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    Protege leaning left...

    My Protege is noticeably leaning to the left on the front driver's side. I thought it might be a low tire so I checked and the driver's side was a pound low. Fixed that and checked out the other 3. Those were good. It helped a little. I then took a yard stick to measure the distance from the...
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    Right Caliper for a 99 Protege?

    I had the front brakes replaced at the end of January then had the right wheel bearing replaced at the beginning of March. A little afterwards when I went to apply my brakes they started making this rubbing, friction noise. It's not high pitched, almost sounds like the noise made when...
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    P0171 Help!

    There was a crack in the vacuum tube to the brake booster. =) Only time will tell.
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    P0171 Help!

    Yes, the ECU was reset. The repair was done on the 7th and the CEL came back, with the same code, on the 15th. I'll give cleaning the EGR a try and hope it works. Thanks.
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    P0171 Help!

    I have a 99 Mazda Protege that has been coming up with the code "P0171 System too lean" since Nov/Dec. In January I replaced a cracked exhaust manifold and put in a new battery. This month I replaced a cracked air intake tube and gasket and put in new spark plugs. Now while sitting at a red...
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    231000 miles on 1.6l protege

    I also have a 99 Mazda Protege, with 245,700 miles. I've had the same "lean" code pop up now since Nov/Dec and it keeps coming back. So far I've replaced the battery, the spark plugs, a cracked exhaust manifold, air intake tube, and gasket. Now while sitting at a red light the idle will be...
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