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    Starting issues

    Fixed. I replaced the coils and touched my EGR valve and it was horribly loose. Tried tightening best I could and it started great.
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    Starting issues

    Ok so I'm going to just be 100% accurate and honest on what i did these past 2 days. day 1: Replaced spark plugs 1 & 3 because they were easy to get to and I didnt even want to try and remove those coils. I'm newb. Gapped at .44 or .044 w.e that thing is day 2 - today: Took out the battery...
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    How To: EGR Removal and Cleaning for Rough Idle Fix

    Awesome, taking the battery and rack out helped a lot, still had trouble with the two 12mm bolts though. Got it out cleaned it, which is wasnt that bad so I didn't get much end result, but a little better :D Also replaced my rotors, spark plugs, spark plug boots, and spark plug wires while I...
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    How To: EGR Removal and Cleaning for Rough Idle Fix

    I'll definitely try that mid next week.
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    How To: EGR Removal and Cleaning for Rough Idle Fix

    Ok, I'm totally new to all this and my 2003 Protege has had idle issues and I've been wanting to get to this EGR valve forever!!!! Today I mistakenly took out the Throttle Body thinking that was the EGR... I felt like an idiot 3 hours later. So I was able to see the EGR valve much more easily...
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    What have you done to your MP3 today???

    323, Your picture is quite hilarious to me. I actually drive both a Mazda Protege and a Honda CR-V
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    What have you done to your MP3 today???

    lol I wasn't sure if I fell under this category or not. I just got the Mazda, and I am really interested in fixing all the wrong doings to her and making her look new. I just have an MP then?
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    What have you done to your MP3 today???

    For the past couple days I have been cleaning the crap out of my now 2003 MP3. I had to clean the smallest cracks of the doors, interior, panels, floors, especially since the previous owner (my sister) was a smoker, getting the smell out has been a trip. So far she looks beautiful again. Just...
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