What have you done to your P5 today?

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

other than the rough idle it's fine. it's weird if i get the rpms up to 600-700 w/ the gas pedal it stops.... i checked for a leak where the egr pipe meets the header and i saw nothing...so idk what else to do. i guess i can check by the spring bolds but i am pretty sure those were on fine.... i hope to get the valve done soon and if that doesnt work i give up


Honestly though, if you don't take it to a shop and plan on trying to fix it yourself, its all a matter of trial and error with a car, unless you know about cars very well.....did you move anything else when you put the headers in? Are both of your O2 sensors on correctly? You might want to try the fouler instead. It might be your O2 sensor. If your car sputters like that, it might be because your not getting the right mixture of air-fueland your O2 sensor might be reading that.....any check engine light yet? Because it does take a little bit to show like 70-100km to show.

[amsgator]

i used the non foulers for the o2. no CEL. it's been like 400 miles and no CEL....

only thing i moved was the intake and played w/ the egr pipe to get it to fit. other than that, nothing. i'll resetting the ecu again and see how it goes i guess.

[amsgator]

i'll reset it next time i go somewhere and then drive it like i stole it. maybe i didnt let it sit long enough to reset properly...idk. i did the brake pedal and all :-\

[rednecks_r_us]

I dropped off the Prote to have the lower grille painted black with blue mica to match the upper grille and to touch up some rock chips.

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

.......I didn't even reset it.....should I, lol?

[amsgator]

.......I didn't even reset it.....should I, lol?

yea. lol.

any engine or air mod etc u shud reset the ecu. gets better mileage by letting the car learn itself back w/ the new part

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

LMAO. Will do, lol. That's kinda funny. I feel like an idiot, hahahahaha.

[amsgator]

LMAO. Will do, lol. That's kinda funny. I feel like an idiot, hahahahaha.

lol. no biggie. i am gona try mine again and hopefully it fixes the idle problem. if not either this weekend or next i will clean the egr valve

[silverpro5]

Installed SLS front mount and WASHED it for the first time since I bought it! Exciting stuff.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k287/LucasVD/DSCN1425.jpg

[Kansei]

nice already have the dg front grille too haha

[silverpro5]

yeah, from altspace, i love it. i have underhood mods as well....i guess i put off washing it longer than i should have, but the weather has SUCKED.

[khaosman]

Installed SLS front mount and WASHED it for the first time since I bought it! Exciting stuff.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k287/LucasVD/DSCN1425.jpg

Hot... needs the DG lip to really complete it :D

[liljae8]

just test fitting my new toys...
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b17/liljae8/stufftogetpainted006.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b17/liljae8/stufftogetpainted004.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b17/liljae8/stufftogetpainted008.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b17/liljae8/stufftogetpainted009.jpg

[liljae8]

blackened headlights are next probably this week end

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Hot... needs the DG lip to really complete it :D


MSP lip FTW!

[liljae8]

yah msp lip is kick ass!!!

[whitemp5seattle]

yah msp lip is kick ass!!!

if it's so kick ass then why didn't you get one? :p

where's the grill from? fitment looks a little shady... (shady)

[silverpro5]

by MSP lip you mean the MSP bumper right? or is it just a lip that I can add to my existing bumper?

EDIT: ^^^^^^ he has the MSP lip?

[the tortoise]

Threw the summer tires in the back of the car. They FINALLY go on thursday. New pads (HPS) and rotors all around too.

[liljae8]

yah well its not placed in there properly just test fitting. the bottom 3 holes arent big enough to fit the protruding things. its just screwed in from the top 2 screws. and for the msp, isnt it expensive. and plus i couldnt wait for someone to sell theirs in the fs threads or buy it from the dealership. i wish i could get one. i think they look the best for the p5. i really like yours!!

[whitemp5seattle]

I'm not sure how much they are...about the same as the autoexe replica lips I thought? I'm not sure really so I'll just shut up about it (blah)

be sure to post pics when everything is done! also, I'll be around this weekend if you need someone to call for tips on the install of your new headlights! you should receive them tomorrow...

[Yaggie1]

Got the DG grill from BKJT05 today. Need to work on getting it painted soon. As a bonus he threw in a smoked RockBlocker tail overlay and a pair of fiberglass eyelids too. Think I might cut the overlay to fit the Reverse light and turnsignal portion of my JDM tails. Thought that was kind of a nice gesture anyway.

[whitemp5seattle]

nice! I think the smoked portion of the jdm tails will look hot with your rims and headlights

[liljae8]

nice! I think the smoked portion of the jdm tails will look hot with your rims and headlights
word

[liljae8]

I'm not sure how much they are...about the same as the autoexe replica lips I thought? I'm not sure really so I'll just shut up about it (blah)

be sure to post pics when everything is done! also, I'll be around this weekend if you need someone to call for tips on the install of your new headlights! you should receive them tomorrow...
will do. pm me your # if you dont mind

[liljae8]

and oh yah for the grill, i bought it from some guy in this forum a while back. i hope it turns out well

[silverpro5]

3 in a row, nice

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

DO-DO-DOUBLE POOOOST, lol.

[CTt3P5]

hey jeff, you coming up sat for the big spring cleaning?? :) thanks for help on the WW mesh, i've got some cash coming the end of the month so i'll be looking you up again!!

Won't be able to make it this time. :( If it was a wrenching party I would come up to install my pads and rotors so that will be my Saturday morning. Looking forward to those 'after' pics though!!!

