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Thanks, thuzil. I"ll add vacuum leaks and checking the MAF to the list.

Thanks, Rit4623 and Kosteniuks17.

AP123: My current plugs are NGK BKR5E-11 gapped at .044.

Before posting here I had already checked and re-gapped the plugs (two were 2/1000ths off, correction didn't help), checked all connections, examined (and smelled for signs of burnout) the coils and wires, and dumped in a bottle of injector cleaner and premium fuel (not 87 like usual). Other...

My P5 was fine, plenty of power going up hills, until after the spark plug change. That's why I suspect the problem might be an ignition coil; perhaps using the platinum plugs fried one? If so, would that necessarily spur an error code, or could it happen without startling the computer? Or...

My 2002 Protege5 is no longer able to easily make it up even the slightest of hills. It doesn't miss, nor generate an error message, just slows forcing a downshift. I'm the original owner, and it has 75K miles. It's a 5-speed. The problem started after I tried platinum plugs. I switched back to...

Re: RSX Seats The seats on my 2002 P5 were one of the car's selling points. They're very well bolstered and still more comfortable after 10 years than those of any other car I've been in lately. If yours are not, maybe the leather seats aren't as good as the standard fabric ones. If that's the...