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Hey all, current Protege5 owner here debating on picking up a new 3 sometime soon. (sidebar: does anyone know if the 2.5L will be available w/ the 6MT anytime soon?) Ok, back to my main issue......I really like the new design and the i Grand Touring has every possible option I could want and...

Anyone know of a good way to somehow add a USB and AUX input to my P5 factory stereo? My CD player is about shot and I really want a way to just plug my phone into the stereo and play music off of it while it charges at the same time. Thanks.

So I start my P5 the other day and instantly there is a horrendous squealing noise coming from under the hood, accompanied seconds later by some smoke. I pull it out of the garage and pop the hood. Squealing subsides and smoke dissipates. I get back in and it seems to be idling...

OK, so I was attempting to remove the heat shield underneath my car in order to get access to my shifter to replace the bushings at the base of it. I got two of the heat shield screws out, but the front two were looking pretty rusted. I sprayed them down w/ PB Blaster and let them sit a bit...

Ok, got a strange one here and I'm running out of ideas. Drove my car yesterday, no issues. Parked it in the garage yesterday afternoon. Got back in it about three hrs later, turned the key and nothing but a series of clicks. Tested the battery last night, looked good at about 12.71 volts...

Ok, so after a few weeks of normal operation, the strange coolant/heater issue has started up again, and this time while I'm traveling out of town (great). So I drive the car about 4-5 hours yesterday and all seems normal, temp gauge staying in normal range and not moving, all else seems...

Ok, so today as I'm pulling into the parking lot at work, I notice that my heater appears to not be blowing hot air, but rather just air. It only does this on the bi-level or defroster setting, normal dash vent setting still works just fine. I think this is strange, but say oh well and go into...

Ok so I changed my brake pads and rotors this past weekend. Today it occurred to me that I used the wrong type of lube on the slider pins. So tonight I think, no problem, I'll just take the slider bolt out, swing the caliper open, slide it off, clean the wrong grease away, relube, then put it...

Another issue I have discovered today during an oil change. I use the Mobil1 extended performance, so I don't usually change it too often, as it's good for 15K miles or whatever. I think the last time I changed it was almost a year ago. I have driven about 12K miles since the last change...

Ok, so I know there are 100 other threads about rust issues w/ our cars. I have been reading a lot about the different issues people have. I have the normal wheel well bubbling spots on the lip, but also have some rather concerning spots on my strut tower on the passenger side. Should I be...

Ok, so I'm pretty sure that my left front wheel bearing is going. I jacked it up and did the lateral wheel test and there is some movement, and I'm also getting the grinding/whirring noise when I turn the steering wheel left no matter how slightly. My question is how tough of a job is this to...

Ok, I'm just going to start from the beginning here and hopefully someone out there might have some suggestions as to what on earth is going on here w/ my P5..... 1) Changed my spark plugs about a week ago. Have driven the car at least 500 miles in the past week with no problems. 2) Friday...

OK, just finished replacing my thermostat. The car seems to be running at a normal temp and everything seems good....except that when I watch the coolant reservoir when the car is running, there are little bubbles of air flowing into it. The coolant in the reservoir isn't hot, so I know that...

So it looks like I'm going to be replacing my struts soon. I don't know thing 1 about anything suspension related (just found out that a car has EITHER shocks or struts, not both, lol). Anyhow, is this something I can do easily by myself or should I take it somewhere? If I take it in, what's...

Here are a few pics of my rear driver side shocks. Does the plastic part at the top look messed up? Could this be causing my problem? Thanks. <br> <br> <br> <br>

Ok, this problem has been annoying the living fvck outta me. Whenever I'm driving, more common at between 50-60 mph, I get this repetitive squeaking sound which seems to be coming from the rear driver's side wheel. It seems to be speed sensitive also and sometimes I'm getting some strange...

Ok, so I've got a broken sway bar link. How tough is this to fix myself? I know almost nothing about suspension or steering fixes FYI. Thanks.

Im having some sort of suspension/handling issue here and Ill do my best to try and describe what it is. Its kind of like a squeaking/popping sound that Ive been hearing for the past few days.happens when I hit a bump, and more often lately when I am braking. It seems to increase in repetition...

Ok, so I'm thinking about re-painting the calipers on my Laser Blue P5. They're currently blue, but I'm thinking about going to red this time. Anyone seen this combo before or have pics? I'm not quite sure how it would look. Thanks.

Ok, so I'm pricing out different places to get my timing belt, etc. done within the next month or so. A guy I work with said this: My friend keith said he would do it for about $740.....that is with new accesory drive belts, timing belt kit, water pump and a thermostat...parts (from o'reilly...