No prob on the mesh....I still have the guys contact number....just let me know when you are ready.

[altspace]

It is a wrenching party as well. Pads and rotors are a cinch. Dan and I just did his last Sat.

[altspace]

Don't listen to Mark. He always has cash coming at the end of the month. Hehe...j/k bro. Can't wait for the weekend.

[altspace]

yeah, from altspace, i love it. i have underhood mods as well....i guess i put off washing it longer than i should have, but the weather has SUCKED.

You're most welcome. Looks fantastic! (no bias opinion here)

[CTt3P5]

It is a wrenching party as well. Pads and rotors are a cinch. Dan and I just did his last Sat.

Did not know that....haven't been following the thread. But now that you say that, there may be a road trip in my future. :)

This will be my first time ever doing brakes and wifey is skeptical....even said she would never drive the car again! haha

[CTt3P5]

Don't listen to Mark. He always has cash coming at the end of the month. Hehe...j/k bro. Can't wait for the weekend.

(hah)

[bazooka joe]

Won't be able to make it this time. :( If it was a wrenching party I would come up to install my pads and rotors so that will be my Saturday morning. Looking forward to those 'after' pics though!!!

No prob on the mesh....I still have the guys contact number....just let me know when you are ready.

ya, we can do almost anything!! hey, no prob...it is a long ride, but the company you can't beat!!
i'll get back to you end of the month or so...thanks jeff!

[XxaltezzaxX]

This is from awhile ago but I forgot to post it here, no mo roof racks...........
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/2544000-2544999/2544159_10_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/2544000-2544999/2544159_14_full.jpg
Also got rid of that wind deflector from the sun roof(yippy)

[Kansei]

If I didn't have four midterms (all lab midterms too) today, I'd be wrenching right about now. my g-stop brake line kit and plugs/wires came today, clutch line came yesterday.. parts pile grows larger

.. the only thing missing from the equation is my tein s-tech springs, but it's not like I actually need those. I need to just shoot my new rotor hubs with a coat of clearcoat and they are ready to go on.. dunno how much I'll feel like working on my car tonight after labs though.

[redpr5]

whats the difference between the MSP lip and the DG lip?

[P5wance]

I just changed my plugs, wires, and coil boots. Installed stock 16" Mazda 3 wheels with 205/55/16 tires. I also cleaned the EGR valve.

What a difference!!!

[silverpro5]

whats the difference between the MSP lip and the DG lip?

yeah me too

[amsgator]

well i found a leak on the 2nd o2 sensor, i seafoamed it again to check for leaks and found that one, fixed it...didn't do anything. i think i may have town mount(s).

i got some pix and videos of what it is doing, so here they are

engine shaking- hard to tell but if you watch the wires and coil packs you can see, its easier to see in person
http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e159/sockerdood/Car%20Pics/?action=view&current=MOV01093.flv

i dont think the muffler is supposed to shake like this?
http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e159/sockerdood/Car%20Pics/?action=view&current=MOV01095.flv

and attached pic of passenger side mount and front mount. would the mounts be causing all this hell?? i dont see why the mounts would cause the engine to idle at the 2nd tach and make the shifter and cabin vibrate like hell and also the muffler....?

[Kansei]

changed my spark plugs (to NGK ZFR7F-11), changed my plug wires to the NGK wires, noticed that the magnet on one of my coil packs is bulging a little bit. That's no good :P

since my midterm ended earlier than I thought, I guess I should embark on the rotors, pads, brake lines, clutch lines.. brake fluid flush, etc.. fun project :P

[Shasta]

changed my spark plugs (to NGK ZFR7F-11), changed my plug wires to the NGK wires, noticed that the magnet on one of my coil packs is bulging a little bit. That's no good :P

since my midterm ended earlier than I thought, I guess I should embark on the rotors, pads, brake lines, clutch lines.. brake fluid flush, etc.. fun project :P

How are those NGK plug wires?? Fitment?

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

idk ams.....the mounts seem fine. what kind of oil do you use?

[mryellermp5]

1 major difference is with the MSP lip u lose ur fogs with the DGM lip u do not. 2 MSP does not scrap when car is lowered as for DGM sits alot lower about 2.5-3" lower...PRICE neck to neck including being painted but u will have to probably keep painting the DGM lip due to scrapping going up drive-ways and wat not..just my .02 cents some correct me if i'm wrong...
whats the difference between the MSP lip and the DG lip?

[aMaff]

bad batch of gas maybe? Are you throwing a CEL?

[Bala]

1 major difference is with the MSP lip u lose ur fogs with the DGM lip u do not. 2 MSP does not scrap when car is lowered as for DGM sits alot lower about 2.5-3" lower...PRICE neck to neck including being painted but u will have to probably keep painting the DGM lip due to scrapping going up drive-ways and wat not..just my .02 cents some correct me if i'm wrong...

I'll agree with all of this ...

DG lip
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Bala%20de%20Plata/lipo1.jpg

Soon after install ... at stock height
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Bala%20de%20Plata/lipmod2.jpg

MSP lip (on my MSP :P)
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Bala%20de%20Plata/lipmod.jpg

[amsgator]

idk ams.....the mounts seem fine. what kind of oil do you use?

right now it's mobil 1. No CEL aMaff :-(

i've filled up w/ gas since and it's still doing it. the side mount looks like it may be torn? The last of the three. and the front looks like it has been pulled back...if you look at the 1st two pics it looks like the nut has been pulled back so that it's 3/4 the way down the mount instead of halfway like it should?

is the muffler moving like it is a bad thing? i've never seen anyone else's do that :(

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Mine does that too. I might need to get the Kartboy hangers. But I think the main reason is because the harness that held the exhaust by the downpipe is not there anymore, so really the only good support is your hangers for the exhaust.

