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I've read a lot of talk on hear re JDM engine swaps - anyone ever brought a whole car over? I'm looking to get my first drift car and it seems like shopping in Japan would be better for the model I'm after. Any tips, tricks or horror stories - all are welcome... thanks!

Anyone? I have the "luxury" P5 with black leather interior that came stock with polished rims. Mine are badly corroded so I'm looking for at least two rims (or four if they're in awesome condition and price is reasonable). The two rim option is so I can polish my own rims (or the...

Hey All... I'm having some issues with my security system and wonder if anyone has either the owners manual 000-8F-C12 and/or this system installed on a parts car. I have the installation instructions thanks to a scanned/posted copy from another P5 enthusiast and from these I have gleaned that...

Hey everyone, I just read through a wackload of threads re P0302 and P0421 codes but none of them sound like what just happened to me. As a side note, this car hasn't had a check engine light for over a year, since I did the quick and dirty on-the-car ring job and rebuilt the head. Plugs, EGR...

Several months ago I bought a parts car mainly for the leather interior - my cat peed on my passenger seat a year or so ago, which later cracked and crumbled from the cleaning treatment, and me not thinking to condition the leather afterwards. The sun beating in through the glass did the...

OK, my car very unhelpfully notifies me that I've left my headlights on if I happen to open the PASSENGER door, but neglects to let me know when I depart the driver's side of the car... GAH. Anyone have this problem and know where to find the fix? I now have a parts car if I need to shop for...

Maybe coincidence but recently I reached in an open window and manually unlocked my remote-locked car. Seems like right after my issue occurred.... Now on every lock/unlock/auto-lock there is an awful rattly-buzzy noise coming from left rear door and the door won't lock/unlock electrically...

OK I'm completely fed up with my corroded stock rims and I'm also wanting to do something about my calipers (NEVER EVER replace with aftermarkets unless you like rust!). Car is 2003 Protege5 (Manual - of course!), black mica with leather interior and sunroof. Exterior is stock except for PIAA...

Hey everyone, I've been happily driving my MP5 since the last major overhaul but it's time to deal with my annoying intermittent shift issues (diagnosed earlier) which I'm hoping will be resolved by rebuilding the clutch master cylinder (bought the kit from Mazda), replacing the flex hose from...

Hi all, Ok one last gripe to get rid of that has just cropped up again. Sometimes my car goes through a wave where it doesn't want to shift into first gear very easily from idle. Generally seems to happen partway through a drive when things are warm, or maybe a part gets bumped out of...

Ever since doing the timing belt project, valve-stem seals followed by removal/cleaning of intake manifold, I've been working through various issues that for the most part have now been solved. I've started a new thread to cut to the chase of the one most troublesome problem remaining: I'm...

(FINALLY SOLVED!!!) Massive smoking issue & other problems... 2003 Mazda Protege5 The ending of the saga... is happy - and can be found on page 7/8.... loving my P5 once again! (updated October 19, 2015 - tried to change the title of the main thread but I guess you can't)...

Hi everyone, Just bought my first Mazda... 2003 Protege5... I wondered if one can buy the programmer (bi-directional) that Mazda uses for testing, diagnostics etc. and if so, what model and where to get it? My understanding is that the newer Mazdas are compatible with the new Ford VCMII (IDS)...