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Hello, My '00 Mazda Protege ES is approaching 120K, and I was wondering if I should take it to the dealer since it's a major (60k) service? I've always taken it to the dealer for major services, but it's quite expensive. Any suggestions? Also, I received a $100 coupon from Mazda Headquarters...

Hello, I have a 2000 Mazda Protege ES, 1.8L, and I was recently involved in a car accident. The car accident had broken the coolant overflow bottle, and all the coolant had leaked out. The Autobody shop put in a new overflow bottle w/ new coolant. When I took my car in a couple of days ago, they...

Hello, I have a 2000 Mazda Protege ES - 1.8 liter. About a couple years ago, my drive belts were replaced with new ones - Goodyear Gatorbacks - they'd replaced the A/C belt, Alternator Belt, and I think the P/S belt, too. After that, they'd screech from time to time, when driving (very...

Hello, I have a 2000 Mazda Protege ES, and I was recently involved in a car accident. After the car accident, I noticed a short vibration sound - it usually occurs when I begin it accelerate from a stop, and it is coming from the right front side of the vehicle. The only thing the autobody shop...

Hello, I have an 00 Protege ES, and my current Mazda CD Player is malfunctioning, so I'm replacing it w/ a Pioneer DEH1900MP. My Mazda came with a CD Player and a Cassette deck, too - are they a conjoined unit, you will I be able to remove only the CD deck and still be able to keep the cassette...

Hello, My MS Protege 00 ES's CD Player is malfunctioning. Whenever I put a CD in, it plays perfectly fine. When I skip tracks, the CD usually just spins in the CD player for a while, maybe like 3-5 mins. (you can hear it spinning) and then plays the track, and sometimes, that problem doesn't...

Hello, I have a 2000 M/S Protege ES, w/ 111k on it. We bought it brand new, and the P/S fluid has never been replaced. Is it necessary? (I heard some fluids are long lasting.) The color of the fluid is amber when a drop is placed on a paper towel (similar to the color of oil). Thanks.

Hey, So, when I took my car into the mechanic, and he said my left front wheel wasn't sitting right. He said that the strut was bent? How does a strut actually get "bent"? The alignment wasn't off though.

Hey, I have an '00 Mazda Protege ES (4 dr) and all 4 door lock actuators have gone out (not at once, but gradually). 3/4 seem to work fine with the weather is cool (but they do malfunction) and they barely work when it's hot outside. I took it to Mazda and they said all 4 actuators need to be...

Hello, I have a 2000 Mazda Protege ES (not a MP5 - this forum seems to have more publicity, and that's why I posted here). I have 109k on it, and I took it into Big O Tires for an oil change and they said I need to have my Power Steering Fluid changed. Every 30K, I take my car into Mazda. I...

Hello, All four of my actuators have gone bust. I don't want to pay for $320 for labor, so I would like to know how to remove the door paneling on all four locks, and what the procedure is on replacing the actuator. Is it hard? Does it require a pro to do this? If some one can provide me with...

You may have read my door lock actuators post. Mazda is charging me atleast $700 for all four new door lock actuators inc. labor on my 00 Protege ES. That's rediculous. I heard aftermarket actuators are cheaper, but I CAN'T FIND THEM ANYWHERE! The actuators on the protege are not sold...

Hello, So you might have seen my thread about my power door locks not working. I took the car to Mazda (I have a 2000 Protege ES) and here is what the Tech report says: "Technician verified the concerned and found the door lock actuators need to be replaced in all four locks. Technician...

I have a 2000 Mazda Protege ES, and at times, the power door locks malfunction. When the weather is cool or mild, the locks were perfectly, but when it is very hot outside, they malfunction. Some will lock/unlock and some won't. It's different locks each time, but overall, all of them...

Hello, I am belt questions about the 2000 Mazda Protege ES. If you can tell me: 1. What specific parts use the belts (ie: alternator, etc.) 2. Does the Protege use the V-belt, or the surpentine belt? 3. Is it just one long belt that is used for all the parts, or separate part of each belt? 4...

Where can I find a door lock relay for a Mazda Protege 2000 ES 1.8L? My door locks don't always open/close; I want to test to see if it's the relay. Mazda quoted me $123, but online, relays for other cars are priced at $7, and regardless, dealers are always overpriced. Thank you for the...

Hello, I have a 2000 Mazda Proteg ES w/ 97k miles. For a couple years now, my doors have been having problems. Let's begin at the origins of this problem. At first, one door (I don't remember which one, but it was one of the rear ones) would not completely open at times, or close at times. One...

Hello, I have a 2000 Mazda Protege with 95k miles. For a while now, all four of my doors do not lock when the driver's side "lock" mechanism is pushed, when the lock button on the remote is pushed, or when the key is physicaled entered into the lock. (note that the door that the key is entered...