mazda protege

Starting a new thread since this title is more accurate than the "rough idle" symptom I posted before. Here is the story. I bought the a blue 2002 protege5 hatchback for $600 in September and rebuilt the 2.0L FS-DE engine with new rings, bearings, valve stem seals, gaskets, valve lapping...

I have a 2003 Protege Mazdaspeed that needs a new radiator. What do you suggest for a daily driver that a college student can afford?

First post to Mazdas247 Forum. I rebuilt a 2.0L FS-DE engine with new rings, bearings, valve stem seals, valve grinding, seals, gaskets, timing belt, idlers, water pump. It has good dry compression at 150psi in each cylinder. However, I cannot get the new motor to idle for more than a minute...

Rims are in good shape (no curb rash). Tires are in very good shape with lots of tread left. These were outstanding in snow and were actually very good on dry pavement.. in fact they were better than my all-season grand touring tires. Sadly, my Protege5 is no more, so these need a new home. Can...

(Moderator, I wasn't sure the right forum for this, so please bump to the right one if this one is inappropriate) We live in Vancouver BC so generally the vehicle rust problems because of our mild climate and salt free roads are about as good as it gets in Canada. Nowhere near as good as arid...

ebay auction #131345365695 Oh yeah, I will be listing the 03.5 Blazin' MSP on Wednesday, pics and details soon!

alright heres the question- Why does my turbo only push boost after 4000 rpms? and when it does, it only get MAX of 5psi. any ideas? is it tuned weird? is my turbo not working correctly? i know these cars stock came with only like 6-7psi but i dont feel like i should have to push my car to...

Solddddddd lock it up.

Hey Guys, Lately I've noticed that when going down the road in 5th gear at anywhere from 2000 to 3000rpm, if I go to accelerate I feel what could best be described as a shudder. Doesn't do it any other gear, and the car will stall out if I park it and dump the clutch regardless of gear. Any...

So we had a bad rain storm last week and when I went to get in the car the following day I noticed an extremely large amount of water had collected on the floor under the drivers seat. I ripped up the carpet and dried everything out. But I could not find where the water got in, the rest of the...

hey guys, I am selling a protg/protg5 front strut brace with the two brackets, they are in excellent condition. - 100 or make an offer I am also selling a hks type 0 turbo timer, I never used it because im a little scared to mess around with the electrical side of my car, so this turbo timer has...

Hey guys, im looking to buy some parts for my msp, im mainly looking for the mazdaspeed trunk badge, engine cover and some other thing that you guys could sell to me, my pistal code is 11357, please let me know what you guys have, thanks!!!!

so my transmission went on my 2003 mazdaspeed protege and was just wondering if it can be replaced with a regular protege one. I am aware that the regular protege is an open diff and not an lsd diff but would it still work? Would be nice if it did, very difficult too find a cheap used mazdaspeed...

i have an 01 mp3 that needs a new head, i found a website that sells the apparent same one with same cast# (FS9) but what i want to know is did the mp3 have any type of special cams compared to the regular 2.0 protege or was it really the same engine with mods. if someone could list what makes...

Looking to buy a set of Mazdaspeed Protege 17" Racing Hart OEM Wheels for my Protege5. The condition really isn't an issue as long as they are not bent or cracked. Discolor or scratches happen, no big deal. Basically if I can still use them safely that's all that matters. Thank you!

hi, I have a 2003.5 MSP and have an issue with the headlights. When I turn the headlight switch on, only the yellow lights come on. The headlights remain off and the highbeam symbol appears. The symbol continues too stay on when I switch too high beams but still no light from the headlights. My...

My Protege5, friends RX-8, and a strangers Monster Miata. My favorite Mazda cars parked right next to each other!

Photos of my Protege5 next to my friends RX-8 and a strangers Monster Miata!

A longshot but I am in the market for a 2001 Mazda MP3. Anyone have a lead?

Hey guys! So I removed the radio trim so far and plastidipped it white and it looks great! Pics up soon. But next I wanted to remove the trim over my steering wheel that surrounds the gauges! How to I remove that? Also wanted to remove the plates by the cup holders and shifter. Any help or...