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Time to replace driveshaft? (Road Noise Troubleshooting) *SOLVED* *Please see second post for solution* 01 Protege LX (2.0) Question: can anyone tell me whether the driver's side driveshaft (the single shaft, not the joint shaft) is supposed to be "loose" at one of the boots? I removed the...

Hi all. 01 Protege LX 2.0 used to rev right up to 2000 rpm on a cold start, then slowly, smoothly, and surely idle down to 750 as the car warmed up. Recently, however, the idle has been a bit erratic. Going to 2000, then 1000, then 1500, and not very smooth. It's not terribly rough, and...

My cat was glowing red hot today. I have a misfire and a rich condition indicated by a P0300 and blinking check engine light. Would a broken cat (hole in the honeycomb) cause a rich condition? I know the cat is damaged, but am not sure whether something else isn't causing the problem. I have a...

2001 FS engine I put everything back together... car starts, revs to 2k, then dies immediately. The first couple of times the dying was followed by an audible click of some sort. Checked the compression, turned out 135, 150, 135, 150 psi. Tried again a couple of times. Removed the battery...

I accidentally crushed the spring on one of my brand new Felpro valve stem seals, so it looks like I'll be buying a whole new set. This means I'll have 15 extra seals. If anyone out there would like to purchase 15, or less than 15, drop me a line. We can perform the transaction via ebay. I...

Hi, I am performing a head gasket replacement and just got TDC by aligning the notch on the crankshaft pulley upward. As you can see, the "I" and "E" on the camshaft pulleys are aligned horizontally. Everything looks good so far. However, I'm not so sure about the cams. I thought that...