HooliganP5
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- 2002 Mazda Protg 5
265000 miles on my 02 p5
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5 Speed 4 Life
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- 2002 Mazda Protege 5 East Coast Edition
I got 230,000 Km on mine. All stock and original clutch. I'm taking it across Canada east to west in a few days. I hope it survives! I got a lot of love for this car.
I am around 212k on mine. Original motor, clutch, transmission. Leaks or burns oil but not a whole lot. Daily drive it 50miles each day. Just got a forester also but that car is reserved for going into the woods/mountains, otherwise the p5 is the go to for all driving. Ill drive it until it decides to say no more.
2003 P5 MT with just over 130k on the clock
also finally stopped lurking and registered!
edit: checking back to report 155k on the clock and still running like a top. Finally getting around to replacing the rear and right front motor mount after replacing the front mount. should have done the front and rear at the same time, but it's only now gotten to be a pain, and that thunk on takeoff is just off putting.
also finally stopped lurking and registered!
edit: checking back to report 155k on the clock and still running like a top. Finally getting around to replacing the rear and right front motor mount after replacing the front mount. should have done the front and rear at the same time, but it's only now gotten to be a pain, and that thunk on takeoff is just off putting.
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ReginaldWagon
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- 2014 Mazda3 i Touring, 2002 Mazda Protege5
Just hit 170k the other day on the original motor and transmission, averaging about 1700 miles a month.
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If you havent bought a new cat yet, see if you can source an MSP midpipe and then get a catless header and O2 extension wires. The MSP midpipe has two cats so youd be ok on a sniffer. If they do a visual inspection, you are SOL.
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Just hit 195k and timing belt went! Was 5 to 10k away from needing to have it done again.
Not sure what I will do. Talked to my old mechanic back in San Diego and he told me to just toss a belt on it to see if it makes any noise. If no noise, do a compression check and see where it's at and go from there. If it makes noise, pull the head and check out the valves and pistons. If pistons look ok then valve job and replace bad valves.
Any suggestions?
Not sure what I will do. Talked to my old mechanic back in San Diego and he told me to just toss a belt on it to see if it makes any noise. If no noise, do a compression check and see where it's at and go from there. If it makes noise, pull the head and check out the valves and pistons. If pistons look ok then valve job and replace bad valves.
Any suggestions?
The protege motor is non interference. You should be fine
I really hope it is! So far all my research comes back 50/50 on it being interference/non-intererence.
Looks like your close to me, I'm out by Granite Falls, you can drive by and toss beer cans at me while I'm working on it... Full ones please.
Looks like your close to me, I'm out by Granite Falls, you can drive by and toss beer cans at me while I'm working on it... Full ones please.
Jackie chan
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That sounds painful.
Maybe he's a good catch
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mine also broke at about 180-190k. Like yourself, most of what i read said it was an interference motor, but for $30 i bought a new belt and put it on, figuring "it's $30, worth a shot". fired it up and have been driving it ever since without issue. I commute about 230 miles per day back and forth to work
IF it broke at 6k RPM as you were pretending it was a race car you might have a problem, but if you were driving normal i'm sure it will be fine.
Mine was on the second belt and it wennt out on my morning commute (about 2800 RPM). Towed it home, bought a belt, replaced it in the driveway and back on the road before noon. Watch the Youtube video chain on this. Easy maintenance if you have a jack, a jackstand, a block of wood, some metric tools and some general mechanical knowledge.
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In H-town area too. Welcome aboard. (Don't post that too often here anymore) Does the velo mean you ride bikes? I have about 20 around the house.
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Didn't have time, to be honest. Was more concerned at the time about just seeing if it would run and making it run again. Water pump and seals are fine, if one goes out I'll deal with that later. Not a big deal to get back at them again if necessary.
It's a commuter with good gas mileage... it's an 02 with 220k miles. While I take care of it and do stay on top of the necessary maintenance I don't intend to go all out crazy. It runs great, gets 33-35mpg, no check engine light, doesn't burn or leak coolant or oil, no rust, cold AC and hot heat. I say If it ain't broke don't fix it
It's a commuter with good gas mileage... it's an 02 with 220k miles. While I take care of it and do stay on top of the necessary maintenance I don't intend to go all out crazy. It runs great, gets 33-35mpg, no check engine light, doesn't burn or leak coolant or oil, no rust, cold AC and hot heat. I say If it ain't broke don't fix it
Ah. At 200k im doing all that because it has that many miles and I don't want to tear it apart againDidn't have time, to be honest. Was more concerned at the time about just seeing if it would run and making it run again. Water pump and seals are fine, if one goes out I'll deal with that later. Not a big deal to get back at them again if necessary.
It's a commuter with good gas mileage... it's an 02 with 220k miles. While I take care of it and do stay on top of the necessary maintenance I don't intend to go all out crazy. It runs great, gets 33-35mpg, no check engine light, doesn't burn or leak coolant or oil, no rust, cold AC and hot heat. I say If it ain't broke don't fix it
