Found gas tank on e-bay for super cheap. Decided to make this a practice project. When spring comes Ill try to fix the rust and replace needed parts by myself. If I don't manage then I'll just scrap it. If someone else needs it, should be the right part: https://www.ebay.com/itm/391100044252

Hi Colin, If you look in the "Manuals / Brochures / Leaflets / Articles" section you should find what you need. Check out this post which covers quite a lot: https://www.uk-mx3.com/topic/2546/mx3-manuals I would recommend the online manual hosted at www.mx-3.com, its in that post I linked above under Full workshop manual, Online only version. Jono

@crimewave Hello, Im based in Kent and i 2 MX3 1.8 V6. I currently drive one as a daily car and have had no problems with it however the other was my daily car until i had the same problem as yourself, smoke from the exhaust. Make sure that you have diagnosed the correct fault (Valve stem seals) as i thought that was the fault that i had on mine. It turns out that i had a bent piston rod on cylinder 1 The first thing that i would do is to do a compression test There is a lot of work involved in doing the stem seals as you will need to remove the heads from the engine to be able to get to them. I would also recommend looking at the valve stem guides and the valves plus valve seats while you have it all apart. While you are looking into this amount of work you should be able to find a workshop manual online that you can download or you can get a Chilton manual from the bay of e. The Chilton is ok as a guide however the workshop manual will provide more details. With regards to the bumper i would possibly say that the bay of e would be a good starting place for a replacement however you would also have the option to change the bumper for a different look should you wish to. The central locking system could be something simple like a fuse or the bar on the door lock has a broken clip however it could also be the central locking system itself or even worst it could be a wiring fault which can takes weeks/months to go through if you don't know where you are looking. The sunroof is an easy one to do, open the sunroof and remove to liner inside. You will then get access to the nuts that hold it onto the frame, remove these and it will just come off so that you can repair/re-paint it. I don't come on here that often however if i do see you post when im on here i will do my best to help you out.

Wrights Mazda recently relieved me of £267 + the belt.

Hi, had a similar problem once that turned out to be ignition module located inside the distributor, although my problem only showed up when hot. The dizzy does have an ignition coil and ignition module that have been a common fail on the earlier models. If you do suspect the dizzy then there are two versions available, check the firing order to make sure you get the right one.

@numatic45 Welcome aboard buddy :) I'm fairly new here myself, just taken on a project - I couldn't resist saving another Mazda!

@marc-s Absolutely, I've the mx3 1.5T as a daily and an rx7 KLDE turbo for extra fun! It's a nice combo :D

@oncemore Would need to see photos, mileage, engine etc to give an informed answer.

@ccag2762 Not sure how to view the pictures as they do not seem to appear, also your comment on how much you got offered just show £ sign but no price. these cars are very misunderstood as most folk do not know they exist & when they see one they assume it to be more modern - not realising how rare they are now.

@les My mate Stuart (from Horbury-Wakefield) did all the paintwork & wheels. He paints lots of classics. Doing a VW splitty full rebuild (bodywise) at moment for a client.

I am a female and have a mx 3

Same when i had mine locking was intermitant then packed up Mk2.5 mx5 exterior handles fit so i guess have same/similar lock/microswitches behind them Oh and if u fit the mx5 handles u can get them to light up when u unlock the car like the green light for the ignition, works well with central locking but check handles come with the wires as not all have it. With the age though id check over the door wiring loom first as the can get flooded out from jetwashing and rinsing the car, i quit washing mine then i bought new doors which had universal remote central locking fitted and all was solved and cheaper do all onto a remote then buy any mazda door lock part

Try aliexpress. They seem to have more parts than any uk site