Recent content by MrsZR7

I really really hope these cylinder fouls weren't due to my mistakes, but it does seem straightforward enough. Brakes will be something totally new for me. I've not attempted that myself yet. My biggest challenge will be teaching my husband to only come when called. He seems to have a little...

Yes, I keep a close eye on the temperature gauge. The 2002 Ford Focus I had right before the P5 had some gremlins that I never could work out - and the #1 gremlin was cooling. It drank antifreeze like it was free beer but STILL overheated in the summer. It also went through two alternators in...

Nope. The engine has never overheated and there's no other codes. Whenever I've had a problem that caused the CEL to come on, it has only been misfires or the time when there was a hole in the stock air intake tube. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah we've already done that and it's running fine again. I'm just worrying that there's a potentially major underlying problem since it keeps happening every few months or so. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Even if it takes 6-10 months? I know very little, but I thought it might've been an immediate cause and effect kind of thing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm not sure where these are made, but they do have a lifetime warranty. One thing I've made sure to do with this car is to buy everything from O'Reilly, so that everything is on record there and I have no question of where I bought something if it goes bad. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't think I've ever mentioned this before, as it's always been pretty easy to diagnose the problem....but it's getting repetitive. I drove my 2003 P5 across town yesterday morning until about noon without any problem at all. My daughter came over to visit, and we needed to run to the store...

I'm very hands on with my own mechanic work. This is something that is like to try to tackle (maybe if I could get it scheduled with a trip to see my nephew, who works in auto body) and learn some things along the way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'll have to try a body shop estimate this summer when I'll have an extra mode of transportation around. I assume that it'll have to be dropped off at a shop for the estimate. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I call it babied because I typically keep it very clean. Regular washing (usually by hand) and interior is kept spotless, and I don't even eat in the car. Lately I've been very busy since I recently got married and I'm in the process of moving and selling a house so it's a little dirty. I used...

Thank you! I've always babied my vehicles - extremely clean inside and out, and regular maintenance done. I just worry about this rust issue, since I want to keep the car as long as I can. It's fun to drive, and never given me a bit of trouble that I wasn't just general wear and tear stuff and...

And please excuse the dirt. I don't usually let my car get that nasty, but the weather here has been sucking pretty bad lately. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This is all I've noticed. Of course, the inside of the door I'm showing is on the driver's side and I'm sure there's about the same on the other three doors. Nothing around any emblems or anything like that as far as I can tell. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's what I'm talking about right above the doors. When I bought the car it had a mountain biker vinyl sticker on the back, that I'm guessing the dealership didn't notice. That would be why I said there was a roof rack on the car at one time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

There is some rust on the passenger side in the engine bay, right in front of the wheel well I think. There's some on the inside of the doors, one tiny spot on the hood right above the drivers side headlight (seems to be a common trouble spot for this era of protege??) a few rock pecks on the...