Short to ground or overloaded circuit
get your transmission checked out. these transmissions are well known to fail
A flashing check engine light is usually due to a misfire. see related questions below.
Depending on what engine is in the vehicle, it may not have a distributor. If the engine is the 5.7L it does have a distributor. If you have the 4.8L or the 5.3L these engines do not have distributors.
an air leak in your intake will cause the engine to rattle. Protege's intake hoses are prone to cracking.
It would depend on which Mazda. Probes were made by Mazda, and used the same engines as the 626, MX-6, and some Millenias.
NO!! The Mazda engine and ford engine are totally different period.Mazda was still strickly Mazda until 1993. It was not until 1994 when Mazda and ford became the same on engine and tranmission similarities.You need a Mazda engine for your Mazda transmission.Note the 1986-1993 Mazda bseries trucks are all Mazda manufactured.Ford is not interchangeable with these models period.
check the fuse
Problem with one of the components in the emission system--have vehicle scanned at auto parts store--most will do this free
The amount of oil that goes into a Mazda 3 2.3 liter engine is 4.5 quarts. This would equal 4.3 liters.
Check your oil level first, could be low on oil and causing your valvetrain to clatter a bit... (not a good thing at all)
Unfortunately, a 1997 Toyota Supra engine and trans would not fit into a 1990 Mazda Miata. The Supra engine and transmission are unable to be mounted correctly within a Miata to make them fit.
That would be the FS-DE inline four engine. It can be found in:93 - 02 Mazda 62693 - 97 Mazda MX-699 - 03 Mazda Capella01 - 03 Mazda Protegé93 - 97 Ford Probe99 - 06 Kia Carens/Rondo/Sephia