2003 Mazda b2300 whats going on

2003 MAZDA B2300
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SMAN4X4
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Engine Mechanical problem
2003 Mazda b2300 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Manual 130k miles

so i went to work everything was fine. i got in the car to come homeand i notice it was running really bad i ended up pulling over when the check engine started to flash at me i sounded like it was missing so i drove it home 45min got home the temp gauge of the motor never moved from cold opened the coolant resivor to see if it would bubble back it just phissed at me and i took it all the way off. i know that at some put you are not suppose to be able to sqweeze the radiator hose well i could sqweeze it the whole time even the next morning so i did a comprssion test got 30,95,70,100 checked the oil not milky not smoking i even changed the spark plugs no oil in the coolant i have notice that i burn close to 2 qts of oil in a month before all this happened please help
Dec 17, 2009 at 5:07 PM
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Hi there,

Your comp test is a bit of a worry, the 30 is extremely low, i would be doing a wet test to see if it is rings or a faulty valve.

mark (mhpautos)
Dec 17, 2009 at 8:01 PM