[amsgator]

ok. i just didnt know if it was odd or not :-\

i've had some ppl tell me the mounts arent torn...they are made to do that ^^^ so i cant figure out WTF the problem is for the life of me. it all started after the header :( would a header alone cause the engine to shake slightly more and also the shifter to shake?

and my car is idling at the 2nd tach when it is completely warmed up...is that normal too?

[whitemp5seattle]

my exhaust doesn't shake like that...but I'm still on the stock headers. I'll be installing some AWR headers soon though...I might try to see if I can fabricate a bracket that holds my header in place where the stock one was attached...

[redpr5]

I'll agree with all of this ...

DG lip
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Bala%20de%20Plata/lipo1.jpg

Soon after install ... at stock height
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Bala%20de%20Plata/lipmod2.jpg

MSP lip (on my MSP :P)
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Bala%20de%20Plata/lipmod.jpg
ah gotcha. i see what your sayin about how low the DG lip is. thats probably the one ill get since i dont wanna lose my fogs.
but the MSP lip does look really good on the P5

speaking of P5 i saw one on street tuner challenge about an hour ago on tv. it was gold, and done up REAL nice. i forget the club that built it though. but it was pretty cool to see a bitchin nice P5 on tv.

as far as what i did to my P5. i figured out why my brakes were grinding. the caliper mounting bolts and all the lug nuts were loose. how they were loose idk, cuz i know i torqued them all down good. but yea i tightened everything down really good, so everything is straight now.

[amsgator]

ok all my issues have been summarized in this thread. So as to keep our mod happy i moved it to a new thread :) please help me there if you can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3092642#post3092642

[silverpro5]

I might try to see if I can fabricate a bracket that holds my header in place where the stock one was attached...

that seems like a good idea. the minute i took those 2 brackets off my block i knew why some people have problems with cracked aftermarket headers.

[amsgator]

that seems like a good idea. the minute i took those 2 brackets off my block i knew why some people have problems with cracked aftermarket headers.

if anyone fabricates one that fits i'll buy one of them!! mines obx...dunno what yall have :-)

[silverpro5]

same and same

[amsgator]

i forget how the stock one was set up or id try to figure something out :-\

[Kansei]

aw crap I don't have a 17mm open ended wrench.. of course I figure that out when my car is up on jackstands, with no rotors or calipers.. and no brake lines, clutch line, or brake fluid.

My craftsman set goes from 10-16mm and then I have bought 19-23.. wtflol I suck at life. Of course I figure this out you know.. less than half an hour after every parts store in Rochester closed haha.

[amsgator]

same and same

does it just need to go around the header and connect somewhere to keep it from moving?

[LittleSkinsk]

New tinthttp://C:\Users\Josh\Pictures\cars\SUC50265.JPG

[whitemp5seattle]

oh I forgot to add I changed my oil today too. yay

[Yaggie1]

Did a little work on my smoked overlay for the reverse and turn signal sections of my JDM tails. Found a clear transparency and did a little tracing of the section of the tailight, cut it out, traced it onto the backside of the Rockblocker overlay, cut it out. Simple as that. Now I just have to get em put on. Should look pretty sweet when it's done.

[silverpro5]

give us some pics when you have them on!

[SuperProtege5]

got my new head unit (Pioneer DEH-P5800MP), and test fit my new pedals custom made from Autovation. I also installed my Mazdaspeed Axel-back this weekend which got her sounding pretty nice.

[aMaff]

Drove her back from the airport where my parents used her to transport an ungodly amount of luggage, then filled her full of tools and went to TinmanMS6's house to start swapping the shocks from stock nastyness to single adjustable koni sport goodness for his SCCA HS 99 Skrivic Si ;)

[Yaggie1]

For sure. Might break out the heat gun and do it tomorrow after work.


give us some pics when you have them on!

[whitemp5seattle]

yeah pics!

[Kansei]

Well I did it again.. forgot to check how-tos (don't know if there even is one) before I disconnected all the brake lines.. I don't have an open 17mm wrench to install the new lines :(

I'd ride my bike early in the morning to a store to buy one, but it'll be raining heavily all day tomorrow.

so the car is inoperable for now. all of the calipers are in the basement with paint drying, I'll probably shoot them with some high-temp clearcoat in the morning, then when that dries mount them to the car. I don't know how/if/when I'll be able to get to a store to buy that pesky wrench though.

I knew having primarily sockets in my tool collection was going to hurt me some day.

Anyone know the wrench size for the bleeder valve by chance? I better make sure I have that too :P

I'd try and use one of my adjustable wrenches but I actually can't locate either of them right now >_<

now it's way late, I gotta go sleep.. fun!

[aMaff]

just go buy a good set of open ended or combo wrenches. I'm fairly certain the bleeders are 10mm

[Kansei]

just go buy a good set of open ended or combo wrenches. I'm fairly certain the bleeders are 10mm
I havea set of open ended wrenches.. 8-16mm, a similar size range in imperial, and then I have 19-23mm as extras. I gues I just never needed 17 or 18 in a situation where I couldn't just use a socket.

