Mazdas247.com - Mazda Protege Forum http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/ en Thu, 23 May 2013 02:31:52 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/images/misc/rss.png Mazdas247.com - Mazda Protege Forum http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/ Manual Window Regulators http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123830268-Manual-Window-Regulators&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 15:50:04 GMT Hey Guys, Is there anyone out there that might be looking for power window regulators that currently has manual windows? My car is being converted to manual windows to get rid of electronics. All 4 will be available with wiring. Thanks, Hey Guys,

Is there anyone out there that might be looking for power window regulators that currently has manual windows? My car is being converted to manual windows to get rid of electronics. All 4 will be available with wiring.

Thanks, ]]> Mazda Protege Forum dragonballspeed http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123830268-Manual-Window-Regulators Buying a msp http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123830173-Buying-a-msp&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 03:23:10 GMT I am going to be buying a msp in the next week or so provided things work out. My question, is there anything thing I need to do to this thing first? Beside basic mantience stuff. Any major problems with these that I need to upgrade or replace before it goes bad. I hear that the manifold should be... I am going to be buying a msp in the next week or so provided things work out. My question, is there anything thing I need to do to this thing first? Beside basic mantience stuff. Any major problems with these that I need to upgrade or replace before it goes bad. I hear that the manifold should be replace due to stock mani crams easy? If so what turbo mani should I buy? Just need basic stuff guys. Not looking to up the horsepower right now. Just making it good to drive. Lol

Thanks in advance ]]> Mazda Protege Forum xtreme velocity http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123830173-Buying-a-msp 2003 Protege ES Auto mystery noise http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123830164-2003-Protege-ES-Auto-mystery-noise&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 21:27:27 GMT I'm mostly a lurker here, but this forum has saved me a lot of time and money over the years and I thank all involved. Now, to the point:

I have a 2003 Protege ES with automatic transmission. I have a clicking/humming noise that I can't identify. The clicking noise varies with speed and it's coming from my front end and sounds like a hum at higher speed (think 4x4 tire sound). I can feel some vibration in the car, but not in the steering wheel. This noise goes away when I press on the gas. When I let off the gas, it comes back. While going downhill, I can put it in neutral and the noise level drops down considerable, but is still there. It seems to be coming from the left side. My first thoughts are CV axle or the wheel bearing, but now I'm wondering if it isn't transmission related due to the noise level dropping when coasting.

Any thoughts Protege gurus? ]]> Mazda Protege Forum therizzzo1 http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123830164-2003-Protege-ES-Auto-mystery-noise Air not blowing Cold? http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123830155-Air-not-blowing-Cold&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 13:39:24 GMT good morning guys and gals.. before i get bashed.. i am not sure if this was already brought up on this forum.. anyhow, i am traveling next week using my girls 01 protege ES. car runs smooth.. but the AC recently lost its COLD powers. the air blows perfectly fine. STRONG if anything. but not... good morning guys and gals.. before i get bashed.. i am not sure if this was already brought up on this forum..

anyhow, i am traveling next week using my girls 01 protege ES. car runs smooth.. but the AC recently lost its COLD powers. the air blows perfectly fine. STRONG if anything. but not cold..

anything i can do fast and cheap to get this cold air flowing? before driving 6+ hours... :/


Thanks! ]]> Mazda Protege Forum protege_tech http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123830155-Air-not-blowing-Cold axle installation help / axle keeps rotating out http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123830080-axle-installation-help-axle-keeps-rotating-out&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 03:04:05 GMT Hi all,
I'm replacing the left drivers side axle on my manual 2.0 ES non abs with a remanufactured napa version.
When installing, I can feel the axle lock into place and the cv housing fits snuggly right against the transmission housing. Also, I'm using the retaining clip that came on the new axle.

Everything seems fine until I crank the car up and give it a little gas. At that point the rotation cause the axle to slide right out of the transmission

The axle is the 24mm size..Could that be the problem? But other people on the forums have said they have used the 24mm on their ES..so...I don't know

Could I have screwed something up when I was removing / beating the hell out of the old axle?

