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is there any particular size rim thats compatible with our cars that is better?

Hey guys, I recently hit a pothole and blew out my tire (again). I'm wondering if there are better rim sizes that can handle potholes better? I have an 02 protege ES, and the stock 5 nut rims. I had some continental tires on them, but I've had a lot of problems with them. I think the rim may be...

no, I haven't done any preventative maintenance...! So I should grease the moving thing that's stuck? I will try taking it apart and clearing out some of the rust then bleeding my brakes. thanks for the advice! on a side note, how do I tell when a rotor should be replaced? the...

one day, I noticed a large amount of smoke coming from my wheel well while driving. It was easy to figure out the problem, the E brake was stuck forcing the pads to rub the rotor. I fixed it by spraying PB blaster on the thing that connects the ebrake line to the caliper. that is the thing that...

That link just isn't loading for me :\ But my dad bought some type of gun barrel type wrench for stripped bolts, and it came right off. After I loosened the bolt, it was easy to move the pully. As I understand it, the tension bolt -should- make the bolt that I was trying to loosen (the bolt in...

My alternator belt broke while I was driving. I have every bolt loosened, except the bolt that holds the one pully on the tension bracket thing.. The bolt seems to be seized, soaking it in PB blast doesn't seem to be helping. I was able to get a good hold on the bolt with a wrench, but it just...

woohoo! 100x better! Replacing it took all of about 5 minutes, and it seems to have completely solved the issue. Thinking back on it, I feel that the problem was: launching in 1st gear made the engine shake a bit more (I should probably replace my motor mounts), and because it shook more, it...

The intake hose is the accordion type hose, right? There are some pretty big cracks/holes in it; would this cause all the problems I've been having? Are these basically all the same, or is there a particularly good brand i should get?

Check engine light can on a few days ago, but I haven't scanned the code. I was having slight jerks in 1st gear when it caught for about the past month, but I just thought it was me being lazy with my foot and dropping the clutch too quick. Then, suddenly, it got 100x worse. Yes, I think the...

I've been trying to search the forums, but I guess I'm not using the right key words because I can't seem to find any relevant threads. I have a manual 02 protege ES with about 115,000 miles. The problem: Rev's are sporadic while in neutral. When starting up in 1st gear, when the clutch...

I imagine that the "tightness", or the increased resistance in the joints, is due to the fact that the ford escape is an SUV, and way heavier than our sedans :) So it makes sense that an SUV would need beefier end links than a sedan, the only problem I could imagine is, since the joint doesn't...

I can't seem to find them on the carquest website. I've been trying to google different things to find those 02' ford escape awd endlinks, but I can't seem to find anything :\ and searching for the product # PCH 545-1349CQ shows nothing on their site, and only this thread comes up on google :\...

Its a subtile noise; kind of like someone slowly shaking a little bit of sand in a can. Or a piece of tin foil scratching against itself. And I'm not sure about it being the clutch; because when I accellerate, the rev's don't jump up at all, its very connected to the speed im actually...

I have a manual 2002.0 protege ES I recently noticed that in 4th and 5th gears; when I push down on the gas pedal, I can hear a kind of metal scratching that sounds like its coming from the engine bay. It only happens when I press the pedal down about 1/2 way to the floor or more. I can't hear...

In my experience, Hiking up your MPG has more to do with your driving habits than it does mods. I've tested out a few different driving 'methods', and noticed that with a few simple changes, I go from 25 mpg to 33 mpg. #1, shift at 2.5k revs. (this might take some practice, as shifting into...