I wish there was a 24-hour tool store, now that would be schweet.

[aMaff]

rofl nice. all but the right one huh?

[Kansei]

indeed. If only you could see the downpours in Rochester right now.. I even gave my mountain bike a quick tuneup last night just in case the rain let up so I could ride to advance auto parts. .. looks like I'm gonna have to suck it up and just go. Getting soaked riding my bike is still much more pleasant than even considering figuring out the wild and crazy Rochester public transportation system.

wait.. wonder how much a cab fare would be, advance auto is only about a mile and a half away :)

[StealthWyvern]

I drove it home from work then back to work later on. Oh the fun of life.

[amsgator]

how close to the non-fouler should the O2 sensor be? I know when I did mine it was a tight squeeze and didn't leave a whole lot of room for air to get between the sensor and the non-fouler. Would that cause the rough idle? It didn't trigger a CEL though and wouldn't that trigger a CEL if there was a problem there?

[Kansei]

I got one brake line off (rear passenger side), the others are being a pain in the butt. Oh and I got one side of the clutch line off. I guess I'll go work on the lines again (sprayed them with pb blaster) and then after tiring of that I'll slap all the calipers/pads/rotors on.

[Kansei]

how close to the non-fouler should the O2 sensor be? I know when I did mine it was a tight squeeze and didn't leave a whole lot of room for air to get between the sensor and the non-fouler. Would that cause the rough idle? It didn't trigger a CEL though and wouldn't that trigger a CEL if there was a problem there?

Did you drill a half inch hole through one of the nonfoulers?

[amsgator]

Did you drill a half inch hole through one of the nonfoulers?

yea...it was a half in it was just a tight squeeze. eric said he didnt remember his being that tight but i dont c y not considering it was still a half inch

[amsgator]

i think i am gonna try and get some different ones....and hope that fixes it.... :-\

[aMaff]

I don't see how the downstream O2 has anything to do with idle tho. It may throw a CEL, but you can run just fine without one. Ask me how I know....

[Kansei]

I don't see how the downstream O2 has anything to do with idle tho. It may throw a CEL, but you can run just fine without one. Ask me how I know....

ractive header? I ran without the downstream O2 sensor for years no prob (CEL of course). Maybe it's a thing where having the sensor unplugged is a lot better than having it plugged in sending a bad reading?

[aMaff]

if it was a bad reading the ECU would generally pick up on that. And I still maintain that there is no reason the car should run like that because of the DOWNSTREAM O2 sensor.


And no, rushed install. We (er...me) forgot to plug it back in (rofl).

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Your supposed to drill through an entire fouler and then put that drilled fouler on top of the other. then your O2 on top of that and it should fit fine. Mine hasnt had a problem yet. Did you just drill half way or through an entire fouler(there should have been two when you bought them)?

also check to see that all the bolts are on the header. that might be another problem(not that you were dumb enough to forget one (confused) )

[amsgator]

Your supposed to drill through an entire fouler and then put that drilled fouler on top of the other. then your O2 on top of that and it should fit fine. Mine hasnt had a problem yet. Did you just drill half way or through an entire fouler(there should have been two when you bought them)?

yea i did both. it fit it was just tight, like maybe a mm or so all around

[amsgator]

too long maybe? they were 18 mm though... the nonfouler came to the edge of the o2...it didnt stick out at all, should it have?

[aMaff]

So...do you just ignore stuff that doesn't agree with what you think or what? Even IF you have a problem w/ the 2nd O2, it wouldn't be causing your engine to idle that rough.


I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

^^^ LOL. Stop being so ruff on him man. I don't know ams....sounds like it might be something might have moved in the engine bay when you put the headers in.

Just by any chance.....have you checked the spark plug wires(I know those don't move when your putting the headers in but heck it could be that they are messed up and now you noticed)?

[amsgator]

^^^ LOL. Stop being so ruff on him man. I don't know ams....sounds like it might be something might have moved in the engine bay when you put the headers in.

but what wud have moved? :( idk...it suxxxx. i thought egr maybe but it's not really fluctuating other than occasionally just a low idle

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

but what wud have moved? :( idk...it suxxxx. i thought egr maybe but it's not really fluctuating other than occasionally just a low idle


I honestly don't know man. Like I said, check the spark plugs and wires. And also check that the air box is on there tight. Maybe too much air is coming in...but that wouldn't do that anyway.....

[amsgator]

I honestly don't know man. Like I said, check the spark plugs and wires. And also check that the air box is on there tight. Maybe too much air is coming in...but that wouldn't do that anyway.....

i just replaced sparks like 3000 miles ago... what would i be looking for on the wires?

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

See if they are passing any current to the spark plug.

[aMaff]

I don't see how I'm being hard on him. I haven't gotten one reply from him on my posts about not chasing an issue with the 2nd O2 sensor.

Amsgator, you can keep running in circles if you'd like, but that's not your issue. I also never got a reply when I asked if you're thowing a CEL. Are you? If so, have you gotten it read yet?

