Recent content by DawsonPro5

Dang. Wheel bearing going out and rear oxygen sensor out. Going in the shop tomorrow!

So to sum up my actions of paying for the service: Fail. (Granted, I hardly even know where the radiator is.)

Believe me, I would have preferred to have the ability to do it myself. I am, however, tool-tarded. I wouldn't even know where to begin to change the headlamp by myself...and then I'd get all nervous thinking that I'm somehow doing it wrong...and then freak out thinking that I replaced it...

Odd, it seems my fellow Austinites are dominitaing this particular page today. Dropped the car off at the shop this morning. Yesterday, the temperature gauge on my car began to move past normal operating temperature....for the first time ever (Fortunately, because I have read so much on this...

My car is doing this as well. '02 Automatic, 110k miles. I'm pretty sure it is catalytic converter related. My previous car made this exact same noise and when I *finally* changed the catalytic converter at 340k miles (yikes!) the noise was gone. Anyone have range of cost to replace the...

yeeeeeessssssssss.

I decided to sign up and browse on a different Mazda Forum. You see, I know nothing about car mechanics and I'm wanting to learn as much as I can about my P5. Who knew I was already on the supreme Mazda Forum?? (fuoops) That "other" forum was paltry in comparasion. I regret I ever thought...

Is there any benefit to keeping the heat shield on the underside of the hood? Mine is shredding apart and I'm wondering if I should remove it...or if I should replace it.

One day after many, many moons, my Protege5 is going to be on its last leg and I'm going to get a Mazda5. I LOVE my P5...at the same time, I can't wait to have the Mazda5.

...it's all so boner inducing...damn!

Red was definitely not my first choice of colors when I got my P5 but now I am happy that it is what I ended up with. It's a slamming solid, true red that has really grown on me. I actually don't find too many other cars on the road with a "red red" quite like this one. Or perhaps I'm biased...

Automatic Transmission. To the best of my knowledge, the Trans has never been flushed/refilled. Yeah, I do need to get the suspension inspected...I have a "knocking/bumping" noise coming from my front driver side when I go over bumpy roads. Bah! Lord knows how much that's gonna cost me.

Damn. Your car looks awesome. I'm stewing in my own envy for all these users who know how to work on their own car. (bowdown)

I clicked "like it" only because there wasn't a "love it" button.

I have hit 110k miles on my 2002 P5. I am planning on taking my car into get a tune up. What should I expect to be performed? They change spark plugs and the spark plug wires? Is that it? Is that what a "tune up" for this car is? (Note, I have already done my timing belt, water pump...