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Sounds like a good Sunday afternoon project. I'll let y'all know what I find. It's good to drop back in here again. I miss my P5, but at least I get to see it now and then. And my buddy is taking great care of it. Rusty

Thanks, Jackie, I'll look around on those forums. I expect their backup cams all use the same parts as mine. Rusty

I sold my P5 to my flying buddy... we fly competitive model control line aerobatics. Fun as hell, loud, greasy and smoky. He's an old Porsche lover and knows how to drive it, so I'm happy, he understands it and gets real a kick out of it. But I had to get something I could fit my planes into...

Nothing except the SRI under the hood. Just kept it clean and serviced. I did have an aluminum Hurst shifter handle from my old '67 Camaro drag racer, and if set at the right angle, really fits the driver's grip nicely. But it had the stock shifter. I had always wanted a short shifter, but now...

IIIIIII sold it!(cryhard) After 13 years. I loved that car. It was like my best mechanical friend. I treated it well, drove it like it was stolen, kept it clean even under the hood. But one of my hobbies required more room. I needed something to haul my control line(not RC) model planes. I fly...

It's either okay or it's broken. There is no inbetween where it "seems" like it's failing. Any decent tech would have changed the belt at the same time they replaced the water pump. Even if it's under its rated life. Rusty

You can not look at a timing belt and tell if it is close to failing. All these new looking belts are 13 years old now. The water pump can seize and cause it to jump, burn or break. In fact that's what probably takes out the majority of belts. The idler spring is old and stressed and may break...

Yep, I confirmed it with the parts manager at the dealer. My new one should be in by tomorrow.

It's the motor mount alright. The splatter pattern comes straight from it. It looks like muddy oil and has no odor. I read that not all Protege top mounts are fluid filled, particularly the Canadian ones. I read it on the Internet so it has to be right. I knew it had been tearing up for a long...

Yes it is. It's a stock mount. Are they fluid filled? I'll check that It was my first thought since I replaced it last March, 2011 when I did the timing belt. I'll get under there and look. When there was no oil on the pulleys and belts, I figured the seal was okay, but I'll jack it up and look...

There's nothing splattered behind the engine, firewall is clean and dry Nothing has been slung onto the underside of the hood either. I dipped my finger in the small puddle on the carport floor and there is no doubt it's oil, but not any smell that I could tell. It looks like old oil, really...

Hi people, long time no see. Not since my timing belt job last year anyway. That's because my '02 P5 has never ever broken anything... until now. I saw oil underneath it today and took a look. It was all over the bottom splash pan and dripped off of that. There is no oil on the belts or pulleys...

Spoken like a true Detroit guy. Damn, it took me 3 days before I tightened the last bolt. That's about what my kit cost, plus other supplies. We save some good money DIYing. I agree, referring to the cam seals. Mine were not leaking and I didn't replace them, but now I wish I had. Nothing...

Not me. I have a Sunlight Silver early 2002 in Columbia. Got your e-mail though. I hardly ever see a P5 here. Sadly, if I do it's rarely anyone that looks like they know how to use it.

I wish all owners of these models of Protege could know about this problem.

That sounds pretty close. Make sure you get a new water pump, not a used one. Here's the kit I used. All of the brands were top tier. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003BPKV8C/?tag=m20b7-20 I had to get a couple of better tools like a good long 3/8" ratchet with a swivel head. That helped in a...

I'd say, for someone who's in a position to swing it, $870 is well worth the benefits of having a well maintained car, and saving your knuckles and curses. As for me, I've always enjoyed busted knuckles and cursing. When it comes to cars. For other things, I follow my wifes advice and Just...

Most of us home-mechanics replace the idler pulley and the tensioner pulley. The tensioner pulley can wear out. It's made to have a stiff pivot motion so it can't bounce, even with the spring holding it tight. The idler probably is safe to skip, but I can't see doing one without the other...

Best thing you can do until then is keep your oil changed and don't be redlining it too much. Luckily our engines are non-interference so if it does break, it'll only strand you and won't damage any engine internals. Are you going to let a shop do it? If so, stress to them you want a BRAND...

I put the socket on the bolt and a piece of pipe over the end of my 15" breaker bar and bumped the starter for a second. I unscrewed it the rest of the way with my fingers. I put it back on as tight as I could get it, but didn't have enough room for my torque wrench. I only got it up to 80lb...