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    How to lift up rear seat cushions?

    I feel really dumb but how do you do this? I'm trying to check for a fuel leak cause the inside of my car smells like gas...
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    Rear brakes... what could be wrong?

    My rear brakes don't seem to be working. The rotors are not shiny and are covered in thin rust from the rain. When I brake hard I can hear them squeezing a little but when I touch them they are barely warm (the fronts are burning hot). I've changed the pads and rotors, and then I changed the...
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    Two bad rear calipers?

    Hey guys, I have an '02 Protege ES. The passenger rear caliper has the issue with the allen key to retract the piston not working, whereas the drivers rear has no such issue. But, in both cases, there are multiple, uneven grooves that go along the surface of the rotor (sign of a bad piston?), in...
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    Who likes driving slow?

    Especially since gas prices have shot up, I've really had fun playing the MPG game; I always have my phone out ready to calculate my next tank, haha. Before, I used to drive semi-gas savingly, shifting at 2500 normally but with a decent amount of gas pedal. Now I'm shifting at 2100-2200 ish with...
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    Rear Brakes Changed - E-Brake Gone?

    So today I changed my rear brake pads and rotors. For the back right, the piston would not go in when we turned the allen screw, so we bled the system and pushed the piston in. After putting everything back together, we find that the parking brake is just free play, and that theres NO TENSION...
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    Protege5 Carfax?

    Could anyone run a check on #JM1BJ245331165613 ? I'm looking to join the P5 club =). Thanks in advance!
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