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I have a 2002 protege 5 with 168k miles. I am the second owner. The intake gasket got a crack in it and the guy I was leasing it to kept running it. Ran lean, got hot, cracked the head. The pre-cat is gutted and the O2 sesor has the spark plug spacer trick. Body is in great condition, no...

My front drivers side rotor is getting hotter than the surface of the sun. i touched it and in an instant the skin was fried off my thumb. the car also "wobbles" that seems to be coming from that area of the car, then once im up to speed for a bit the "wobble" goes away. any suggestions...

anyone know how i can test my o2 sensors for correct function with a voltmeter? Im getting CEL code po421. i just want to test the o2 sensor before i go out and get new pre-cat. thanks, -Tony

To make a long story short, I messed up my sway-bar linkage trying to remove it, i didnt know there was an allen key hole in the center. I wound up using an impact gun on it, now it screwed. Tried putting the allen key in there and using a wrench,.....stripped the allen key hole out. tried...

im going to put winter tires on my car in the 15" variety. Right now im running the stock 16" rims with 205-55-r16 kumho ast. A 15" 195-60 tire's height is only .05" different than the current 16" setup i have. will it be alright to put two 15" tires on the front of the car? the all seasons...

I currently have a 02 protege 5, not that you couldnt tell from my username. My protege has treated me extremely well, but its getting up there in miles, 105k. So im looking for something newer. Checking out kbb.com, a 06 6 is in my price range. I want the 6 cyl. and ideally id like an AWD...

Just curious as to what members of the Mazda community play paintball? I prefer to play speedball, but go to big games like EMR's Castle Conquest every spring. Ive got too much money sunk into an Impulse ive recently decided im finished tinkering with. Tis is a picture of the body after i got...

I got 76K miles 2002 Protege' 5 Normal Automatic (not triptronic) Always been fully synthetic mobile one, purlator filters, air and oil. Just got the oil changed and air filter replaced, I supplied the filter, the mechanic the oil. total bill $36. From the same place i got the above work...

I own my 2002 Protege 5. Im going to be sticking around PA for the foreseeable future. I need something 4x4 or AWD. Im tired of sliding around on winter roads. the P5 is terrible in the snow, Im running stock sized Kumho AST's, awesome in the wet, and decent in the dry, my ASX's were better...

I have an 02 P5 (could ya guess from my member name?) I just rolled over 93k miles. I try to do regular maintainance (sp?) on my vehicle, i keep a close watch on my tire pressure. Its due for an oil change, but im not to far over, I run mobil 1, 5w30, fully synthetic and dont skimp on my...

Ive been having fun getting tires for my protege, i swore after my current ASX's got chewed off that i wouldnt go back. Well, i ordered 4 more from tire rack today, why you ask? Cause there cheap, and for some reason there might be something i missed that caused them to get chewed off. This...

i have a 2002 protege 5. I need the screw that holds the wire retaining clip in place for our low beam bulbs, I newbishly took out the screw to remove the low beam, does anyone know where i can find the specs for this screw and or a replacement? if i can get the specs ill go to lowes or a...

i bought my car with 12k miles on it, im at 60k now, what is the recomended interval for tranny flushes/filter replacement?

Im on my 1.5 set of Kumho Exsta ASX's, i bought 4 new tires from tire rack, and my p5 ate the front tires, more specificly the inside of the front tires, i bought two new tires put them on the front and got it aligned, that was some time ago, approx 9 months ago. I was changing my oil and i...

what alternate tire sizes will fit correctly on our stock rims and drive without any complications?

My factory waranty is about to mile out. I baught the car a year ago with approx. 15k on it. It now has 49,500 miles, the mazda factory warranty runs out at 50k. I got an offer from smartautowarranty.com. It's $160 down and $130 a monthr for 12 months for a 5 year, 100,000 miles. It covers...

I have a '02, 2.0 p5 wtih just under 50k miles on it and its smoking a little when i start is up, it may be continuing to smoke while im driving it but im unable to tell, i run mobile one fully synthetic and purlator filters, i know its oil burning because i loose about a quart every 3000k...

I have a '02 p5, just under 50k miles, got 4 new kumho ecsta asx's before x-mas, roughtly 17 k miles ago. Had it alighned after I got em, and again after I had to replace a stud the installer snapped off mounting my tires. Went on a 3k mile road trip after that, rotated them right before, but...

my geographic location will not permit cable or dsl or even wireless internet access, dial up or satelite are the only options. I hate dial up. There are about 40 friggin satelite providers, does anyone have any information/insight on any of these?

I started my car this morning and noticed a nocking sound, right away I was worried so I popped the hood and tryed to pin point where the sound was comming from. I found it pretty easly, the far left spark plug wire was bouncing up out of the valve cover! I attemted to push it back onto the...