My mate and I are taking our 2001 Ford Laser (Mazda Protege rebadge) on the Shitbox Rally through outback Australia raising money for the Cancer Council. We’ve been advised to fit a metal sheet under the engine compartment, the majority of the route is on unsealed roads. Any thoughts on what to use and how to attach? TIA

Yoo I didn’t even know it was this flooded

So I obd2'd my 02 p5 because the power dropped off above 3k and you could feel the momentum drop off. It said fuel pressure regulator control valve circuit fault, so I assumed it was the solenoid on the end of the fuel rail. I replaced it, and then the issue persisted but now at 4k so I was wondering if anyone knew what the issue was? Fuel pump/filter? Any help appreciated

Roughly, how much would it cost to get it painted?

Mazda protege 2002

So l've never changed my timing belt on my car and it has 170k miles. I am kind of waiting for it to die before I get a new car. Is it dangerous to ride it out without changing the timing belt. Or will it just die and not start if the timing belt breaks? Thank you for the advice!

I’m suspecting my clutch safety switch is going out because sometimes my car turns over and sometimes it doesn’t. I don’t suspect my starter or ignition switch but won’t rule it out. However, I’ve looked into it and I have no idea how to take the old one out to put the new one in. Has anyone replace theirs, I have a ‘03 Mazda Protégé ES.

I have a brand new AC Condenser for 01-03 Protégé’s that I mistakenly bought for my MSP.

I will ship at buyer’s expense for $50.

Hey folks, was having stalling issues and it feels like I'm playing wack-a-mole. I replaced the coils (they were about due) and cleaned the EGR out, since thats a known troublemaker for this car. Thankfully, I'm not stalling anymore, but I am still having a very rough idle, and I'm hearing a hissing noise coming from somewhere near the cruise control module, but I can't pinpoint where..

Hey guys I just purchased a Mazda protege5 and the speakers suck, what size speakers would I need for front and back and kinda what I would need to swap them out :)

Hey guys, as I'm getting better with street cars and building them with friends and building my protege, we have started to consider making an YouTube channel about us doing our builds. Me and my protege, and me helping my friend build his dream subaru impreza. With an few friend's project along the way ! The goal would be an chill, kinda cozy feeling channel were we go through the fuckups and logging how our builds are going. Would yall be interested in watching or have any suggestion or recommendation to do ?

2000 lx sedan with a 1.6 manual. A wire broke flush off of whatever this is. It is located on the bottom of the transmission. Not sure if it is a sensor of some sort or what. I could just be stupid. It has two wires coming off of it that run into a female plug. Not sure what I need to search to replace it. Any help would be appreciated. Also on a side note, if anyone knows the part number for the pinch bolt for lower ball joints up front or if you know what I can use to take place of them that’d be awesome too. Thanks guys!

I swapped my first set of plugs on my 2001 2.0 at 125k miles which was about 10ish years ago. I put Bosch Platinum +2 plugs in it. They don’t make that plug anymore so I’m switching back to the NGK v-power plugs. Car now has just over 225k so the Bosch plugs were in it for 10 years and 100k miles. They look well used lol.

DM me if you’re interested. Reasonable offers will be considered.

No CEL, I will miss this sound: https://photos.app.goo.gl/RTN2DWGDNaJeEAFm7

https://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/d/belleville-2002-mazda-protege-as-is/7794028827.html

Engine and trans I’m dropping in my 2000 lx sedan