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I drive an automatic 00 mazda protege lx. I have 2 questions. The first is it okay to drive the car with the overdrive always on or at lower speeds in town should i turn it off? The second question deals with the plastic wheel liner. It has fallen off from both front tires and under the front engine part. Does anybody know about how much it costs to replace it and does the liner help reduce road noise?
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I have a 2001 Protege ES with Auto Trans. it has 91k miles. When cold, while going slow, it surges if I take my foot off the gas, most noticably when going around 20 mph. the Tach will go from 1000 to 2000 or a little more and then come right back down. Any ideas? Thanks Dave
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Replying to: davemoffsite (Jan 26, 2008 5:18 pm) Take it in and let them "rip it apart". Never told me why it was doing it - but eventually was fixed. Sorry I can't be more of a help. Dave |
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Replying to: davemoffsite (Jan 26, 2008 5:18 pm) Is this the first time that this started happening? Does the surging happen in the summer? Apart from the surging tachometer are there any other signs (e.g. engine much louder than normal, engine shakes, etc.)? Once the car warms up does the surging stop? How long does it take to warm up (a few minutes, about 5 minutes, 6+ minutes)? |
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I posted last month about my protege and the way it is running, after reading several posts here I have narrowed it down to 3 possible problems, one being the timing belt, it has 176, 000 miles on it as far as I know it has never been changed, a stuck egr valve or air leak, When I first start it and try to drive off you can hear it backfire through the exhaust, is this typical of a bad timing belt, and does anyone have any idea the time and difficulty of changing the belt so that I can get an idea if it is a do it yourself or a garage job.   
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Replying to: schesney (Feb 04, 2008 3:29 pm) Highly unlikely that it's the original timing belt - unless you were born under a very lucky star. MOst timeing belts need to be changed at 100K miles. In the case of Mazda the risk of a broken timing belt is disasterous. It sounds like you are due to have yours replaced soon. Unless you are mechanically adept, I'd suggest getting it done by a pro. If you mess up, the timing belt could cook your engine. Then that $500 job is looking like several thousand dollars. While you're at the garage have them check out the other problem. The EGR problem is fairly easy to diagnose.
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Replying to: autonomous (Feb 05, 2008 2:10 pm) If you can afford it, pay a professional. If you DIY, seek online help from one of the dedicated mazda forums. Either way, while you're in there, replace the water pump and all belts. Otherwise you'll be paying the labor all over again. |
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Replying to: autonomous (Feb 05, 2008 2:10 pm) The 95 is a non-interference engine. http://www.gates.com/downloads/download_common.cfm?file=428-1466_web.pdf&folder=- brochure Some people drive until the timing belt breaks, tow it to a garage and get the belt replaced. You'll have to decide if you want to do that. Just depends on how long you plan to keep the car and what maintenance you want to do.
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Replying to: erics6 (Feb 07, 2008 8:46 am) Of course, it will happen on the way to your job interview with Donald Trump. |
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Replying to: davidingilbert (Dec 03, 2007 5:50 am) We are having the same problem with our Mazda Protege 2002. Have you figured out the cause? Suggestions? Thanks, KPresley
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