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Yes I have sold the car and I will honestly miss it :-( The car has been a good part of my life and never left me stranded. It has 163500 miles and is mechanically in good shape except for a few minor things like brake pads and tires. The body is showing its age with some rust and dents but it...

Is it worth more in parts or as a whole. 2003 Laser Blue Protege 5 Auto. Here is my craigslist posting. I am not posting the link here to sell the car but only for opinions on whether I should part it out or sell as whole. I also have original 16 inch wheels that have some scratches and all are...

Last time I did it was in august 2008 when my car had 83000 miles. Fluid was not burned as I have a motorhome sized ATF cooler installed (http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123641004-Auto-transmission-cooler-good-when-its-hot-out-but-will-it-delay-shifting-in-winter&highlight= ). I...

After noticing a small crack by the top hose fitting I will be buying a new radiator. I can get an ebay radiator for about 50$ but would rather get something that will be better made. So I have a few questions. What is the brand of radiator that is stock on the Protege (non MazdaSpeed model)...

I just ordered a new OEM one on eBay and I am just wondering if anyone here attempted to replace theirs on their own. Just looked through 14 pages of search results but it seems that no one talked about the cable replacement. Is it easy to do? What can I expect if I do it myself. To save $$ I...

Hi. I searched to no luck for Protege5 trunk light switch (not the one right in the light assembly itself). Thought maybe someone ran into this problem before. I just got my car back from the body shop where they replaced my back door and did some other body work after I got rear ended. So I...

This caliper apparently measures in imperial (inches) and I have 3 pictures of the measurements that I need deciphered LOL. My friend let me borrow this to measure my old rotors and this is what I got. The way I had to do this is that I had to add something (harddrive magnets) to each side of...

You must be logged in to see attachments! As you can see from the above pictures these rotors did not last long. They were on my car for exactly 3 years and just happen to have 30679 miles on them. From my experience with EBC I do not recommend these as the rust is extreme. Before I...

I figured Ill post it here if anyone is looking to replace theirs. I was looking for some parts for my 5 and seen this great deal so I'm sharing it with you guys! This is not spam just trying to help people that may be looking for one. $52 is a good price I think...

I have been a Hawk HPS user since my first pad replacement years ago after my original pads worn out. I like the harder grip of the HPS but they are not cheap. I priced a set online and seen them no lower than 55$ for a set of front HPS pads hb211f.606. So now I am unemployed and was just...

Im curious if the overflow tank is part of the coolant capacity listed in the owners manual for my car (Protg 5 with heater). For my car it shows approximate 7.9 quarts of coolant capacity. And the problem I have is this. When I do a coolant flush and on cooled off engine I open the drain on the...

mine completely broke last night where i could not move the shifter out of drive into park and it would not move to the side in my sport automatic trans. I took it apart from the top to reveal several plastic white linkages broken. this reminds me of when i had a vcr constantly eat tapes because...

Simply amazing how much detail went into this. http://www.megavideo.com/?v=9AKNN8QL

i seen a video on you tube that shows a 10mpg increase in mileage by adding pure acetone to each tank full. don't remember the amount but it looked like half a standard size coffee mug. im also wondering if this will in anyway hurt the engine or oxygen sensors in the long run. if this acetone is...

I installed the HID bulbs last night and have a question. Is slight vibration safe with these bulbs? I looked at the bulbs closely before i put them in and i noticed that inside the bulb in the middle i didn't see filament like a conventional bulb so to me this would make the bulb more resistant...

A long time ago I said on this forum that I will never get HIDs well I lied ;) now that New Jersey insepction doesnt give a s*** about anything but emissions I got the kit and installed it, and just in time for my canada trip in about 3 weeks :). see the video here if you guys want. I also do a...

I got this email on 9/30/2010 @ 11:03 pm 3 times in that minute and I try to follow the link and it says I'm not authorized to see that page or something. I have no clue what iTrader is and I know I'm not an administrator either. Can anyone explain this or seen this also? ----------- start of...

interested in seeing pics of your rusty p5 I am absolutely dissappointed in how easily rust takes over my car. my first car was a VW and it had 250000 miles on it and was about 16 years old when i got rid of it and it didnt have rust in any of the spots i mentioned in this post. My P5 is a...

Ok. After over 3 years of driving without VICS & VTCS i finally was given a complete intake with both in there and lucky for me the VICS in this intake has been redesigned so the screwes nolonger fly out as the recall most of us know about. So i read on this forum that VTCS is only used for...

Please read entire post before contacting me. I provide more detailed info about this sub based on some replies below. Thanks Used for 2 weeks back in 2003 when car was new then I installed a speaker box in the trunk with its own amp and I removed this spare tire sub for simple weight savings...