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Replaced rear brake pads both rear calipers right rear brake line Everything worked fine for about 150 miles....then.... Left rear caliper seized and the person who was driving it said there was noticeable 'smoke' coming from the left rear wheel. The brake pedal is very soft and squishy now...

Got a CEL on my auto P5. Pulled the codes and I have P2009 and P0660 P0660 - That is most likely the VICS solenoid gone bad. Will replace. P2009 - Is that most likely the VTCS Solenoid? with a possibility of and issue with the VTCS Delay Valve or VTCS Shutter Valve? 1) Is it ok to dive the...

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So, I had unhooked my battery to do the Man Trans Motor Mount and after 3000 miles the OBD II checks still are not complete. I have had a pending P0421 for the last 1000 miles or so. CEL has never come on and P0421 just stays pending. Any ideas on how to solve this?

It's motor mount replacement time... Just did them on my daughters Mazda 3 and she was driving the Blue Auto P5 while I did the job. She came back and said "it vibrates at 60 mph just like the 3". I checked and sure enough the right motor mount is cracked... So I checked my manual P5 and it is...

I get a 'jumpy' speedo and tach when first starting the car and the temp has been in the 20's F (or below). Basically the speedo and tach both jump up to where they should be and then drop back down to zero. Once the car warms up everything is fine. Anyone else experience this?

So, changing spark plugs and the coil pack pulled out without pulling the spark plug boot up. Any ideas on how to get the spark plug boot out?

Got a small crack in my radiator. Which do you think is better, TYC or CSF? Both are within a dollar or two on RockAuto.

I took apart my dash and had the vent selector cable unhooked. Put everything back together now the two extreme selections on my vent selection knob have the same selection as the previous one on the knob...So, Defrost Only setting is the same as defrost and foot vents. Upper Vents only setting...

Symptoms: Fan Speed 1 and 2 not working for both heat and AC. AC light stays on. No flicker. Just no fan. 3 & 4 works fine. I have had the AC flicker resistor fix in for over a year. Speeds 1 & 2 just stopped working recently. Unhooked the plug from the switch and it looked a bit burnt. Got...

Weird issue with my Automatic P5... The e-brake light indicator on the dash lights up intermittently when pushing the brake pedal. It will then go off when pushing the gas pedal. Brake calipers do not appear to be seized. Any ideas?

So, found out something weird today.... The plastic covers on the side view mirrors have different tabs on the inside for the body colored ones vs the plain black ones. Side view mirrors themselves are completely interchangeable jut not the plastic covers.

Drivers seatbelt is starting to fray on my 02 LX. Looks like I just need to remove the trim, and unbolt some bolts. Probably a good idea to disconnect the battery. Am I missing something or is it this easy?

So, I have some oil on the top of the valve cover around one of the spark plugs. I also get some hesitation occasionally when accelerating. No codes yet. So, is it time for a new valve cover gasket? Large variation in prices on gaskets. Any brands better or worse than others?

So, just got a CEL with a P0106. No other codes. This is on my LX with 323k miles. 1) how bad is it to drive the car without fixing it? e.g. can I continue to drive it for a few hundred miles while I sort out the issue? 2) From the manual, it could be... EGR boost sensor EGR boost sensor...

Had a P0455 about... 1) replace the solenoid valve about 10k miles ago 2) Got a Pending P0455 - Replaced the gas cap as everything around the gas cap was very dirty. Cleared codes. Been driving for 800 miles and the Evap I/M monitor still hasn't cleared. But I don't have any pending codes...

Seized caliper on my Blue P5. Not sure how bad it is. I am going to try and lube everything up but.... If I do need a new caliper... 1) Do they come with a piston or would I need to buy a piston also? 2) Preferred brands? or brands to stay away from?

So, got some issues with rust and where the bolts attach has rusted off and I have a leak... I was able to 'crack' all the bolts. Well... broke this one off... Whomever put this on put a different sized nut... in between 13mm and 14mm ... ??? Is this nut supposed to come off? Or is it...

So, I have some fairly extreme vibration from the front. - Shocks are fairly new and everything seems tight. - Does not seem to be any sticking brake calipers I put the car up on jack stands and ran it up to 35mph. The left wheel rotates slower than the right wheel. 1) Is this normal? 2)...

So, one of my coil packs went bad. There is a large variation in price between brands. What are the best and worst brands? Any evidence?