Recent content by 03protolx

If you are worried about speeding or anything in that nature, try and use a gps or a mobile speedometer on your smartphone and see if it matches your speedomoter. I went to 195/60/15's for the simple fact that 195/55/15s are about 50 dollars more per tire. My speedometer wound up being about 4...

Crankshaft seal. and replace your camshaft seals too. since you're tearing that much into the engine to do a timing belt in the first place, its always a rule of thumb to replace any seals that are easily accessible. if it puddles under the crank pulley, its more than likely that seal. just be...

if you replaced them at 90k, you're almost to another 90k on the second set of links. these cars eat sway bar links. ive had 2 sets on mine in about 30k miles.

My 2003 Protege has had a constant wheel bearing failure by a local shop by my house. I bought the car in march of 2013 and seems as if every 4-5 months its been going out. April 2013 the passenger side went out, but agreed to replace both as it was cheaper in the long run. Replaced hubs along...

You must take the power steering belt off first to get to it. There are adjustment screws to where you can loosen the power steering pump to push it in and the belt Will come off. The alternator is the same way. Loosen the adjuster bolt and the side bolt that holds the alternator up top and you...

Removing the back seat on a automatic protege won't do much, but it will help. It by no means will "add hp" but you are going to achieve a better hp to weight ratio. get yourself some springs and struts. these cars really shine in the twisties. header will work fine, but will throw a code...

It's an economy car. it isn't going to idle like a cadillac. Ill buy your car. name the price, ill paypal you the money. That idle is perfectly normal. on the 1.6 it will shake the car a little more than a higher displacement engine. most of all jap 4 cylinders do it. both my honda d series...

Pre cat is bolted to your exhaust manifold. Looks like a giant cylinder.

Sounds like you still need to complete your major tuneup. replace the wires going to the coil packs. also, check for signs of a leaking valve cover gasket. you may have a vacuum leak as well. Its a typical protege problem honestly. I've owned several protos and except for my 2003 (idles very...

Jacking under the oil pan is completely fine. Using a support bar I suppose is a" right" way to do it, but it will get in the way when crouching over the engine to reach the rear engine mount. I always learned to do the drivers side first, then passenger. Then your engine will me elevated...

Your rear endlinks AND bushings are likely shot. Your rear upper strut mounts will make a considerable amount of noise. A lot of water seeps through the base of the strut mount and over the years will rot out the mount.

There are a couple guys that are running fsze engines. just swap everything over and you should be fine.

ah, gotcha. Still federal law to have a working pre-cat, but as you do...go ahead and swap it for a header.

Well, i'd get a second opinion. tell that shop you are going to go home and talk it over with your wife so they let you take the car with you. before you go back, get another opinion from a different transmission shop. if you tell a different transmission shop that you were told it needs...

yeah the VICS solenoid is a completely different issue. Your OD light flashing and the history of a rough shift/slow shift sounds like a bad shift solenoid or speed sensor. You were probably driving in 3rd and 4th gear because of limp mode. I'd try to see if you can find somebody with an...