3rd Gen Protege/MazdaSpeed/P5/MP3 General/Maintenance Discussion for 1999-2003.5 Models Only (BJ Chassis)

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Old July-22nd-2004, 09:39 AM
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Hi, New member here

Hi, I just signed up since I'm getting married and my fiance has a protege and I'll soon be working on it. My current car is a '95 BMW M3 and I do all the work on it myself so I'm looking to get and give a lot of info on maintenance and performance mods in the future.

1st question I have is, my fiance's car is a '99 Protege with 35K miles. What maintenance / mods are must-haves. Also, I know in the BMW world, Bentley is the prefered maintenance manual. What is the maint. manual of choice with these cars.

Thanks in advance.
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Old July-22nd-2004, 10:02 AM
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welcome to the forum. Be sure to check out the VENDOR section for anything you may be looking for parts-wise.

Mazda service manuals are available online and secretly through pm. (wink)

I would just give the car a good once-over and you should be fine. Proteges are very reliable cars....unless you buy a Mazdaspeed!! Those things fall apart if you fart in them.
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Old July-22nd-2004, 02:27 PM
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WELCOME to the club......what all do you have done to your E36?
I miss my E30 M3.....the protege's are fun cars though, easy to work and great to autocross.
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Old July-22nd-2004, 03:12 PM
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yeah man welcome aboard, sweet looking bimmer, proteges aegood autocross cars, till you turbo them, lol then its just all wheel spin,
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Old July-22nd-2004, 03:29 PM
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when I go FI then its track time only for me, autocross is NOT a substitue for real road course time....its a filler for when you dont have the $$ for tracking...
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