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    Car Starts and Everything Perfect BUT WONT MOVE!!

    Hello I have a 1999 Mazda Protege SE, yesterday i went driving and it was super cold like -40 and i was driving through huge snow drifts. before i got to my house the car seemed to be accelerating on its own and when in neutral REV super high. that ended up stopping but after i got home i went...
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    Downsizing from 16" to 15" wheels for 2002 Mazda Protege5

    I like my Protege5...but I hate the wheels. The tires selection is relatively limited (& expensive) and I can't seem to keep the wheels away from the curbs. Current tire size is 195/50/16 - Kumho Ecsta. I'm thinking if I switch from 16" to 15" I'll save in the long run on tires and the...
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    Protege5 trunk light does not turn off after closing trunk door

    Hi. I searched to no luck for Protege5 trunk light switch (not the one right in the light assembly itself). Thought maybe someone ran into this problem before. I just got my car back from the body shop where they replaced my back door and did some other body work after I got rear ended. So I...
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    FS: Protege5 AfterMarket Partout

    Looking to start selling some stuff off the P5 before I put the car up for sale in January. I am willing to accept trades as well, as long as its not anything for a protege. I am willing to ship at buyers expense 2 2mm universal spacers $20
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    Roof Rack Questions

    Hi I just picked up a '02 P5 which has the stock roof rack. I am looking at putting an aftermarket rack on it by just removing the stock cross bars and adding rail filler caps afterwards. I guess my question is what type of setup would I need that will work by just adding feet and cross bars...
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    MP5 FSDE, got a different tranny... but will it work??

    Ordered a remanufactured 5 speed transmission from Man Trans Llc in Talahassee Florida. In the meantime i took mine out, When the freight truck arrived, the transmission i got had slight varriation to my own. But it has the same spline count and bolt pattern. So will it work? i need a hand...
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    Proper way to do oil changes

    Stupid but maybe reasonable question, I saw on some random thread on the internet that when doing your oil change it said something about the air filter having air in it so you have to put oil in the filter or something. It said on initial start the engine will push air out possibly causing...
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    Smoke from exhaust

    So been gone for a month for work and finally got back to my baby this weekend. I had a question for you all which prob has been covered but saw different reviews online. I've had a very slight white smoke on cold starts, barely visible but its there. I do have a header in there which removed...
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    Some stock OEM protege5 parts

    Hey all, I'm planning to sell my silver 185,000 mile protege5 to my cousin soon. I have a few OEM parts if anyone is interested. I will post later with the whole pic and username and all that goes with it, but wanted to see if anyone is interested to see if its worth this or not, otherwise I...
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