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My wife just called to let me know that her 2002 P5 sounds like a Harley. She said the exhaust is coming out right near the front of the engine, ahead of the front wheels. I checked the diagrams and it appears there are a few areas is might be leaking from, such as the flanges/joints of the...

I'm planning to use the method where I flush the transmission myself (using the oil cooler line, it's on this site somewhere). Anyhow, is it really necessary to change the transmission filter that's accessible by removing the transmission oil pan? I see NOTHING in the owners manual about the...

My wife's 02 P5 has had a weak battery for some time now, and finally today it wouldn't crank the engine over enough to start it, so I replaced the battery with a new one (Motomaster). However, all we get is the "click", NO cranking at all, not even a noise other than the click (which comes...

Has anyone here done a wheel bearing and hub replacement on a Mazda3 before? My mother-in-law's 3 needs the RF bearing replaced (the LF was replaced at the dealership a few months ago, and now the RF one is dying as well). From my contact at a Mazda dealer, I know the replacement part is a hub...

Hey guys, While changing the timing belt in my sisters' "new" Mazda Protege5, I snapped a valve cover bolt while REMOVING the valve cover. Don't ask me how, it just happened and I was like ???. Anyhow, if you look at this example picture, the one that broke is in the lower left: There are 4...

So it appears that the car my sister bought (2002 P5, manual transmission) has a slight leak from the oil pan. I haven't fully investigated to see where it's coming from, but overnight it dropped about 4 square inches worth of slight puddle onto my garage floor. :( It's a very, very, very...

Looking for a RF (passenger side) headlight assembly (no bulbs/wiring, just the housing) from a 2002 P5 with the all-silver headlights (no black). Also looking for a red front bumper for a 2002 Protege5 in decent shape (no cracks/major scuffs). Email: eric *AT* smileydesigns *DOT* ca Thanks!

Hey everyone. Normally i'd take my time and check into things like this, but the situation is that my sister is buying a 2002 P5 w/ 160,000km on it and will be picking it up next week (she lives in another city). In the meantime, I need to change the timing belt (done it before on my wifes'...

Has anyones' P5 ever had this happen? And if you don't know, do you mind checking? :) My wife will start her car and even in the middle of winter, when it's below freezing, the radiator fan will kick on for 5-10 seconds every 30 seconds, from the moment she starts the car. I always thought the...

I'm looking to change my wifes' P5 timing belt and water pump. I'm fairly mechanically inclined and have patience... and I also have the service manual for the car. Is this a difficult job? It will likely be just me in the garage, but I can get a friend to come over if required. Are there any...

Looking for working rear wiper motor and wiper arm from a 2002-2003 Protege5. Preferrably from non-salt-belt region, but PLEASE let me know what you have. EMAIL: curls.00@rogers.com THANKS!!!! Eric

Hey everyone... I'm new to the board but need some help ASAP. :) I have to remove the grey plastic panel on the inside of the hatch door... but there are no screws or visible clips holding it in. Obviously there are some hidden clips all around underneath it, but how can I get the panel off...