2003 Mazda Protege
Owner: jam0o0         (All of this user's registries on SuperMotors)
From: Houston, TX, U.S.A.        (Other registries in TX)
Year, Make, & Model: 2003 Mazda Protege        (Other Mazda Proteges)
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Nickname: sold 2013
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Engine: 2L,
custom stainless shorty header,
JDM speck sparkplugs,
Racing Beat cat back exhaust,
Oilless cold air intake, insulated
poly front engine mount,
poly inserts on side engine mounts.
Drivetrain: stock manual, B&M short throw shifter, stainless steel shift knob
Notes: 35% tint on all windows.
Recaro touring seats.
aux input tape deck replacement
tokico illumina adjustable struts
eibach pro kit coils - 1-2" lower and 10% stiffer
17x7 wheels for dd.
15x7 forged centerlines and 225 sticky tires for auto x.
rolled and pulled rear fenders
lightweight sealed odyssey battery
s2000 shorty antenna
fanged badges
4300K HID kit - 55W high beams
4300K HID kit - 35W low beams
Last Updated: 3/14/2013
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Maintenance & Modification Logs

DateTypeMileageTitle / Description$ Amount
10/10/12Maintenance105000oil change
mobil 1 5w30
napa gold filter.
0.00
09/03/12Maintenance maint
polished headlights

added 2 quart of oil. no puddles under car. valve cover might be leaking.
added coolant.
0.00
06/01/12Maintenance100000oil change
5w30 mobil 1

date list is an estimate
0.00
03/03/12Maintenance94700oil change
3.75 quarts mobil 1 5w30
bosh filter

also rotated tires
0.00
12/01/11Modification HID lights
swapped the low beam lights for real 5000 K ones. the color is right but they act up a lot.

date listed is an estimate
0.00
11/23/11Maintenance9020090k mile service
At mazda dealer:
brake fluid flush
coolant flush
4 wheels alignment
transmission flush
oil change and filter
intake system de-carbon
check all front end parts
rotate tires
0.00
11/01/11Maintenance headlights
got a "5k" H7 kit for the low beam. it's not 5k it's blue. was still cheaper than silverstars.
0.00
10/01/11Repair87000fixed short shifter
the B&M short shifter was never put in right. because of thise the o-rings had been eaten and the snap ring wasn't seated. i pulled the shifter boot and shifter without pulling the center console. then put in new o-rings and reinstalled all parts correctly with the snap ring. the exhaust heat shield had to get bent a bit. it shifts sooooo much better. and the second gear grind is gone.
0.00
07/01/11Maintenance85000oil change
mobil 1 5w30
0.00
07/01/11Maintenance85000battery
old duralst battery died. got a new odyssey battery. it's smaller and uses screw in stud. it is exactly the same weight as the old one. had to add a spacer to get the battery hold down to work properly.
0.00
07/01/11Modification suspension
stock structs showing age. replaced with tokio illuminas. replaced springs with eibock pro kit springs. should be 1" lower and 10% stiffer. car is lower but not too much. is stiffer but not uncomfortable at all.

date listed is an estimate
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05/01/11Maintenance80000oil change
mobil 1 5w30
0.00
03/07/11Maintenance76500new tires
got 205/40r17 kumho estas ASX's put on the 17" kazera 5 spokes.

these things are quiet. and way too narrow. it should be really easy to bondo the curb rash on the wheels even with these tires mounted.
0.00
02/07/11Maintenance75000change oil
mobil 1 5w30

napa gold oil filter
0.00
01/01/11Modification72000front engine mount
old front engine mount (sls performance) the rubber degraded and fell out. steel part of mount still perfect

replaced with AWR front engine mount with softest "street" urethane. new mount was much lighter than old.

wheel hop greatly reduced. slight increase in cabin vibrations at idle. not noticeable at speed.
0.00
12/12/10Repair71500battery cable
possitive battery cable clamp completely crooded through.

cut and crimped both wires to new copper lugs. added dielectric grease. replaced clamp with one from advanced autoparts. had marine stud.
0.00
12/07/10Repair71000second O2 sensor
replaced second O2 sensor with a factory fit denso part from rock auto. fixed the O2 sensor and multi cylinder missfire.
0.00
11/06/10Maintenance70100oil change
mobile 1 5w30 3.75 quarts
wix filter
0.00
10/01/10Damage66000header broke
header lower flange broke off header pipes.
had gulf coast crawl shop TIG weld it back together.

0.00
07/06/10Maintenance64700oil change
mobile 1 5w30 3.5 quarts perfect level, micro guard oil filter.
0.00
03/30/10Maintenance60000oil change
micro guard filter
10-w30 Mobil 1 3.75 quarts - a little too much.
0.00
02/20/10Maintenance58000brakes
replaced all pads with new from dealer. got all rotors turned. had minor squeak for a few hundred miles.

no noticeable difference in braking or acceleration.
0.00
01/17/10Maintenance56000replace wipers
both fronts and rear with anco full replacements
0.00
01/05/10Maintenance5591060k service
At mazda dealer:
brake fluid flush
coolant flush
replace spark plugs
4 wheels alignment
replace both front wheel bearings
replace timing belt
transmission flush
accessory belts replace

notes:
needs all new rotors and all new pads
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11/01/09Maintenance55000oil change
Mobil 1 3.75 quarts seems to be the perfect level.
0.00
10/07/09Maintenance50500replaced foglight bulbs
didn't aim them. this needs to be done.
0.00
10/01/09Maintenance50000oil change
Mobil 1, 4 quarts, 5w-30, microgaurd filter,
0.00
09/09/09Maintenance clean egr
sea foam, tooth brush, 20 minutes.
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07/11/09Maintenance45250change oil
used mobil 1 5-w30 and a microgard filter.
took 3.75 quarts.
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07/01/09Modification44000HID headlights
got a cheap kit online. it was surprisingly good quality. high beams only.
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05/01/09Miscellaneous42000bought car
got for a song from my brother.

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