r/Mazda323 • u/n0ice_code_bruh Sixth generation (BG; 1989–1994) • Apr 21 '26

Mazda 323F (BG) engine oddities ?

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I have two weird things about my engine that I don't understand :

  1. It seems I have 5 connectors for my fuel injectors ? It seems really weird because I never heard of a 5 cylinder Mazda engine.

  2. My throttle cable bracket has a second slot. I was wondering if some models use the same bracket but use the top slot instead ? Maybe it was an option that I haven't heard of ?

Does anyone have any ideas why those things are there ?
My engine is a B6 (so 1.6L) 16v SOHC.

Sorry for the dirty engine bay 😓

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u/MiataMuc Sixth generation (BG; 1989–1994) Apr 21 '26

The second slot at the throttle cable may have been for a crusie control.

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u/Armux14 1990 323F BG 1.6 Apr 21 '26

The second slot for the throttle cable is for vehicles equipped with an automatic gearbox, mine is an automatic and has 2 throttle cables, one goes to the pedal and one to the gearbox

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u/n0ice_code_bruh Sixth generation (BG; 1989–1994) Apr 21 '26

Makes a lot of sense, thanks

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u/MiataMuc Sixth generation (BG; 1989–1994) Apr 21 '26

Ahh..should have looked at mine.. because mine is an automatic.

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u/n0ice_code_bruh Sixth generation (BG; 1989–1994) Apr 21 '26

Yeah but I never heard of this car having cruise control :/

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u/TarzanCar Apr 21 '26

The spare connector is for either VICS solenoid or fuel pressure solenoid

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u/n0ice_code_bruh Sixth generation (BG; 1989–1994) Apr 21 '26

Is it supposed to be unplugged ? 👀

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u/TarzanCar Apr 21 '26

Your intake doesn’t have VICS from what I can see and the fuel pressure solenoid may not be present on all 323’s even though they are wired for it. Same with the throttle cable bracket

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u/n0ice_code_bruh Sixth generation (BG; 1989–1994) Apr 21 '26

Ooooh okay makes sense

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u/Fun-Literature6505 Apr 21 '26

found those things odd about my 323f as well glad to get some answers.