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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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Well as the title said, I took the entire dash/support bar/steering column thing off from the car. The small rod thing that is connected to the steering column goes into the female hole inside the firewall. Well I neglected to mark how deep it is supposed to go into that hole, how do I figure...

I took apart my entire dash, and I remember where all the wires go except these two... Any ideas? They're attached to the lower end of the wires that go to the steering wheel, I can't seem to find anywhere to put them... They're hanging under the steering column. I downloaded the workshop manual...

Its a long story to get into but... Is it ok to start my 02' protege and roll down the drive way without the yellow air bag wires plugged in? my dash is disassembled and I need to move my car, the steering wheel is locked so I have to start the engine, and I'd feel much safer to know that the...

As the title says, I want to make the spare tire well into a subwoofer enclosure in my 02 protege. There is a hump that the spare tire sits on, and the bolts are under the car. They're holding some metal dish up under it, and it looks like some hoses or wires are protected by it. So i've...

Well my negative terminal was completely covered in blue discharge, so I disconnected it and cleaned it off. Figured I'd pump the brakes to reset the ECU while it was off. I just changed the oil, bled the brakes, replaced all of the calipers, and put new front brakes on. I think I remember...

i can't ******* find where the **** damn brake pad spring goes. i ran out of ******* brake fluid and now i have to ******* bleed the entire brake system **** **** ****! where does this goddamn spring go? I looked in the brake pad how-to's and couldn't find it.

Well parts warehouse informed me that the brake caliper I previously ordered, and have been using, is for NON-ABS brakes. I'm pretty sure my 02 es protege has ABS (the ABS light briefly comes on when I start the car). could this have caused any problems? How does the ABS system work? Does it...

When I first turn the fan speed up to 4, there is a slight sound, sort of like a hum. Any idea what it could be? It just recently started happening. It only occurs on setting 4, and only for the first few minutes, when the fan first starts up. at 40mph +, I've noticed a considerable amount of...

When I drive down the road, my car 'creaks' when passing over any bump, no matter how small. After doing a bit of googling, I've decided its probably my endlinks. Will driving with bad endlinks cause any harm to the car? Would I notice any differences other than the lack of noise if I changed...

I'd like to add some things to the stock air system. In short, I'd like for one side of the car to be able to have the heat on, and the other side to be able to have the a/c on. Would it be possible to use the stock fan for only A/C or outside air, and to add another fan somewhere in the...

I want to buy my mom a remote starter for christmas. She drives an automatic 00' nissan maxima, but I figured I'd ask here anyway :) Because I don't belong to any nissan forums. What remote starter kit would you guys recommend? I'd like to keep it under $100. Really the only feature I'm...

Some of you might remember the E brake issue I posted about a few months ago. Well I finally fixed it by buying a new rear passenger side caliper. Parking brake works perfectly now. However, I decided to bleed my entire brake system, because the fluid was almost empty at one point (the caliper...

I want to add some ventilation into my seats. I have a real sweaty back, and it drives me crazy, especially on long drives. I could have the A/C on full blast in the winter, and if my back is against the seat, it'll still sweat from the stagnant air. So... I want to add some ventilation. I...

So when they left their car I sat infront of it and stared. I really like the m3 lights... In design, our lights are rounded on the outward side. The m3's are more pointy. From the looks of it, that was the only difference, apart from the m3's lights looking skinnier as well. Now I know...

Does this mean its too tight or too loose? Prior to my replacing the alt, this didnt happen :(