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my car has been throwing the P0421 code...and then turning it off on its own for the past 4 months. It'll stay on for 2 weeks. Go away for 2 weeks. Repeat. I haven't done squat to it. I've read for this code, it's either 1) bad o2 sensor, 2) bad cat, 3) exhaust leak. But with any of...

when i do a cold start, there's a string of knock/vibration sounds. it always goes away after 1 second or so of this. i don't hear knocking when driving at any range, hot or cold. anyone know what this might be? it's a 2002 protege5

earlier this week i noticed my ebrake light went on even after releasing it. I noticed that if i brake hard, the light goes on, and when i move, it turns off. but now it just stays on, full time, rarely turning off (except on a fresh start). a quick search here shows it might be low brake...

Hello All, A couple weeks ago, going on the freeway, my 2002 P5 had a hesitation. I wasn't going very fast or slow, about 60mph. I didn't think much of it until it happened again...and again. It has only happened when the car is warmed up, usually around 3000rpm or so. It can happen at anytime...

I thought I heard a ticking noise with my 2002 P5, so I pulled into my garage and listened...no tick. I opened the hood and slowly revved up, no load. At 3500RPM, there's a massive rattling noise. like something is shaking the hell loose. kind of a tinny kinda noise...like if you were throwing...

This morning on my way to work, I hit a typical freeway bump, nothing too jarring, but I noticed the exhaust/engine noise changed and the power felt different. A couple seconds later, I got a blinking CEL. From reading this forum, blinking CEL = stop driving ASAP. One other symptom was the idle...

My front passenger wheel squeaks every time I hit a bump. I recently had the strut and wheel bearing replaced, so it's not those things squeaking (if they are even capable of squeaking). A friend suggested lubing the bushing... So...does anyone have any experience with this? Where is it and how...

On the day I spend $200 to get a wheel bearing replaced...my poor p5 fog light gets smacked by a crushed aluminum can on the freeway. Damn you, freeway litter bugs! The housing is still in one piece, but is basically shattered. I pushed on it and it'll hold...but I may as well start browsing...

I have wheel noise sounding like wonk wonk wonk when i make high speed (but gentle) right turns (like getting on an on-ramp). I was told by my mechanic that to check the wheel bearings, I jack the car off the ground and try to push on the wheel edges, to look for play. I did that, and found...

when warmed up and at idle, i hear a consistent tick tick tick tick, pretty much in time with the engine's noises. is this knock? i heard knocking can be combated (somewhat) by forwarding timing. how would one go about this?

I tried doing a search and poked around the marketplace links, but I can't find any leads. A local shop is offering me the front set (the rears are fine) for $290. Alignment for $60, and I thikn install for about $120.

I bought a used 2002 P5 recently, and the previous owner told me that the front right wheel noise (kind of like vmp vmp vmp) is because the front right rim is warped, known because it is unbalanceable and the mechanic can see it. So I had the rim replaced today, and a lot of the noise is gone...

I just bought a 2nd hand protege 5, and on day 2 of it being mine, it has an obnoxious belt squeal. The previous owner has records that the timing belt/drive belt/alt belt were replaced just 300 miles before I bought it, so I have brand new belts that probably just wore in. Both belts had a bit...

So my alternator has completely died on me, leaving me stranded on the road. I got it towed home, but now I'm not sure I want to replace the alternator myself. It *looks* simple, but then I found one of the main bolts holding it on is threaded in from behind (WHY?), where the "intake plenum...

The battery light on my 1999 Miata has recently started to turn on and off. The first time was after I pulled out of my home's garage (reasonably warm...about 50 degrees in there). It stayed on for most of my 30 minute commute, but then turned off. I checked the belt and the tension seems fine...