if you have a bad apex seal you can replace the apex seals and side seals depending upon the condition of the engine, if the housing or side wall is worn or scraped badly than you will need new housings and possibly side walls. but your motor may run depending on how badly worn the apex seal is.
Bad Apex seal
See your dealer, At worst, it sounds like you could have a bad apex seal. At best, it may need fuel injector service. Have Mazda run an engine compression/vacuum check to know for sure about the engine seals.
It all depends on how bad the rear main seal is destroyed
An air intake house can be the cause of wind noise underneath a 208 Mazda 6. The problem could also be a bad seal on either your window or door gasket.
this could be a few things but most likely is that you've blown an apex seal which is pretty bad, the only way to know for sure is a Mazda compression test. best get it tested to be sure because if it is the apex seals then the longer you leave it the more damage is being caused inside your engine.
bad wheel bearings, or bad seal.
uneven or non true surface of 1 or all surfaces, wich can cause a bad seal. or a carburetor that you have had rebuilt by 2 separate people but still it is still not working properly ( like my self )
Mazda Proteges are known for their sway bar links to go bad around 80,000. They make a terrible clunking noise, but if intact (in most cases) the car is still safe to drive.
No it doeS not have a bad smell
you lose power and the engine dies... you lose power and the engine dies... Or you go no where very quickly! (for pictures of blown seals go to http://www.noveights.com/id93.html )
Bad seal Bad spring Bad neck on radiator
The signs of a bad transmission in a Mazda might include hard shifting or a refusal to shift into certain gears. A revving of the motor during the shift can also be a sign of a bad transmission.