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    Anyone know which fuse controls the dash illumination lights?

    I ask because my fuel gauge light is intermittent and my speedo and temp light went out permanently. Heres mine on the driver side pillar of my 1998 DX protg. Im hoping its fuses & not the bulbs which might be harder to access
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    Recently bought a 1998 Protege DX

    Waxed it for the first time today. Took me so long because I bought color match paint for the bumper and that took a while to do and was frustrating and Ive been working a lot and the weather has not been good
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    How do you increase idle- speed on protege 1.5 l EFI

    I found this on YouTube after looking for about five seconds Im doing this right now https://youtu.be/-PsP6ZBKZPE
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    How do you increase idle- speed on protege 1.5 l EFI

    Got new battery that two sites said was compatible for vehicle. They said Group size 26R, 540 CCA. Ever since I installed it, idle has been ever so slightly lower. Enough to bog and sometimes kill the engine. Old battery had 500 CCA. I have service manual but havent found any info on how to...
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    Recently bought a 1998 Protege DX

    Did a considerable amount of overspray when painting because I neglected to simply throw an old sheet over the hood. Wet sanded it yesterday and now will wash and apply polishing compound. Hope that removes the sanding swirls
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    Recently bought a 1998 Protege DX

    Was thinking of buying a JDM sticker for my car window but then I read up about them and theyre engines for domestic use in Japan is that right? My US Mazda protg would not have a JDM engine in it would it?
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    Recently bought a 1998 Protege DX

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    Recently bought a 1998 Protege DX

    Got some paint from Sherwin-Williams and painted front bumper today I will post pics up later
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    Recently bought a 1998 Protege DX

    Yours looks nice Since I took my pic, I got some color matched paint from Sherwin Williams to paint my bumper. Just waiting for the rain to move out
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    Rhode Island Craigslist Post

    Crazy!!! [emoji44]
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    Is the Protege 1.5L engine installed in any other Mazda model?

    Thought I heard somewhere it’s the same engine that’s in the Miata?
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    Recently bought a 1998 Protege DX

    Hi First time mazda owner Thought it would be a good idea to join this forum as I like to do most routine maintenance myself. I bought the Chiltons book but seems like it could use a few more pics in certain areas. Anyways, car seems to run well and just clocked over 81k miles. Door fit is...
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