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    Protege 5 engine running rough despite repairs

    Problem still unsolved and giving me grey hairs Ok, I had a mobile mechanic come by today and pull the code off of the car. The error code was P0300 / some sort of random misfire code. He confidently stated that it must be the crank position sensor ("the one at the bottom of the engine"). I...
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    Protege 5 engine running rough despite repairs

    Replies Thanks for the replies guys! Ok my first question is, do you think the process of cleaning the EGR valve is too much for a lunkhead like me? Or is it actually really simple? I mean, I have a few tools and I'm pretty sure that bolts are screwed on clockwise - that amounts to most of...
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    Protege 5 engine running rough despite repairs

    Ok I bought my 2002 Mazda Protege 5 second hand six months ago. It has about 140,000 km's on it (give or take). Sometime in August, the engine would suddenly start running very roughly (growwwwllllll) while I was driving around, with a definite loss of power. I learned to overcome this by...
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