Howdy all,
My 2001 Mazda Protege ES 2.0 started hesitating and slipping while going down the road this evening. It is at 121,000 miles and never had a fuel pump/filter replacement, so I'm thinking that this is what it may be. I have noticed that it just does it while I am lightly giving it gas, not while idling or gassing hard, so it must be the pump/filter. It is acting just like my old 1991 Protege used to whenever it needed a fuel filter replaced, as we all know this one isn't so easy to do. Just wanted to confirm my suspiciouns and find out what you guys would recommend for a replacement. Also possibly any how to's or advice on changing it.
My 2001 Mazda Protege ES 2.0 started hesitating and slipping while going down the road this evening. It is at 121,000 miles and never had a fuel pump/filter replacement, so I'm thinking that this is what it may be. I have noticed that it just does it while I am lightly giving it gas, not while idling or gassing hard, so it must be the pump/filter. It is acting just like my old 1991 Protege used to whenever it needed a fuel filter replaced, as we all know this one isn't so easy to do. Just wanted to confirm my suspiciouns and find out what you guys would recommend for a replacement. Also possibly any how to's or advice on changing it.