[amsgator]

no cel. posted it yesterday


right now it's mobil 1. No CEL aMaff :-(

i've filled up w/ gas since and it's still doing it. the side mount looks like it may be torn? The last of the three. and the front looks like it has been pulled back...if you look at the 1st two pics it looks like the nut has been pulled back so that it's 3/4 the way down the mount instead of halfway like it should?

is the muffler moving like it is a bad thing? i've never seen anyone else's do that :(

[aMaff]

d'oh! Missed it. Damn, that would've been too easy huh? I'd check the plugs. See if there's one or two that look bad (REALLY clean or really sooty / wet). Make sure your connections to the coil packs and to the plug wires are good too.

[amsgator]

d'oh! Missed it. Damn, that would've been too easy huh? I'd check the plugs. See if there's one or two that look bad (REALLY clean or really sooty / wet). Make sure your connections to the coil packs and to the plug wires are good too.

yea gonna do that today and also check the gap and make sure they are still fine.

I KNOW THIS DOESNT HAVE AN AFFECT ON IT...but i think i drilled thru both non foulers so while i am down there i am gonna put a new one on... :(

[aMaff]

10-4. Should have said that sooner. I'm only a mod, not a psychic :p

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Well that might make you get a CEL/MIL later on. Your supposed to drill only one, lol.

[JoshP5]

amsgator, this is the "What have you DONE to your P5 today" thread, not the "ask a bunch of questions" thread.

Hey ams, your avatar is so cute it prevents your posts from becoming annoying. But you'd probably have better luck getting your issue resolved by starting a thread in the 2.0 tuning subforum rather than posting in this thread. :)

[amsgator]

10-4. Should have said that sooner. I'm only a mod, not a psychic :p

i just realized it.... lol. maybe thats why i was gettin the leak from there. who knows. but that still shouldnt affect it at all right?

[amsgator]

Hey ams, your avatar is so cute it prevents your posts from becoming annoying. But you'd probably have better luck getting your issue resolved by starting a thread in the 2.0 tuning subforum rather than posting in this thread. :)

i tried this one but no one ever replied

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123667050

you posted something i think but other than that i wasnt getting a whole lot :(

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

10-4. Should have said that sooner. I'm only a mod, not a psychic :p

Lol.

It might. You never know. My best bet is getting a new wet of foulers and drilling only one to see if that might be your problem with the leak.

[amsgator]

Lol.

It might. You never know. My best bet is getting a new wet of foulers and drilling only one to see if that might be your problem with the leak.

yea that's what i planned on doing. i seafoamed it to check for leaks all around the header thinking maybe thats what it was...and sure enough coming from the 2nd o2...bad enough that the seafoam was bubbling a lil bit on the nonfouler and had some wet spots from it too. hope it fixes it or calms it down at least

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Only one way to find out, lol.

[JoshP5]

i tried this one but no one ever replied

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123667050

you posted something i think but other than that i wasnt getting a whole lot :(

I mean try posting here (http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=229). If you don't get results bump it up. It's worked for me.

[amsgator]

ok i'll copy what i overviewed from that other thread over and post the link in this thread once i get it up

[amsgator]

ok it's up. but aMaff, do you still think it wont be the 02 even if i drilled both w/o thinking?

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3093966#post3093966

[aMaff]

Yes. The 2nd O2 sensor's main job is to just tell the ECU whether or not the primary cat is there. As I said, mine ran just fine without it even plugged in. The primary O2 sensor is the one that could cause some issues if it's not functioning properly.

[amsgator]

Yes. The 2nd O2 sensor's main job is to just tell the ECU whether or not the primary cat is there. As I said, mine ran just fine without it even plugged in. The primary O2 sensor is the one that could cause some issues if it's not functioning properly.

what about if there's a leak? if there is it isn't very big

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

A leak is a leak is a leak. Any leak needs to be fixed asap before it causes anymore problems.

[amsgator]

A leak is a leak is a leak. Any leak needs to be fixed asap before it causes anymore problems.

i think we got it fixed yesterday but not positive. i only have a lil seafoam left to check.. :-\ i am gona put a nonfouler on it that isnt drilled since i believe i drilled both last time. hopefully that will fix the leak. not sure if the leak would cause the idle to go down as much as it has but i will see how it goes. crossing my fingers.

[Kansei]

I think I'm gonna strangle my shitty stock brake lines... if I have to replace all the friggin hard lines just to get rid of the stock rubber lines, someone is gonna get a beating (likely the parts guy at the dealership). All the banjos on the calipers came apart just fine, but then where it transitions from rubber line to hard line I'm having a bitch of a time getting it all apart. I've rounded off most of the 10mm nuts on the end of the hard line at this point..

Oh and Maff.. the bleeder isn't 10mm, it is 8. I'm supposed to be at work right now, had to call in and say I broke something on my car yet again. no good.

[aMaff]

8mm, 10mm, same difference! 0.o

[Kansei]

why I oughtta...

:D

this is so frustrating though. Words cannot describe the pain that winter in Rochester has inflicted on my car. Mazda did not engineer this car to hold up to cold climates where salt is used heavily, that's for sure.

[rednecks_r_us]

Where I live they don't salt the roads when it snows. Instead they cover the roads with sand and ground up lava rock. So you go through a windshield and have to repaint the front of your car every spring.

[JoshP5]

Yup. Got caught behind a dumptruck carrying that crap up the road to Mt Humphreys. After taking one in the windshield, I watched the crack propagate all the way across the glass. Not fun.

[Kansei]

Where I live they don't salt the roads when it snows. Instead they cover the roads with sand and ground up lava rock. So you go through a windshield and have to repaint the front of your car every spring.

