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I've been in the protege forums for years. I'm about ready to give up on the oil burning that so many owners have had problems with. I found a 2009 ms3 with around 50k miles for sale at 13k. I was wondering if there are any common issues with the car that I should be aware of before I get stuck...

I need to get some valve shims that are .003" smaller than the ones that came stock on the engine. Mazda sells these for like $8.50 each, which is way too much for a disc of steel that looks like a quarter. Does anyone know where I can get these for a better price? I've found ones that look...

I can't find any blown fuses and I'm not sure what else to check. The CDs spin and the timer moves. All indications are as if everything works correctly, but I get no sounds. Does anyone know something that could be checked or fixed? Otherwise, I'm going to ask if anyone who has upgraded...

I had a post going in this forum asking questions about the excessive oil consumption I've been having for the last 20000 miles. I don't know how it got removed from the server, but here's the summary. I had mentioned that I had very good compression test results (all cylinders greater than...

Well, I've completely humbled myself. I've been having random problems that weren't severe, until I had a MAF sensor short out. Luckily I found one at a junk yard for $40. I hope it lasts. But why did it short? Randomly, on rainy days, on the highway, the car would choke. The computer...

I'd like to share a recent experience with my 2003 ES (close enough to P5 to post here). I took it in to the dealer for the recall on the VICS screws and when it came back, I kept getting P0171 CELs. First instinct was vacuum leak related to the VICS work, and I haven't called the dealer on...

I searched around and didn't find anything useful, so lets see if anyone else has a similar issue. If I leave my car outside and it has been raining I have some engine problems. I've noticed this since I got it, but it's rained a lot recently so I'm getting ticked. The car bogs hard from...

Hey, just wanted to share some thoughts. Here's the story. Took off my brakes to powdercoat but when I took off the rears, the brake bleed screws were seized up and broke off. I tried to break them out with screw extractors, but I broke 2 of them in there. Then I drilled them out a bit to...

I just pulled off one set of calipers after hearing some squealing and thought I'd share the results. I was definately on the wear marker, which was what caused the squealing, obviously. The interesting part was that the corner with the wear marker was the thinnest corner. After some...

I finally got caught without an inspection. Here's a breakdown of the costs on the ticket: Statute - PA Motor Vehicles Code Section - 4703 Sub Section - a. Fine - 25.00 Emergency Medical Services Act - 10.00 Catastrophic Loss Benefits Continuation Fund - 30.00 Costs - 31.50 Judicial Computer...

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I might have posted this before, but I'll explain again what I'm trying to do. I have the auterra PDA OBD-II reader for my handspring visor PDA. I'm using such an old PDA because my mother, father, and I all got them at the same time. All of us have stopped using them so I have 3. The...

I got some of that no-adhesive, static cling tint film to try my hand at tinting my windows myself. After some practice I have it figured out. However, the tint comes in 26" lengths and I don't know how to fit one piece of it on the rear window of my sedan. Do I have to get larger film (ie...

I've been searching for threads explaining uneven tire wear, it's causes, and how to fix it. I have been suffering from severe inside (front) tire wear. I hope the following helps anyone figure out their tire wear problems. First, the sources of information...

Title says it all. I'm have an appointment to get a second O2 sensor bung welded into my ractive header. Should it go in the primary runner, the collector, after the collector, where? I'm going to get it installed after the collector, parallel to the ground so that it 1. doesn't get broken...

I've seen a bunch of posts of people getting excessive inner front tire wear. I have pretty bad inner tire wear (see pic) and I haven't messed with the alignment since I got the car (had 2500 miles after 3 months of someone else's driving). Is the stock wheel alignment set up with too much...

So I screwed up my trunk lock, and the key won't turn it. Don't ask how I did it. Does anyone know of any other way (other than taking it to the dealer and paying out the @$$ to match it to your key) to replace a lock? I'm going to take it apart and see if i can fix it, but I don't expect to...

I just saw on corksport's website the flywheel from the japanese proteges. Does anyone know where to find the weight of the flywheel? If the weight difference was signifigant, it would probably be worth the $172 that it's listed for. If it's too heavy, does anyone know of locations that could...

Is it me, or the protege? I can't get the wipers to move a few inches and stop so that the defroster can warm them up? Every other car I've driven will let you hit the mist on the stick briefly, and the wipers will move a few inches and stop. I've seen a lot of people pull the wipers away...

I just checked for double posts, hopefully I searched enough. Here are some pictures of the sedan trunk. I'm trying to figure out where I can put either 2 small custom boxes or 1 larger box for 2 8" subs, but I need to waste as little trunk space as possible. I'd really like to keep the...