Recent content by jinker

Noise from something on the accessory belt. Replaced the tensioner, no dice, still sounds like a failing bearing. Got a replacement water pump as it was the other noise candidate and tried to do the replacement. Have to remove the alternator to get the water pump out. Took two bolts off the...

Same problem here. The problem gets worse in the winter. A few times I've heard a loud 'pop' noise when things are working then no audio. Usually two or three sharp bangs on the dash above the CD player with my palm gets it to start again, with a loud 'pop' noise. I have to hit the dash hard...

My 99 protege ate swaybar links every 30,000 km or two to three years. I ended up buying them 4 at a time they failed so often. I took a good luck under the 2 when I was shopping for a car to make sure it didn't use the same link design. Looked better to me. Recently, my 2011 Mazda 2 (8...