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I'm thinking I'm doing something wrong in my install of a CV joint on the passenger side of a 2003 Protege5. Basically I cant get the CV joint to compress the snap ring on the spline of the intermediate shaft. The snap ring is the old snap ring. I've tried using a hammer and ended up damaging...

Coils can get hot and go bad, a possibility since you can get it started. I take it bad sensors trip CELs...so probably not any of those. Test for coil is in 1-18 of shop manual. How about timing? Maybe a slipping belt? Good tension? Maybe a vacuum leak somewhere throwing off advance. Fuel...

Wow, just read the roof rack removal thread, thats not happening anytime soon.

What mileage/how often did you do the Seafoam? Also were there noticeable driving responses afterward the Seafoam was performed?

miles is ~78k I had the following replaced: the main intake hose from the air filter (about to crack), timing belts, swapped the MT fluid and an oil change. I still think this idle thing is abnormal and after this maintenance there seems to be a reduction in the odd idle. I'm still going to...

Sounds like this symptom will be chalked up to my driving ability. Its only parking lots that are the problem though, just so happens to be an area with a high density of people to see me looking ridiculous. I can treat the symptom with clutch play but it just seemed that i shouldn't get the...

Hello everyone, I just bought a 2003 Protege5 with a manual transmission. A fun car to drive but I'm having an issue coasting in gear while at low speeds, usually in 1st or 2nd. If I'm under 10mph in 1st i'll get a feeling of the clutch slipping then regaining power. I'd like to control the...