I'd much rather do that. Back home they use sand and damn it's just so much better.

So as it turns out, you absolutely positively aren't supposed to touch brake lines with a normal wrench.. there's my problem.

You're supposed to use a flare nut wrench specifically, and I'm not even sure what advantage that has? Hopefully I haven't rounded the nuts enough that I can't still go at it with a flare nut wrench ((rant)(rant) sears is 20 miles away, uggggh)

[Kansei]

Anyone know the proper brake bleeding order for our cars? Is it just rear passenger, rear driver, front passenger, front driver, clutch?

I don't have the factory service manual on my garage laptop :(

[amsgator]

Anyone know the proper brake bleeding order for our cars? Is it just rear passenger, rear driver, front passenger, front driver, clutch?

I don't have the factory service manual on my garage laptop :(

http://www.floptical.net/mazda/

hope that helps :)

[bazooka joe]

it's more like "what happend to your p5 today"...anyway, started smelling gas at idle..just got home and checked the car...sure enough, one of my injectors is leaking at the rail (mam billet rail)...that thing was such a PITA to install, it wasn't made right to begin with, no problem beau took it back and sent me another one, a few weeks later, that one didn't line up with the bracket correctly..(sad1) ...more fudging around...and the injectors leaked...i finally got them working and now it's leaking..it's been over a yr, but i'm tired of messing with it!!!(pissed)

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

http://www.floptical.net/mazda/

hope that helps :)




^^^^nice find man.

[aMaff]

does anyone else make a replacement rail?

[magnumP5]

Sorry it took so long but I finally took a pic of the CP STB.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=105292

[dave45090]

(peep) pimping my product. C'mon what have you done to your P5 today guys

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123667058

[bazooka joe]

does anyone else make a replacement rail?

ya, i think perrin does..(uhm) .? i'll go fight with it tomorrow and see if i can wrestle it into submission!!

[aMaff]

Kick its ass, sea bass!

[bazooka joe]

Kick its ass, sea bass!

(lol)

[magnumP5]

(peep) pimping my product. C'mon what have you done to your P5 today guys

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123667058
If I only had $100 just lying around. I'm so sick of the stock prop bar not raising the hood high enough. But alas, I am in the process of purchasing some JDM tails and an alarm system.

[dave45090]

If I only had $100 just lying around. I'm so sick of the stock prop bar not raising the hood high enough. But alas, I am in the process of purchasing some JDM tails and an alarm system.

Just let me know when youre ready. I'll be here.

[Shasta]

Anyone know the proper brake bleeding order for our cars? Is it just rear passenger, rear driver, front passenger, front driver, clutch?

I don't have the factory service manual on my garage laptop :(

Did you pick up the Russell bleeders too??

[Kansei]

Did you pick up the Russell bleeders too??

I'm going to use the Power Bleeder method.. my roommate bought one for his Volvo and lo and behold, it fits onto the fluid reservoir in the Protege5 just fine (alright)

[Shasta]

I'm going to use the Power Bleeder method.. my roommate bought one for his Volvo and lo and behold, it fits onto the fluid reservoir in the Protege5 just fine (alright)

Sweeeeeet..(cool)

[Kansei]

now if only one of my roommates would get back so I could hitch a ride to sears. They close in 90 minutes >_< I can't miss work again tomorrow, so if no one gets back home I'm gonna have to ride to work tomorrow morning in the wonderful less than 40 degree weather. w00t or something

[amsgator]

well i changed the spark plugs and the pcv valve and the shifter doesnt vibrate quite as much.... when the butterfly fell off (recall for previous dates the car was made) it was racked around and it appears to have damaged one of the plugs...so i changed them and it helped marginally. still idles at the second tach though,not sure if that's normal or not. didnt have time to clean the egr because i helped my friend do the rear motor mount on his MS3. hopefully do that soon...it doesnt really fluctuate much, it idles at the 2nd tach and occasionally fluctuates btwn the 1st and 3rd but nothing major...

my friend reoiled my filter when we put the header on.... maybe overoiled it?
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3094666&postcount=23

[SlowPro98]

new headunit. old one is going in my miata. (http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123666966)

[Kansei]

got my car working again. 3/5 of the stainless lines are installed, the other two will have to wait until I have time next week to get to a shop to cut my hardlines, replace the connector, re-flare the lines, and install the other two stainless lines (good thing goodridge makes their lines 3/4 of an inch longer than stock!

[Bala]

got my car working again. 3/5 of the stainless lines are installed, the other two will have to wait until I have time next week to get to a shop to cut my hardlines, replace the connector, re-flare the lines, and install the other two stainless lines (good thing goodridge makes their lines 3/4 of an inch longer than stock!

I'll lend you my flare tool for the cost of shipping. I had to cut the hard line on the rear drivers side of my East-Coast MSP. Any good car-parts store will have a replacement connector.

[PimpSmurf]

i'm still just kicking back here reading everything everyone is saying (being really glad i live in the bay area where we never get snow) and thinking that i still have no idea wut i wanna do with this car... i know that the first thing i'm gonna do is get a good alarm and the second is going to be to get new wheels and tires, but besides that i'm kinda at a loss... turbo and all would be hella expensive so i'd probably wanna go for bolt on mods... i really like the MS3 front end, i think i'd like ta get that... i'd have to lower it a bunch if i were to get that front end... i'd definately like ta get some nicer seats in there... i'd have to get a nicer hood... carbon fiber would be perfect... prob strip the front emblems... would go for exaust and intake... then i think i'd be done... besides maybe an ecu flash to run 91 octane (actually i can get 100 oct as well... maybe i should tune it to that, do u think?)

