Yes, there is a third bolt attaching the starter to the black support bracket on the back of the engine (use 12mm wrench)
what has to be removed to get to fuel filter
The automatic does not have one. The pan has to be removed to drain the fluid. The manual should have a drain plug on the bottom.The automatic does not have one. The pan has to be removed to drain the fluid. The manual should have a drain plug on the bottom.
Usually it is automatic, but it never hurts to double check.
No, unless you want to destroy your transmission. While a RWD vehicle could simply have the driveshaft removed, a front wheel drive car doesn't have one to remove.. it uses a transaxle, and everything is internalized. Even with a manual transmission, flat towing is discourage for front wheel drive cars.
The tension bolt should not be removed. The four bolts holding the alternator in place need to be removed, the loosening tension bolt will give enough slack to get the belt off.
I am having the same problem with a 99 Protege. I have changed the alternator and aligned/cleaned the pulleys and the problem persists.I replaced the alternator, on my 1997 Mazda Protege, seven times before someone figured out why the serpentine belt kept breaking. It was the belt tensioner! It had to be removed and rebuilt. Now it is working like a charm!! And I havn't had to replace the alternator in over 3 months!!!!
removed from an area
It means "has already been removed"
I have the rear wheel removed already.
Use the exact same size, shape and color fuse as the blown out one you removed from the fuse box
If you don't see one on the trans pan, it does not have one. Pan must be removed.
Replacement of the heater core on a 1993 Mazda Protege is going to first require the removal of the entire dashboard. Once that is removed then the heater control box will need to be removed and disassembled in order to get access to the heater core inside.