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Great How-to thread. For those who don't know, they make something called a tie-rod puller. It slides on the knuckle and there's a screw on top that, when tightened down, pushes the tie rod end out. It also doesn't damage the tie rod boot. It's much safer and easier than banging it out or using...

Where is that area 'circled in red' in the car?

I do recall that wire. It was connected when I pulled out the fuel filter assembly. The plastic housing may be hiding where the other end of the connection is going. Considering they took the time to mold that into the assembly and add a ground connection, I do not believe they did it for no...

That wiring harness should not have any loose ended wires. There are only two ends for that harness which simplifies things. So, there should be a one-to-one relation for each wire between the two harness end clips. It is all part of the fuel filter assembly. Take it out and photograph that area...

Okay. These tires are close to being worn down. They are good for maybe a couple more months. I hate to spend the money on balancing them just to have them replaced. I put in a lot of miles monthly.

No. It the same whether I'm driving straight or turning.

So recently, my steering wheel is pulsing while I'm driving. But not all the time. I can hear it too. First, I thought it was the tires that were becoming unbalanced, like a wheel weight fell off, or my tire was going flat. But my tire didn't go flat so that rules that out. The pulsation sound...

15" will fit. The rims need to have the proper bolt pattern, 5 x 114.3, and Mazda hub-centric rings.

Looks like the offset places the tires farther out. The lip is deep compared to the Protege5 factory rim.

Well, no one here is from NC. From my experience in Maryland, where a vehicle inspection is performed at a service station but emissions inspection is performed at a state facility, if you fail the emissions inspection, you get a sheet of paper of why you failed, but you get like 30 days to...

Have you ever replaced the timing belt?

What kind of grease, brand/name, do you guys use? I replaced the front and rear calipers and they were packed with a white-looking grease.

The OEM air filter box dampens sound coming for the intake side of the engine. The short ram CAI doesn't dampen engine sounds as much, or at all. I had one on a Jetta that did the same thing and more. I felt like I could hear all the sounds of the cylinder head but amplified. I removed it and...

You need to get a back pressure tester/vacuum gauge where there's a threaded connection on the other end of the gauge. You remove the upstream O2 sensor that is in the exhaust manifold. Screw in the back pressure tester into the upstream O2 sensor hole. Have someone start your car. Look at the...

It might help to put this question in the CX-7 section http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?230-Mazda-CX-7-Forum But yeah, 7000 miles between oil changes isn't a problem, but keeping an oil filter on for a long time may make removal more difficult. I had that problem when my commute...

Can you check the back pressure on the first catalytic converter? It is the one that is connected to the exhaust manifold. You don't have a lot of mileage, but poorly performing spark plugs would cause the engine to push more unburnt fuel into the exhaust gases that would then clog/ruin the cat.

Check/clean the IAC valve and EGR valve.

Looks totalled, as in cost to fix is more than the vehicle's value. Hope you are okay. Take it easy. Symptoms of internal njuries from an accident may become worse later on.

It's been over a week now with the new catalytic converter. It drives like it did awhile back. I can step on it and the revs start climbing. Before I replaced the cat, when I mashed the pedal, the tach would go up very slowly unless I was going downhill. I'm pretty sure, without doing a...

Tokico is a good brand. The HP Blue are tuned a bit stiffer than OEM. I replaced all struts in a Honda Accord with them.