Preston

[bazooka joe]

it's more like "what happend to your p5 today"...anyway, started smelling gas at idle..just got home and checked the car...sure enough, one of my injectors is leaking at the rail (mam billet rail)...that thing was such a PITA to install, it wasn't made right to begin with, no problem beau took it back and sent me another one, a few weeks later, that one didn't line up with the bracket correctly..(sad1) ...more fudging around...and the injectors leaked...i finally got them working and now it's leaking..it's been over a yr, but i'm tired of messing with it!!!(pissed)

fixed the leak this morn....wasn't at the injector, it was at the end of the rail where the O ring is on the return line...it's one of those things that can't be overly tight, but can't be too lose...anyway, o think the vibration caused it to back off just enough to squirt out some petrol...all is good again! (alright)

[FrolessWonder]

Installed HIDs and rolled 80k! I'm thinking i'm going to try and turbo my car at the end of summer, and that will put me around 90K. I know its alot but the car runs like new so i think i may do it still. Worst come to worst if i blow my engine i can buy one from Ken and drive my parents mustang around for a while.

I also need some help, i recently got my first ticket ever in my 4 years of driving, it was speeding 53 in a 35. The fine is 142 dollars, should i go to court to get it reduced or just pay it? Its my first ticket, do you think i can get it reduced some?

[aMaff]

If you don't at least try to get it reduced (ie "Look at my awesome driving record?") and show up to court and hope the officer doesn't show up, you beez t3h dumb

[bazooka joe]

go to court, dress smartly, tell the court it's your first offense, own up to it and explain that you didn't realize you were doing that speed and apologize for your behavor...it just may get dismissed, at least reduced!

[FrolessWonder]

yea i had planned on going to court, i just figured i would ask. to be fair it was an empty backroad at night, and i honestly didnt know i was going that fast. The only other car was one coming at me, and it turned out to be the police officer.

[aMaff]

yeah, that's just one of those things. Do your thing and hope the judge is cool abt everything :)

[meinp5]

go to court, dress smartly, tell the court it's your first offense, own up to it and explain that you didn't realize you were doing that speed and apologize for your behavor...it just may get dismissed, at least reduced!

I agree...you can also ask them to please not get your insurance involved by giving you points. This way the Prosecutor gets their conviction, the city gets their money, and your insurance won't go up.

[bazooka joe]

I agree...you can also ask them to please not get your insurance involved by giving you points. This way the Prosecutor gets their conviction, the city gets their money, and your insurance won't go up.

(2thumbs)

[rednecks_r_us]

Be glad you aren't in Arizona. 18 over the posted speed limit is over $400. Two more miles per hour and it would have been $460 and a trip to jail for criminal speed.

Chek with the court and see if they offer a traffic/driving school. Its usually about $100 and dismisses the ticket with no points on your license if you go.

[bazooka joe]

Be glad you aren't in Arizona. 18 over the posted speed limit is over $400. Two more miles per hour and it would have been $460 and a trip to jail for criminal speed.

Chek with the court and see if they offer a traffic/driving school. Its usually about $100 and dismisses the ticket with no points on your license if you go.

isn't AR that has posted speed limits of 75 and some roads with no limit??

[Kansei]

isn't AR that has posted speed limits of 75 and some roads with no limit??

Thought some roads with no limits was Montana? If it's AZ, all the more reason to move there (yippy)

[bazooka joe]

Thought some roads with no limits was Montana? If it's AZ, all the more reason to move there (yippy)

ya, i think you're right..it's prob montana

[whitemp5seattle]

I agree...you can also ask them to please not get your insurance involved by giving you points. This way the Prosecutor gets their conviction, the city gets their money, and your insurance won't go up.

I didn't even know you could ask that of the prosecutor...maybe I'll try that later this month when I go to court for the first time. First offense ever...I'm 24 and have been driving since I was 16. Was going 48 in a 30 at night...just didn't realize I was going that fast...

[rednecks_r_us]

Thought some roads with no limits was Montana? If it's AZ, all the more reason to move there (yippy)

Max in az is 75mph on the freeway. 20 over the posted or 86 mph is criminal speed.

Montana had areas with out a speed limit but I heard that was changing.

[meinp5]

Max in az is 75mph on the freeway. 20 over the posted or 86 mph is criminal speed.

Montana had areas with out a speed limit but I heard that was changing.

LoL...speed limits are merley suggestions...you could argue that in court...pry wouldn't win though...

[THE Phen]

Max in az is 75mph on the freeway. 20 over the posted or 86 mph is criminal speed.

Montana had areas with out a speed limit but I heard that was changing.


I heard the same. My grandfather found out that the cruise control in his Caddy Deville (2002) worked at 125 while driving thru Montana.

I would have been screwed back in 2000. I had my license for about 8 months when I got nabbed for doing 83 in a 55. In all honesty, I didn't know I was going that fast. I was used to driving my 83 Rabbit diesel with 285k miles on it. 55 hp meant that you almost went wide open to do 60. I was driving my dad's Civic at the time and the speed crept up on me. I got lucky on that one though. School and work driving privileges only for 56 days and a total fine (including court costs) of $125.

