new from texas

[protege5newb]

I recently bought a 2002 mazda protege 5 from denton texas which is three hours from the house but on the way home I am driving and everything is fine then all of sudden the car died , it will crank but sounds like a washing machine when it is running I talked to a few people they said sounds like a spun rod bearing ,broke rod or it jumped timing anyone else ever experience this anyway I love the car well I will once I get it back on the road any pointers on this would be greatly appreciated anyways thats my story of my first day with my protege 5 LOL

[dxaveP5]

welcome and where at in Texas?
check out dfwmazdas.com
and soryr bout ur car.
unfortunately ive never exp such problems so im no help :(

[protege5newb]

paris texas

[ScratchNSniff]

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/4603/welcomekj.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[dxaveP5]

ohh dang paris is far from DFW....

[protege5newb]

i was in grand prarie today buying a motor
lol

[Rage87]

Congrats on the Protege purchase, sorry to hear about the motor though. It sounds like you might have gotten screwed on the car unless you bought it dirt cheap. I would have contacted the seller about it.

Also is this car silver with a small amount of damage? I'm asking because I live in Denton and regularly see some of our local P5's. There was a silver one for sale not long ago.

[dxaveP5]

i was in grand prarie today buying a motor
lol

did you buy it from a Red pro5?

[protege5newb]

did you buy it from a Red pro5?

no texas auto salvage on jefferson
here is the pics of mine and during the motor swap LOL
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/3k53p53l4ZZZZZZZZZ94tc3221771e7ce1d.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/3kb3ma3l4ZZZZZZZZZ94t3cc3862d512d13.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/IMG00106.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/IMG00109.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/IMG00110.jpg

New motor
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/IMG00107.jpg



found after pulling it we took valve cover off and someone either put tranny fluid or diesel fuel in the oil I guess to quiet it down to hide the fact that the motor was bad cant prove it talked to a lawyer cause I was going to sue the previous owner due to false advertising but after talking to him it wouldnt be worth the money I would be out to sue I do need a passenger side rear door and a set of plastics caps so I can remove the rack if someone has some they might trade or sell let me know prefer a yellow door if possible this is a pic of old motor
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/IMG00108.jpg

[bgibb68]

yellow ftw....


austin here

[Rage87]

You wasted no time on that engine swap. Nice job.
That previous owner knew he was gonna get away with it. Cost to sue has kept me from filing lawsuits in the past.

[dxaveP5]

ohh ok, cause there was a red p5 at grand prairie that was up at the junkyard.

[protege5newb]

yep I need a rear passenger door in yellow anyone help me out

[protege5newb]

here is pics of the old motor any one have any comments lets hear em the buildup smells like diesel
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02491.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02492.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02493.jpg

[dxaveP5]

dang how many miles were on this motor?
mine has 110K and it looks new. wow.

[bgibb68]

i bet the guy had used some really cheap oil and let it run for long times....diesel isn't so bad as it'll clean out all the passenges and lubricate.....but that s just gunked up bad....


i did flush the trucks motor wth diesel....no harm

[protege5newb]

118000 on motor I am guessing it clogged the oil pump but not sure I am not worrying about it motor in the car now is good so no biggie lesson learned

[protege5newb]

more pics to come having door fixed and a few other things soon

[bgibb68]

more pics to come having door fixed and a few other things soon

awesome.....good job with that..

[protege5newb]

got these back tonight found a guy here that could do em and at a good price so I got em done not perfect but I like em

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/IMG00112.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/IMG00113.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/IMG00114.jpg

[onkaimax]

got these back tonight found a guy here that could do em and at a good price so I got em done not perfect but I like em

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/IMG00112.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/IMG00113.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/IMG00114.jpg



nice~ are those leather seat cover?or actual leather seat?thanks

[protege5newb]

factory seats with leather centers black microfiber on outside
got it back today I think it is 20x better than when I picked it up here are the pics
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02494.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02495.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02496.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02497.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02498.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02499.jpg

[LinuxRacr]

Holy crap on that motor build-up! Welcome. Our local forum for DFW is:

http://www.dfwmazdas.com

[onkaimax]

factory seats with leather centers black microfiber on outside
got it back today I think it is 20x better than when I picked it up here are the pics
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02494.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02495.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02496.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02497.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02498.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02499.jpg

so is it a custom seat?or how can you make the centre parts be leather?thanks a lot.

[protege5newb]

it is the factory seat I took it to a guy who does interior and he replaced the center with yellow leather

[onkaimax]

wow, it is nice.
would you mind telling me how much it cost you?and are u in canada or state?

[bgibb68]

wow, it is nice.
would you mind telling me how much it cost you?and are u in canada or state?

he's from north texas, if you read the title and through the posts.....(stooges)

[slavrenz]

he's from north texas, if you read the title and through the posts.....(stooges)

haha, yeah, only every other post talked about where he's at in Texas...(boom07)

[bgibb68]

haha, yeah, only every other post talked about where he's at in Texas...(boom07)

are you trying to say 1+1 actually equals 2??(freak)

[slavrenz]

Haha, okay, I think onkaimax gets the message.

[protege5newb]

couldnt wait borrowed the cash and going to pay it back when my amp sells
nightime pics of course lol
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02509.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02508.jpg

[protege5newb]

here is the daytime pics
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02519.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02513.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02514.jpg

[protege5newb]

bought these last night
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/wheels-1.jpg
then went to buddys house tonight who has a powdercoater and did this to em not perfect but I think for my first time powder coating it looks good plus it will set the car off in my opinion

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/IMG00123.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/IMG00124.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/IMG00125.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/IMG00126.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/IMG00127.jpg

[Bret2002]

nice bro, tacking on the mods quickly! love the work just dont know about the graphic on the side, thats just me though. power to you for doing your own thing. ha i think the yellow guys ahave a running joke about how they have the fastest p5's because theyre paint is lighter? haha ( maybe i just dont understand the joke) i love the yellow though

[protege5newb]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02531.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02532.jpg

[thecrash91]

looks sick man, its hard to pull off vinyls but you got it

[protege5newb]

got my system in thought I would show pics
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02588.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/gizkat2003/DSC02589.jpg