I have no spark in my 2002 manual transmission Mazda Tribute 2.0 letter. I just changed the shifter cables in it and realized after it wouldn’t start that a wire was unplugged, I cannot find where the wire plugs into and cannot fine a helpful wire diagram for this vehicle. The wire appears to run up to the front side of the engine and plug in somewhere near my exhaust manifold. It’s a small plug and I cannot feel anything that seams to be where it goes and cannot get eyes on the area without pulling removing the fans and radiator. Any idea where it goes to?

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2004 Mazda tribute 2.0l manual transmission cranks position sensor tip worn / rubbing. p0351, p0352, p0500, p0320 codes. I have a 2004 Mazda tribute with 2.0l 4 cylinder. 140,000 miles. First problem was it would not start but I could hear the fuel pump run and the engine cranked over. I checked for spark and all four plugs had no spark. p0351, p0352, p0500, and p0320 codes displayed.
I have 12 volts at coil. I decided to remove and inspect crank sensor on the transmission side of the engine ( on engine below thermostat housing bolted to engine block) once i removed it i noticed the tip of the sensor was broken, yes, broken. so I knew i found the problem.
I put a new crank sensor in and the car started but ran for 1 hour idling as if a cylinder was not firing. Then it would not start ever again. I removed my brand new replacement sensor to find the tip was rubbed off enough to see the inside metal. i think it could be a possible warped flywheel but I am having trouble finding diagrams of the excitation part of how the crank position sensor works.
I believe the flywheel has holes that excite the sensor. The tribute does move and clutch works for the hour I had it running, so the manual Trans does work as well as the clutch.
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The shifter will Need to be replace it is a common problem with this one

You have a very bad vacuum leak. Start checking for cracked , broken hoses. GOOD LUCK FRIEND.

Failed Transmission

Time for a rebuild

I had a similar problem with my 2001 Tribute. I changed the spark plugs and the problem went away. I had about 160K miles on the original spark plugs.

The plastic rod ends on the cable assy that goes between the shft lever in the colum and the transmittion are worn. I change the cable for the same reason last week and that fixed the problem.
The cable part number is MZEC01-46-500E the price from the Mazda dealer was US $ 64.98. Is easy to change all you need is aphillips screw driver & pliers

If you have some mechanical ability you should be able to check and repair the problem. First thing you need to do is to set parking brake and block wheels(for safety). Now remove the cover for the shifter and make sure you can see the end of the shifter and watch as you move the shifter does the shift cale move. This is where your problem most likely lies, the shift cable is most likely broken. If you find that the cable is not moving. You can also check this by looking at the transmission and seeing if the linkage moves, that way you don't have to take the shifter apart. That way if you don't want to try it at least you will know that it is the cable. That is usually what happens.

Yes the old ones are not reusable

check to make sure #5 spark plug wire isn't bad,make sure you have not wired it wrong from changing plugs. You should purchase a chilton manual if you haven't already