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I guess it also should be noted that upon startup the rpms will go up and then drop to below 500rpm or so and then to return to normal idle. This is when the car is already warmed up however, upon cold start the car revs up to 1500rpm or so and slowly goes down to normal idle which I believe is...

Never noticed anything like that when I have changed the oil myself a few times but I will keep that in mind. I have been driving the car to and from work all this week with no weird sounds coming back. Just very unsettling driving my car until I find out for sure what it was and to stop it from...

So I drove it to work and back today (only about 10 min each way) and nothing was out of the ordinary, car sounded just like she always has. Right now I am just driving it to and from work until I figure out what the issue is for sure. I am thinking of getting a new car just so I don't have to...

Yes it does, sorry should've revved up the car in the video. Okay so I started the car up again its started doing the sound again but it eventually went away luckily I took a video of it and also showing the original sound in the video while revving it up...

Took the valve cover off, checked the shim gap with a feeler guage and stuff seems abit loose but it all seems fairly consistent. Is there an easy way to check for sure if its rod knock? I don't want to be replacing the engine or get a new car if I don't have to.

Seriously lol? You're not too far away from me, how much would you offer? I'm going to pull the valve cover today and try and see if its something not as major.

Pretty sure the fan isn't hitting anything defineatly sounds like its coming from under the valve cover. Anyone know a ballpark region of how much that will cost to fix, or am I better off getting a new car? Just really sucks because its still fairly low mileage at 122,000kms (75,000miles) :(.

Okay so my car has done this once before but it was nearly 8 months ago or so. I was under the impression that rod knock did not simply go away and especially for not for that long but I'm not sure what else it could be. Here is a link of the sound... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwBK0NoY4j8...

Those do look good they'd look even better painted, I especially like the Mazdaspeed 3 wheels. But I kinda did have my heart set on the Konig Illusion in blue looks like this... I thought it would go well with the blue and make the car stand out abit, also didn't really want to go 18's to...

No input anyone? I would be interested in what some of you guys are running in terms of moderately agressive fitments!

Okay so in the next month or so I am planning on lowering my car and getting some 17's for it as well. For lowering I was thinking Tein S-Tech springs and Stagg SHS struts and as for wheels go I was thinking the Konig Illusion in blue which comes in a +40 offset i believe. As for tires I am...

You shouldn't notice too much of a difference going from a 16" to a 17" you might feel the smaller vibrations in the road abit more but thats about it. I had 18's on my 92' Eagle Talon, lowered on fairly stiff springs.. I could feel the smaller vibrations in the road and bumps were kinda rough...

Okay well mine isnt too bad I have only seen it in those 2 places... On the way home from work today I noticed that my defrost wasn'y really working after awhile it came on but didnt seem very powerful even on the highest setting and then it would stop working again. Anyone know what this could...

Rust spreads that quickly? Even for a couple small rust bubbles I'm looking at $1000+?.. Not good news as I am planning on keeping the car for at least 5 years :P. Yah I want to remove both of those, the paint won't be a different shade though will it?

There is a tiny bit of rust on one of the front fenders and right under the protege5 badge underbody looks fairly clean though. Is rusting an inevitable issue on these cars?

I was thinking a catback that drowns out the sound of the 4cyl engine "whine" but nothing loud, with a 2.5 inch tip on the end.

Good to know I suppose the timing belt should be inspected/replaced relatively soon then. I washed it today took some pics on my phone not the greatest quality but better then nothing lol :P.

Do you know if you can inspect the timing belt without taking off the valve cover? My last car just had a upper timing cover that you could pop off, doesn't look like it on the p5 though. Oil looks brand new, still need to go over other basic stuff. Can you get away with just lowering springs? I...

Hey all, I recently purchased a 2003 Mazda Protege5 this Friday, It has 103,000kms (64,0000 miles), Laser Blue, 5spd manual for $5500 CAD. It has a few scratches here and there but overall it is pretty clean, one of the foglights is is cracked and doesn't work. In the future I am planning on...