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  1. M

    2002 Mazda Protege; ~79k miles; bent crank arm

    Car is SOLD Thanks everyone!
  2. M

    2002 Mazda Protege; ~79k miles; bent crank arm

    That makes sense to me, except we drove the car for two months and almost 2k miles with no noises and no sign of any engine issues. Oil was changed just before purchasing it, and I had two different mechanics tell me the car was in good shape. Of course that doesn't preclude the possibility...
  3. M

    2002 Mazda Protege; ~79k miles; bent crank arm

    I don't know what an FS is. Sorry, not a car guy, so I'm simply parroting back what my mechanic tells me. When you run the engine it makes a rhythmic knocking sound, and although I've driven it a mile or so to get it home, it will die after running for more than a minute or two, and the...
  4. M

    2002 Mazda Protege; ~79k miles; bent crank arm

    Well, based on the conversations I've had over the past couple days I think I'd like to do a little better than that... I've had a couple people offer to put a new motor into it for me for between 2-2.5k all in. 2k seems a little low to me (although frankly I have no idea), but if I could get...
  5. M

    2002 Mazda Protege; ~79k miles; bent crank arm

    Updated pictures -- sorry about the lighting. If you want more I'll see if I can get my wife to take them tomorrow. Also, the weird shape in the trunk is my dog :) Drove the car back from the mechanic to the garage in my apartment building (died on me partway back); it makes a repetitive...
  6. M

    2002 Mazda Protege; ~79k miles; bent crank arm

    Yep - Sorry - will get photo up asap. Car is in Jersey City NJ, right next to the Holland Tunnel. For those interested, it's an automatic. I can get my wife to show it Monday afternoon.
  7. M

    2002 Mazda Protege; ~79k miles; bent crank arm

    Sorry there's no sheet with info in the pic -- car is at the mechanic until Monday but I'll get it on there if you can keep this until then. Bought the car ~2 months ago on the advice of my uncle and brother-in-law, both of whom own and love them. Mechanic tells me it overheated resulting in...
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