Any ideas on this?

Thanks! ]]> Mazda Protege Forum GoProtege http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123830080-axle-installation-help-axle-keeps-rotating-out Mazda protege white smoke from exhaust http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123830008-Mazda-protege-white-smoke-from-exhaust&goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 01:22:59 GMT I recently bough a used Mazda protege 2003 FS-DE 2.0L non turbo (150000miles) with what I tough was a blown head gasket. The car blew white smoke out the tailpipe and was low on power and couldn’t rev above 2000rpm. So I took the cylinder head apart and found an oily substance which I assume was... I recently bough a used Mazda protege 2003 FS-DE 2.0L non turbo (150000miles) with what I tough was a blown head gasket. The car blew white smoke out the tailpipe and was low on power and couldn’t rev above 2000rpm.
So I took the cylinder head apart and found an oily substance which I assume was motor oil. The intake and exhaust was full of black oil. The cat converter was clogged with burned oil so I replaced it. The intake valves looked cleaned but the exhaust valves were full of oily cruddy carbon deposit. So I pressure washed the head and cleaned it. I also relaped the the valves and replaced the valve seals. I cleaned the EGR vavle. And put the cylinder head and everything back together.

When I started the car the smoke came back but the power was restored because I replaced the cat converter. Upon further inspection I removed the spark plugs and found a layer of oil in all 4 cylinders. Oil is also barely making it way to the cam shaft. I tried doing a pressure test but receive what I believe to be false reading. 70 130 70 70. I doubt that these are accurate considering that I can easily go up hill and rev to 6000 with a problem. I don’t think it’s the ring since they were covered in oil and the oil remain on the cylinder. I don’t understand the problem because beside the burning oil, the engine sound normal. Why oil is flowing in all 4 cylinder?

I need help diagnosing the problem. Please help
I would rather avoid replacing the whole engine, but its potentially an option

(If posted this in the wrong section I apologize) ]]> Mazda Protege Forum a58 http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123830008-Mazda-protege-white-smoke-from-exhaust Exhaust Clip http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829855-Exhaust-Clip&goto=newpost Fri, 10 May 2013 18:52:55 GMT My car with 2 1/4 Cat-back and Magnaflow 2.5 Muffler




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]]> Mazda Protege Forum Berto24 http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829855-Exhaust-Clip Question about cf parts http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829584-Question-about-cf-parts&goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 12:21:10 GMT I've been looking around and I can't seem to find any carbon fiber parts that I like. I saw the DG motorsports site and noticed that it hadn't been updated since '07-08. Any idea where I could get similar parts? ]]> Mazda Protege Forum theevilm http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829584-Question-about-cf-parts Build Suggestions, 2000 Protege http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829542-Build-Suggestions-2000-Protege&goto=newpost Mon, 06 May 2013 02:23:53 GMT Ok so far I have:
Wind deflectors
2002 MP5 front end
Hellaloud supertone horns
Air turbing (dont ask why)
Boost chip
6000k hid kit
14" sport tuning rims
OEM spoiler
2002 MP5 Side Skirts
Dark door panels
Chrome lisence plate
Mazda valve stem caps
Red Tail light tint
Switch Back turning LEDs
Strut Tower Bar

Any Suggestions? Any would be excellent. ]]> Mazda Protege Forum titusmorey http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829542-Build-Suggestions-2000-Protege airbag crash sensor location mazda protege http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829509-airbag-crash-sensor-location-mazda-protege&goto=newpost Sat, 04 May 2013 19:41:10 GMT going to use my old protégé as a pit beater, as its at the end of its life. anyways, my curiosity makes me wonder where the crash sensor for the airbag is on the front of the car, I already got the headlights out, bumper cover off and I cant find one. I found it under the dash but I want both... going to use my old protégé as a pit beater, as its at the end of its life.

anyways, my curiosity makes me wonder where the crash sensor for the airbag is on the front of the car, I already got the headlights out, bumper cover off and I cant find one.
I found it under the dash but I want both unplugged ( or all of them IF there is more ) For my own safety.

