Recent content by xchristopha

Just wondering if brake seizure is a common problem. I think I may have a problem with the rear driver side. I have a 2002 with 143,000 miles, I replaced the pads myself at about 75,000 miles, but haven't done anything else with them since. I noticed twice this weekend that when I parked in...

I used to burn out lightbulbs several times per year. Then I stopped using my headlights during the day and magically they only burn out maybe once per year. This is still too often though. I pose this question: For those people who are burning out fast, do you have any aftermarket amplifiers...

Not sure if this was mentioned before, butMSN.com has decent info on reliability. I have 2002 with 124k miles and the cat converter was the only problem I had. http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/Reliability.aspx?year=2002&make=Mazda&model=Protege5&trimid=-1

I didn't even know that the emissions were covered to 80, my warranty for everything else was 3yr 50k I believe. Had I known this could be replaced for free I would have gotten off my butt and done it... just ignorance I guess. I previously lived in an area where they didn't check emissions, so...

New cat is in. No more CEL. Passed emissions tests. However, an easy job turned out to be frustrating. I had two bolts shear at the base of the flange. On top of it when I got my new license plate and tried to put it on the two plastic screws that held in the old one also sheared when I...

Tried just changing the gasket out, but still getting the CEL (cleared it, got CEL again, cleared it, got it again) so I ordered the CAT. Expecting it to arrive Friday.

FYI My car has 109,000 miles. Problem appeared at about 75,000, but didn't realize warranty covered emissions until 80K.

I have this code. Last night I removed the catalytic converter and discovered that the dual layer metal gasket that is between the ex manifold and cat is broken. It is actually broken through both metal sheets in 2 places and is starting to crack apart in a 3rd place. There was a post...

You must be leaking gas to have mileage like that.

oh yeah dont run out of gas when your girlfriend is in the car!

To set the record straight. I have taken the car to the limit before. Basically it starts to jerk sort of like when you let the clucth off real fast and it makes the car bounce. I wouldn't recommend doing it but I was curious one night and near a lot of gas stations. I am 99% sure the car is...

Does this break in apply to the pro5 cuz I swear my car has more pep than it did two months ago. I have 29k on the car now. I put in a short ram 5 months ago. I have thought for awhile that it was just the weather or only in the start up periods where the air flow in the egine is turbulent...

American car companies make common cars to sell to the common person. I think american companies are closing the gap in quality but in styling they are really lacking. People today want unique and luxury goods that they feel define there personalities or improve their status...whatever. Mazda...

I have kept detailed records of my fuel econ, over a year and I have averaged 28.3 which is smack right in the middle of the epa 25-31. I found that taking off the roof rack and bike rack improved mpg and noise. I also feel that having the INTAKE, improved my mpg but not because of the intake...