform at this time . Available only with a four-door saloon bodywork, it received 1 . 8- or 2 . 0-liter inline-four engines . The slightly reduced width dimension of this series was due to the fact that the Japanese Government taxes exterior dimensions and engine displacement that exceed regulations . This factor is a key component in all vehicles sold in Japan, and this generation vehicle was introduced so as to encourage sales of the Capella against rival Japanese products . With the transmissions requiring replacement at 30K miles in Japan, this wasn't much of an issue . In other countries without such Draconian laws, this problem rose to haunt Mazda and does so to this day . Mazda sales has never recooperated in the US, driving popularity of the whole Mazda line to very trivial sales compared with other badges . Another factor for the Japanese home sales slump was that Japan was entering an economic recession due to the effects of the "bubble economy", and all Japanese industries were experiencing a decline in manufactured products . The sporting models of previous Capellas were now sold under other nameplates, and the CG received 115 PS (85 kW) in 1 . 8 form and 125 PS (92 kW) in the 2 . 0-liter . Four-wheel drive was available with the larger engine only . Equipment levels were Li-S, Li, and Gi for the 1 . 8 . The 2 . 0 was sold as the Zi or as the Fi when equipped with four-wheel drive . [22] In August 1997 the Capella was unfortunately replaced by the new GF model, which was the same as the 626 outside of North America . Pretty much the end of Wiki bashing Mazda . OK . It's a Japanese only production model, and according to the Wiki, it is pretty much the same as the US 2 . 0 version 626 vehicle which also appeared in certain Ford vehicles too . New lifters, huh? I hope you didn't prefill them with oil as they won't pump down for quite a long time . When full of oil, they'll hold the valves open and result in no or very low compression, ergo: no start . As a 4WD (is it?) It won't be towable . If automatic transmission, it won't bump or tow or roll-start at all . Check compression - does it freewheel when cranking? Is the timing belt timed corrrectly? Mazda Engines, where severe engine damage can be done if the timing belt fails or is incorrectly installed: • 1 . 5L Non-Interference • 1 . 6L Non-Interference • 1 . 8L 4 Cyl . Non-Interference • 1 . 8L V6 Non-Interference • 2 . 0L Diesel Interference • 2 . 0L DOHC (626, MX-6 & Protege) Interference • 2 . 0L DOHC (Tribute) Non-Interference • 2 . 0L SOHC Non-Interference • 2 . 2L Interference • 2 . 3L 4 Cyl . (B2300) Non-Interference • 2 . 3L V6 Non-Interference • 2 . 5L 4 Cyl . (B2500) Non-Interference • 2 . 5L V6 Non-Interference • 3 . 0L DOHC Interference • 3 . 0L SOHC Interference SOME of the 2 . 0s will destroy the valves and/or the pistons if the timing belt fails or is incorrectly installed .	SurferJoe46 (51)
1425101	2016-09-06 02:07:00	The CD4E was made by Ford? I had a 929 "77 and the dizzy was made by Mitsubishi.Wonder if many Mazda parts were made from others	kahawai chaser (3545)
1425102	2016-09-06 02:54:00	I had a '77 929 as well, my second car. Have fond memories of that thing. Very rare now too, especially given that it shares most of it's parts with the RX4 and those are more popular.	dugimodo (138)
1425103	2016-09-06 06:26:00	What is the pleasure in changing gear, other than in a sports car? Simply backward thinking.	Cicero (40)
1425104	2016-09-06 19:59:00	Thanks to all that made comments. All appreciated and interesting. surferJoe46 gets the prize today. Joe, the mechanic had prefilled the lifters. He said you always did that. (Quote: New lifters, huh? I hope you didn't prefill them with oil as they won't pump down for quite a long time. When full of oil, they'll hold the valves open and result in no or very low compression, ergo: no start. } Exactly the symptoms. I asked around and only one person had heard of this but didn't know why they caused the lack of compression. We washed and dried out the lifters, reinstalled them and the engine fired up straight away. I bought this car several years ago as a project. It had blown a head gasket and I thought mistakenly that I could fix it myself. It had been left full of water for quite some time and the lifters were seized. After planing the head we replaced the lifters and then it wouldn't start. There was no compression but no one suspected the lifters so everything but was tested. Many thanks again suferJoe46. Your mechanical knowledge is becoming legendary.	tut (12033)
1425105	2016-09-06 20:00:00	Thanks to all that made comments. All appreciated and interesting. surferJoe46 gets the prize today. Joe, the mechanic had prefilled the lifters. He said you always did that. (Quote: New lifters, huh? I hope you didn't prefill them with oil as they won't pump down for quite a long time. When full of oil, they'll hold the valves open and result in no or very low compression, ergo: no start. } Exactly the symptoms. I asked around and only one person had heard of this but didn't know why they caused the lack of compression. We washed and dried out the lifters, reinstalled them and the engine fired up straight away. I bought this car several years ago as a project. It had blown a head gasket and I thought mistakenly that I could fix it myself. It had been left full of water for quite some time and the lifters were seized. After planing the head we replaced the lifters and then it wouldn't start. There was no compression but no one suspected the lifters so everything but was tested. Many thanks again suferJoe46. Your mechanical knowledge is becoming legendary.	tut (12033)
1425106	2016-09-06 23:49:00	Thanks . I've seen oldtimers do the lifter prefill thing many times, but I was young enough to see the folly of that when the domestic mechanic in the bay next to mine - I specialized in foreign vehicles - fought and fought that same problem . I couldn't re-educate him at all and he is prolly to this day fighting his bad prefill policy and his bone-headedness . But I feel useful again . . . . . many thanks .	SurferJoe46 (51)
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