can anybody give me a detailed explanation ( or pic would be great )
thanks.
its also a 2001 mazda protégé sedan 2.0l 5 speed ]]> Mazda Protege Forum pothole987 http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829509-airbag-crash-sensor-location-mazda-protege double post my bad http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829508-double-post-my-bad&goto=newpost Sat, 04 May 2013 19:39:33 GMT sorry. sorry. ]]> Mazda Protege Forum pothole987 http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829508-double-post-my-bad Help! my cooling system has me confused http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829428-Help!-my-cooling-system-has-me-confused&goto=newpost Thu, 02 May 2013 03:21:49 GMT Hello all, I have a bit of a problem. My car, a 2003 Mazda Protege ES with a 2.0L engine, started overheating. The first thing I did was throw on the heater to try to bleed some of the heat off the engine, however, little to no heat came out of the vents. Since I was about about 1/2 block from my... Hello all, I have a bit of a problem. My car, a 2003 Mazda Protege ES with a 2.0L engine, started overheating. The first thing I did was throw on the heater to try to bleed some of the heat off the engine, however, little to no heat came out of the vents. Since I was about about 1/2 block from my house I got it home let it cool down and checked the radiator. I noticed the radiator was low on coolant/water.

As I filled the radiator with distilled water, I thought to myself I've almost put 5/8th of a gallon in and its still not full. So I looked under the car to see if it was leaking out somewhere and low and behold it was. Now this is the confusing part, the coolant/water is dripping from the cross member that goes directly under my engine. So I figured that it must be dripping from above and running down some how, naturally I start looking at hoses feeling for any wetness, I found nothing. At this point I have inspected my radiator, all hoses connecting to/from the radiator, the heater hoses, freeze plugs, thermostat housing, the cooling hose for my intake manifold, checked my oil to make sure no water was in it, checked my trans fluid to make sure no water was in it, and I have come up with nothing. The car is still overheating and still leaking, the radiator will go from full to about 7/8ths quickly, then will slowly drain down till it takes about 3/4 of a gallon to fill back up.

Since I was trying to do this alone and at night, I called a friend over the next night we jacked the car up, got under it and tried to pinpoint the leak once again. The only thing we were able to determine is the water is leaking from about the center of the engine slightly closer to the driver's side through a hole that is about a fingertip deep and runs from the front of the car towards the back. Since my water pump is on the passenger side of the vehicle and impossible to get to could Mazda have put a drainage system into the car? I am wondering if anyone that knows if there is some sort of drain that runs from the timing belt cover/housing to the bottom of the engine to drain out or any other ideas where to look.

Thank you in advance. ]]> Mazda Protege Forum Beezle http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829428-Help!-my-cooling-system-has-me-confused 2000 Mazda protege to MP5 body http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829416-2000-Mazda-protege-to-MP5-body&goto=newpost Wed, 01 May 2013 19:54:38 GMT Going to get parts for a conversion of 2000 mazda protege to MP5 tomorrow. I was wondering if anyone had a guide or some instructions to help with the conversion. Going to get parts for a conversion of 2000 mazda protege to MP5 tomorrow. I was wondering if anyone had a guide or some instructions to help with the conversion. ]]> Mazda Protege Forum titusmorey http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829416-2000-Mazda-protege-to-MP5-body just a clip of my protege http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829398-just-a-clip-of-my-protege&goto=newpost Wed, 01 May 2013 04:18:04 GMT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7wC...e_gdata_player]]> It's raining so I'm.not driving to.its full potential

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7wC...e_gdata_player ]]> Mazda Protege Forum anywereiroam http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829398-just-a-clip-of-my-protege Msp spoiler question http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829336-Msp-spoiler-question&goto=newpost Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:55:55 GMT Quick question guys do you know if I will need to drill new holes to install a msp 03.5 spoiler? I got the regular spoiler on right now.. - thanks! Quick question guys do you know if I will need to drill new holes to install a msp 03.5 spoiler? I got the regular spoiler on right now..

- thanks! ]]> Mazda Protege Forum stivine6 http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829336-Msp-spoiler-question