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

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Old April-30th-2004, 11:38 PM
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Don't use OD when towing.

Don't tow with your Protege :P
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Old May-1st-2004, 12:59 AM
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Yeah, I was gonna mention turning it off when towing, but then I remembered that we drive Proteges...
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Old May-1st-2004, 02:26 AM
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32 MPG??? **** I'm lucky if I get 28.... lol
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Guys when your driving and hit the overdrive button do your RPMs go up or down? Mine go up, and correct me if I'm wrong but when you shift into a higher gear shouldn't your RPMs go down? If so then I need to talk to my dealer cause my OD isn't doing what its supposed to be doing.

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Old May-1st-2004, 09:27 AM
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Look at your gauges

Tell me does it say "O/D off" when you hit the button becuase that means its off. Its the yellow light.

And when its off you dont use your fourth gear and therefor ar at higher rpms.

I usually turn it off/hit the buton when cornering so I can shoot out of the turns. Because I find this car is way too upshift happy.
I go into a turn and take my foot off the gas for a second and it takes way too long to get back into a usable gear. So its easyer to just stay in 3rd
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Old May-1st-2004, 10:08 AM
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Originally posted by Prote-J
32 MPG??? **** I'm lucky if I get 28.... lol
That's what you get for cruising at
4000rpm. lol.
I dunno, there's just something about these cars...it's HARD to keep it under 80 on the highway !
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Old May-1st-2004, 12:33 PM
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sexymspgurl: don't forget to check the air in the headlights weekly, and the disgronificator valve every 60K miles. The muffler bearings are sealed so they require no maintenence. <sorry> Couldn't resist.
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Old May-2nd-2004, 05:14 PM
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Originally posted by rustychops41
sexymspgurl: don't forget to check the air in the headlights weekly, and the disgronificator valve every 60K miles. The muffler bearings are sealed so they require no maintenence. <sorry> Couldn't resist.
All kidding aside, you may need two transmissions in your car. Don't forget to refill blinker fluid either!
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