Recent content by warrior86

no one knows? I'm changing this out in like 2 hours. If anyone has any input, please let me know! Appreciate any help.

Hopefully this isnt too confusing and sorry if my wording is off, but trying to explain it the best I could. I added pictures to make things a bit more clear. Car: 2003 Mazda Protege5; 2.0 Liter 4 Cylinder This is my mom's car and she got a code that references a few different items, once of...

616Nickel, definitely seems like that is what happened with me indeed. Per the other suggestions I've gotten, probably just replace the caliper as instructed. -David

616Nickel, let me take a look at your link! SpecRacer17, this is the rear caliper. the front ones i changed just fine back in the day with the C clamp. However, they dont work for the back ones.

Guys, I really need your help. I've been battling this thing all morning/afternoon and it is not working. For whatever reason, I just cant get the the piston to decompress back into the caliper. I know there is a little gearkey thingy behind a bolt that you have to turn with an allen wrench...

Well for my first valve cover job and spray, here are the results.. It does look a hell out a lot better than previous, but I am not 100% happy with the job, but for the most part, it works. The 16 still has some masking tape stuck in it that i forgot to take out (it is out now!). I wanted to...

Thanks for the info, i actually read that I shouldnt use primer because it may crack the paint after it is on it. But about the lettering you did, did you first spray the lettering red, wait for it to dry.. then mask it off and use like a box cutter to cut away excess tape and then spray it black?

I have a question about painting. What is needed to paint? Did you sand it down first? and if so, with what grit? In getting the two tone look, like on the MAZDA wording, did you just spray it down first and then with a brush go over the words in a different color? Use any primer or clearcoat...

I am having this same issue at the moment and found out alot since researching. I will attempt to do the connector cleaning since that is most likely the problem. The entire core housing unit is $285 from Mazda and JUST the fan switch is $27. But honestly, It is probably the connectors so clean...

awesome thanks for the advice. after 3 members of my family tried to even just pull that white connector out, it still didnt work. we just took it to the autoparts store.. got the new bulb, and asked one of the guys who worked there to help. took him forever too, he used knives all sorts of...

opps sorry for double post

well, i decided to just take the pasanger back light out instead of both back lights just to swap the light. So i took the housing out and unlocked the bulb i needed and the bulb fell right out. It was pretty much loose. but it fell INTO the housing so it was a little bit to get it out but I got...

Hi everyone, I am brand new to this forum, reason being never had a problem with my mom's protege 5 2003. It is 6.5 yrs old and just past 30,000 miles. Anyway, she was driving it one morning home from the gym (still dark), and the front passanger side AND the BACK passanger side bulbs burned...