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    Cold Starting and Oil Viscosity Question

    I'm interested to know if the Protege 5 starts well in cold weather, I am not talking about Memphis cold but Manitoba cold. Last year we had a stretch of 4 weeks of 40 bellow weather ( -40 is the same in C or F ), my Honda would start no matter how cold but I am interested to know if I can...
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    idle prodlem

    Sounds exactly like the egr valve.
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    egr

    I had my egr valve replaced on warranty last week, the parts manager said there has been an extended warranty due to premature problems and it can be replaced for cars less than 8 years with unlimited mileage. (in Canada anyway) My car is an 03 and was eligible until until October, hope yours...
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    abnormal car idle?

    I am new to this forum but wanted to give some insight that I found out only yesterday. I recently purchased a Protege5 for my teenage girls after I couldn't keep them away from my 2009 mazda 3, when I bought the p5 I was aware of the egr valve being an issue, after reading on this forum, but...
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