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Barely 3 months, and I did the unthinkable! Backed the car in the basement car park, carefully paying attention to avoid the car on the left, only to scrape the rear 3/4 and a bit of the bumper on the right! Such a careful driver normally, I couldn't even blame the wife or the dog. Sooo Pizzed...

So my MSP was parked in my garage, as always, and with all of the crazy about of cold weather/snow NJ has been getting there has been a fair amount of ice accumulating on my rooftops. Come home from work yesterday to find out that a big chunk had fallen off the house and landed on my rear...

I thought it'd be fun for people to post a log of the work they've had to get done to their MS3 since they owned it. It'll help people get an idea of what ownership of one of these cars is like, and help people find other people who have had to do similar repairs. Please don't include things...

Hey all - I've got my grandma's 1990 626 GT (I'm the second owner, cool grandma to have a black turbo-charged hatchback!) - It got me from Virginia to California and around for a while, and is having trouble starting now. It's only got 164k miles on it, and I love the car, sentimentally and on...

New to forum. 2004 maxda6 3.0L V6 Engine light popped on, I have a P0443 EVAP control system purge control valve circuit malfunction. Any suggestions for diagnostics and / or repairs? Is there a repair manual for the car that details these things? a little tired of getting hosed at the...

Can someone please provide me with a link to download a free (truly free) repair manual for a 1998 Mazda Protege? Thank you in advance.

After leaving the dealership with a quote of 750, I am determined to fix this my self. I went to O'reileys and bought an oil cooler kit for $199. Now I have not been able to find anything that shows me exactly where the oil cooler is but i have come to the conclusion that is right above the...

Over the last week the front of my car has been creaking loudly when the car falls onto the suspension (speed bumps, rapid changes in road grade, etc.). My mechanic is away for two weeks so I want to hear what you think this might be before I take it to a local random mechanic (I don't have...

Hi All... I've just noticed a scratch on the underside of the spoiler. It must have scratched it with my watch while wiping it down...:( It's not a very big scratch...quite narrow...but it's gone down to the plastic or primer and noticeable now that I know it's there. It's Zeal Red and...

So i know i am probably gonna end up having to get it checked out at a shop but i was just wandering if anyone else has had a problem with coolant boiling in the overflow container. I just changed the thermostat, and it still did the same thing it did before i changed it, with the coolant...

... driver's side fender and driver's side USDM headlight for a 1998 Protege. I got in an accident yesterday and need these few parts. Thank you to anyone who can help.

Hi everyone - After spending days visiting my local Best Buy, the Mazda Service/Repair Centre in Burnaby, and a local MAC Store, I have discovered that all Miatas with factory installed IPHONE adapters (using a 3G phone -S or otherwise) will suddenly not be able to listen to music when...

how bad do you think this is? The rust at the emblems will be an easy fix though (emblems will be permanently removed). 120,xxx miles on it btw.

Hey guys, Just pulling apart the card to have a look at the problem. After doing everything I thought needed being done the head still won't come off. Here are the pictures of what I have done so far. Any help would be appreciated. Try keep it a little detailed as I am not the greatest...

Looking for a new place in the Boulder area to have maintenance done for our Mazda 5. We've used Sil Terhar in Broomfield, but are looking for an alternative. Independent shop is fine.

Hi, my car has a bit of a rough idle once it settles down after a cold start. Nothing too bad, but it's definitely not smooth. I cleaned the EGR valve a little while back and that helped a bit, but it still seems like it coughs a bit. I heard that cleaning the IAC valve would help with the...

My MSP started squeaking a few weeks back when the engine is cold. As i drive the squeak goes away, so I bought new belts to replace the old ones. Is there a how to somewhere on replacing the belts in the MSP? Or even a generic belt replacement How-To that someone can point me to? Never...

Hi everyone, I'm new the site, as I just purchased a Mazda 3 isport last month. I had a question regarding my passenger side mirror. The other day, I dinged the mirror on the side of my garage - I was so angry with myself, but glad no major damage was done. After I hit it, the outer shell...

I am finally going to get on fixing the rust bubbling on my mp5 (never buying an eastern car again!). The repair job should be pretty easy, just sand it down past the rust, then bondo anything that needs filler, then paint over the bondo. While repairing and bondo is not a problem, i have no...

Please see attached photos. Any suggestions on repairs? There is a guy the comes to the Team Superstore Mazda dealership nearby that do body repairs they come by every Friday. I called him and he said for regular scratch repairs it will cost around ($50-$100) but if we wanted to have it...