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    What to do with spare P5

    I have two Protege5 hatchbacks. One has 217k miles, black, 2003, no sunroof, manual, clean interior, $1700 in April 2014. It needs the A/C compressor, muffler gasket, and clutch replaced soon and some engine mount, chassis weld repair done. The other one has 168k miles, black, 2002, has a...
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    P5 Overheating? Coolant reservoir overflowing

    Was driving from New York to Ohio and experienced an overheating condition. 2.0 FS-DE, all stock, 217k miles, broken A/C compressor, A/C always turned off. I stopped the car when the temperature gauge went to 75%. Oil level was normal, and coolant fan was working, but I topped it off anyway, and...
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    Weld Wheel Arch

    I just bought two replacement wheel arches/wells from eBay to replace the horrible, rusted ones on my 2002 Protege5. Has anyone used these before and how much should the metal overlap? This is galvanized steel too, so should I grind the edges and apply weld through primer first? I have a plasma...
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    How to Rebuild MT?

    Is there a guide or suggestions for rebuilding an 01-03 Protege Manual Transmission? I have enough parts between two broken units to make one good transmission but have no idea what is involved or how severe this project would be. I would like to just buy a replacement transmission but there are...
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    Difference between AT with and without Tiptronic?

    Is there a mechanical difference between automatic transmissions with a Tiptronic shift lever equiped in the 2003 Protege ES sedan and 2003 Protege5 hatchback, and the 2001-2003 Protege (DX, LX sedan) 2002 Protege5 automatic transmissions? I have a spare automatic transmission taken from a 2003...
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    Possible to swap MT with AT?

    I found a 2002 P5 at a good price on Crigslist with 122k miles but it needs the transmission replaced. Its has a manual transmission, but all I have to replace it with is an automatic transmission. I think I have all of the parts needed to complete this from a 2003 Protege LX sedan including...
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    Possible to convert a 2002 DX to LX?

    I saw a 2002 Mazda Protege DX for sale on CL for $500 but I also have a complete set of trim, accessories, and electronics from a 2003 LX sedan. Is it possible to swap the gauge cluster, cruise control, power locks, power window motors and switches? This would effectively upgrade the car from a...
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    FS-DE 2.0 Cylinder Misfire, no codes

    Starting a new thread since this title is more accurate than the "rough idle" symptom I posted before. Here is the story. I bought the a blue 2002 protege5 hatchback for $600 in September and rebuilt the 2.0L FS-DE engine with new rings, bearings, valve stem seals, gaskets, valve lapping...
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    Rebuilt Engine, Bad Idle

    First post to Mazdas247 Forum. I rebuilt a 2.0L FS-DE engine with new rings, bearings, valve stem seals, valve grinding, seals, gaskets, timing belt, idlers, water pump. It has good dry compression at 150psi in each cylinder. However, I cannot get the new motor to idle for more than a minute...
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