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    bent my rim. need affordable ones but dont know what sizes will work

    hit a pothole a couple days ago and the rim is bent to hell. tire is on there now holding air but i'm not confident it will hold it long. 3 are fine, one is bad and i dont know that i can find another P5 stock rim in the area. i know i need 5 lug rims, but does anything else matter? if i'm...
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    alternate tire sizes for 02' P5?

    what other size tires fit on the stock rims of an 02 P5. the stocks are 195 50 16 and i'm in michigan so these tires have basically been disposable for me as i pop or warp one every week it seems. any other options? do i need to do anything to step up or down? any advantages or disadvantages?
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    exhaust issue. steam from engine area in 02' P5

    my wife took the mazda through some snow, deep snow, and it began making an awful sound. almost as if there was no muffler. now, i noticed when i start it on a real cold day i get exhaust steam from under the engine. how can i tell if it's the catalytic converter, a muffler, or some sort of...
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    engine is rumbling, almost like a hole in the muffler from the engine though???

    my wife's car is making a rumbling sound coming from the engine. i'm not a car guy so i'll just say it like that. it sounds like a car with a hole in the muffler, but the sound is coming from the engine area (manifold???) we had a lot of snow today and she was in it for a while. what could...
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    P5 Help... what is this?

    ok, playing a "guess that sound" game.... i hear a "boing" when i hit a bump... sounds like it's coming from the front right tire area... is this a stabalizer bar broken? if so, how easy to replace? and, my over drive no longer works... what could be the cause of that? wiring? or transmission...
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    2002 Protege 5- Alternator belt broke... need help

    so, is this alternator belt easy or not to replace? is it a tension spring in there or do i need to take it off? i'm new at fixing things myself so any detailed info you can give is appreciated.
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