Recent content by bri

Thanks...I completed the job and then found that my driver side rotor got extremely hot and smelled like burning brake parts...which is what was happening. I pulled it apart again and found that the caliper was sticking and there was also a small tear in the dust boot on the piston. I had the...

I'm changing my front pads and rotors and am wondering if anybody's got any good tips for making the job easier and or smoother. Upon removal of the pads on driver's side, the spring clips look like they were rubbing on the rotor and are pretty gouged. I don't think I should reuse them. Are they...

Ok, I guess "chip" is the wrong word, but is there an ecu mod or something along those lines that can help out? I'm the first to admit I don't know it all and I saw the SLR ad and it intruiged me. Cheers and thanks.

I have an '02 P5, 154k miles and am considering doing two things in the near future to it. As of now, the car is bone stock except for a K&N drop in filter element. As for the two things I'm considering- Since buying the car, I've always used Castrol 5w-30 oil and I regularly change my oil and...

'02 Protege 5 timing belt replacement My '02 P5 has 154,450 miles (in California) and I'm going to replace my timing belt tomorrow. I know it was supposed to have been done at 105,000, but... I don't at all recommend procrastinating on something like that but I guess I lucked out. I wouldn't...

Great thread... need a little timing belt advice for P5 This a great thread but today I'm just posting about doing a timing belt service on my P5. I have about 150,000 miles on it and am looking to do a timing belt. I know I'm lucky to have gone for 150k... Anyway, I'm getting varying prices...