Fitment is the point here: this factory service and repair manual is matched to the 1993 Mazda MX-3 by year, engine and trim, so the specifications and tightening sequences it prints are the ones Mazda published for this car rather than values carried across from an adjacent model year or a different engine.
Engines covered
- 1.8L V6 — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 1.6L inline-four — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door coupe
Trims covered
- Base
- GS
- SE
Known issues on the 1993 MX-3. Three recalls are on federal record for this model year. The first covers the ignition switch: grease applied to the contact points inside the switch can become conductive and overheat, and an overheating ignition switch brings an increased risk of a fire. The second covers the front seat automatic shoulder belts, whose rail can wear enough that the cable retracting the buckle assembly jams in it and leaves the shoulder belt inoperative, meaning a seat occupant may not be properly restrained in a crash. The third covers the front suspension coil springs on cars sold or registered in road-salt states, where corrosive pits can develop on the spring surface and repeated use can eventually break the spring, puncturing a tire on contact and increasing the risk of a crash. No owner complaints are logged for the year. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems are here.
Whether you are chasing a hot ignition switch, freeing a jammed automatic shoulder belt rail, or inspecting front coil springs after a run of salted winters, it holds you to Mazda's own procedure and specification for this 1993 MX-3.
Speedometer replacement procedure
Radio Unlocking Codes.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS, FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE LISTED BELOW WHEN REPLACING A SPEEDOMETER.NOTE:MAZDA VEHICLES ARE MANUFACTURED WITH TAMPER-PROOF SPEEDOMETERS.WHEN A SPEEDOMETER IS REPLACED, THE NEW SPEEDOMETER WILL READ ZERO (0
I BOUGHT A 1993 MAZDA MX3 BASE 4 CYLINDER AND IT WAS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL WHICH WAS FOUND OUT TO BE A BROKEN COIL SPRING ON MY PASSENGER SIDE, IT IS THE FACTORY STRUT AND SPRI
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 MAZDA MX-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ORDERED THE SEAT BELT REPLACEMENT KIT AND REPLACED THE PART YEARS AG
