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Hi Guys Here's an update to my issue. After turning out a brand new alternator pulley and replacing it along with a new belt the problem returned after a few weeks!!. Yes same old problem about the belt slipping and battery not charging. I took the car to Nishantha's garage (auto electrician) and after looking at various things his diagnosis was that the alternator was bad and needed to be replaced and only then further diagnosis can be made.(he noted it was unusually hot) I wasn't too happy with that as the financial damage was too high just to rule the alternator out. I decided to do my own investigations as for some reason i wasn't ready to replace the alternator specially when it was working fine. After a detail looking around at the alternator, pulley, belts and wiring during a weekend I made a startling discovery!. The main battery wire that goes to the battery terminal was loose!. The place where the cable joins the connector it has two screws to hold it in. I found that it was holding only on one screw and that too the threads were worn and wouldn't tighten. I decided to fix it by rotating the terminal so that the other unused screw came in first contact with the wire and tightened it properly. I started the car and checked the voltage which was around 13.9v and with lights and AC running it remained at that. Reving the engine raised it to about 14.2v. It's been about a month now and I don't have anymore belt issues. I think I've fixed the root problem. What was happening all this time was that due to the loose connection in the battery terminal the battery wasn't getting charged effectively. This was causing unnecessary load on the alternator which caused it to overheat. This was then destroying the drive belts prematurely. I will monitor the vehicle for a few more weeks and if the problem doesn't return then the above diagnosis is correct. It is unfortunate that most of our mechanics are always interested in quick fixes and want to perform trial and error at the clients expense. Had the mechanic spent a little more time in diagnosis he would have found the problem as I did.

Hi Guys, Thanks for all your suggestions. Both the alternator pulley and water pump pulley turn freely without any play. I took the car to an electrician down zoo road and he advised me to change the alternator pulley. The pulley appeared to be rusted and a groove had formed in the center section. Only the grooved was polished. This was the most likely cause that was found. Unfortunately there were no replacement reconditioned pulley for this model, so had to go to a lathe to turn one out. The guys at the lathe turned one out from scratch to the exact measurement of the original. It's a one piece pulley as opposed to the two part flange type that came originally. Let hope this solves the problem once and for all. I tried Bando and Mitsuboshi brands of V belts but didn't find much of a difference. The one I replaced this time is a Bando. Will keep you'll updated on how things go.

Hi guys, I have a Mazda BG familia 91 which keeps snapping alternator belts quite often. After replacing a new belt and driving for a few weeks or month the belt becomes loose and alternator doesn't charge properly. Then belt needs to be adjusted. Then again after sometime it becomes loose. This keeps repeating until the belt finally breaks. This car has two belts. One drives the alternator and the waterpump and the other drives the ac and power steering. The ac and ps belt is fine. Any ideas and pointers where to start looking?

@hasmax, yes i know that road along the fire bridage. i'll go check it out. I think paying anything more than 15000 bucks is not worth it as i can get a recon complete mirror for around 2,500 or 3,000. the insides of these motors are very delicate and some of the plastic wheels if grinded are not availalbe to replace. I know exacly how you feel about the suckers who just try to medal around with the mirrors to open or close them. Some roadside time wasters also screw around when you park in the night. Although they are meant to be open/closed manually, for some reason it messes up the wheels and stuff inside. Thanks for the info and i'll let you'll know how it goes.

Hi A couple of days back my power folding mirror on the left side stopped working after i had parked my car on the road. Some moron probably tried to force it open by hand when it was folded in while parked . Now when I hit the switch to fold/unfold i can hear the motor running but mirror does not move. When I give it a slight push it folds/unfolds. I had seen an old post with a similar problem and some recommendation to a guy in darley road. Don't know if he is still around as the posts were almost 2 years old. I'm comfortable in opening it up and having a look inside, but before i do that I want to get some opinions from fellow members who's tried it before. The car is a Mazda familia BG '91.

Ya they vary depending on the model and how old your car is. But looking at the complications of fitting PM kits replacing the doors is the next best option. You get everything original, motors, winders, glass, PM switches, etc, etc. Besides the overall resale value of your car would also go up slightly.

Guys, I have managed to find the code. Thanks for those who replied.

Prices vary by models. It should be in the range of about 20-35k for all four doors.

Best option is to buy 4 full option doors. They will come with all the wiring inside the door with motors, etc. Your car should also have the wiring harness for the doors. It would be just plug n play. Except for the relays, dash switch, etc.

No I didn't

I'm looking for some switches too. pls PM if you find a place. Cheers!

There is a tyre shop in slv island that has lots of used tyres.

The Econ mode cycles the A/C compressor on and off more often than in without Econ mode. To check if your Econ mode actually works try running the A/C without Econ mode for a while and then press the Econ mode button (while the compressor is still on) and notice the compressor switches off.

Did you mix and match the color or got it off a code ?... i would prefer to stick to a code as it makes life much easier when buying more paint later on for touch up works or accidents

Yes machan its me... what a small world!... .. the prob is my car will be ready for painting in about a week so thats why looking around for it soon... anyone on the forum who owns or had a Interplay please help