[THE Phen]

LoL...speed limits are merley suggestions...you could argue that in court...pry wouldn't win though...


I got picked up on I-76 going 73 in a 65 last summer. I took that one to court. As soon as the judge saw it he said "That could have easily been speedometer error. I hate when those Stateys do this and waste our time."

[amsgator]

I got picked up on I-76 going 73 in a 65 last summer. I took that one to court. As soon as the judge saw it he said "That could have easily been speedometer error. I hate when those Stateys do this and waste our time."

haha nice. u had a nice judge. some judges are asses and dont care.

[JoshP5]

Adventures in driveline slop--help wanted (http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123667222)

[khaosman]

got my car working again. 3/5 of the stainless lines are installed, the other two will have to wait until I have time next week to get to a shop to cut my hardlines, replace the connector, re-flare the lines, and install the other two stainless lines (good thing goodridge makes their lines 3/4 of an inch longer than stock!

What happened, you break the connectors or something?

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Just goig to get home and put some Silverstars in there. One of my stockers blew....again. So hoping these will last for a while.

[rednecks_r_us]

silver stars will last about 6 months in a protege. I've gone through quite a few sets before going HID.

The silverstars in my 4X4 dodge have lasted for years with tons of off roading and hunting but not int he P5.

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Yeah I was going to get the HID withink a month or two so it shouldnt be a problem. I just need some decent bulbs for the time being. What kind of HID kit do you have if you dont mind me asking?

[Kansei]

silver stars will last about 6 months in a protege. I've gone through quite a few sets before going HID.

The silverstars in my 4X4 dodge have lasted for years with tons of off roading and hunting but not int he P5.

In my truck, 3.5 years.. in protege, 3-6 months. I think H7 bulbs must just burn really hot due to the tiny capsule size but very high light output (for a halogen) so any slight imperfection in the glass or any tiny contamination of said glass ruins it.

[rednecks_r_us]

Yeah I was going to get the HID withink a month or two so it shouldnt be a problem. I just need some decent bulbs for the time being. What kind of HID kit do you have if you dont mind me asking?


http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58041

D2S Xenon capsules
D2S/D2R Sockets
D2S Conversion Kit www.misterjung.com
Hella 90mm Low-Beam Projector www.rallylights.com


For further reading consult www.hidforum.com

[PimpSmurf]

i just replaced the headlight bulbs with H7 halogens... they're nice... worth the couple dollars more IMHO

[Reitrof]

Nothing to the P5 but sat in a 07 Miata GT PRHT. Very nice.

[bazooka joe]

Nothing to the P5 but sat in a 07 Miata GT PRHT. Very nice.

so the hunt has begun???

[MyZmZm]

ok, i need help from people... bill, patrick, chris, josh, mark, allen and anyone else, i'm looking your way guys... sorry for the long post, just wanted to make sure no detail was missed.

i bought brand new, from factory headlights for morrigan and installed them just before parking her (outside) for the winter. she was parked for about 5 months, then after i sold the 626, i started driving her again - this was the end of march.

she was dirty (yay winter :p) so i washed her a few times over the next few weeks before taking her in to have the clutch changed. didn't notice anything wrong with the headlights. about a week or so after having the new clutch installed, i took her into a local shop to have them put the clear 3m-type film on the headlights (what good are new headlights if you don't protect them from rock chips?).

the day i took her in for this, it was about -10C (about 15F is my guess) but it was dry out. the shop bay was quite humid but not all that warm - probably around 10-15C (mid to high 60's i think). i popped my hood thinking we were going to start right in on the headlights, but we ended up hosing down the car first. no biggie. i went to dry off the headlights and noticed that the passenger side headlight was foggy inside the lense all the way from the inner corner out to the edge of the hi-beam housing. wtf?? (rant)

i had the dealership order a new headlight under warranty (flawed seal from factory) and they want to split the charge on installing the new headlight - $90 out of my pocket since they did not originally install the lights and i don't have time/a place to install it on my own readily. plus, they don't want to let me have both headlights at once as they have to 'inspect' the faulty headlight. whatever.

since the incident at the shop (a few weeks ago), we've had both dry and wet/humid weather - very wet snow and even a little rain - and i have washed my car since and i haven't noticed ANY fogging inside the headlight. i even washed the car today (nice day, but still the wash bays get humid) both with the hood down and popped, trying to simulate how we washed it that day and no condensation.

i'm at my wit's end here. i really, REALLY don't want to
- pay the dealership for something i technically can easily do on my own;
- have them work on my car when i can't be there (i know NONE of the people in the service dept, and have never had anyone there work on my car before)
- since i can't replicate the problem, i don't know if i want to go through the first two points if i don't really need to
- buuuut if there truly is a faulty seal, i want it 'fixed' under warranty and not have it come back to bite me in the ass later on, you know?

what should i do? leave the headlight as is and not have it swapped? or pay the dealershit to change it over for me (even the thought of having them touch my car gives me the willies)...

tia :)

[Shasta]

Kics magnetic drain plug, oem oil filter and Q Advanced Synthetic, and of course a full detail, its sunny today..lol

Going cruising tonight with the camera.

[bazooka joe]

ok, i need help from people... bill, patrick, chris, josh, mark, allen and anyone else, i'm looking your way guys... sorry for the long post, just wanted to make sure no detail was missed.

i bought brand new, from factory headlights for morrigan and installed them just before parking her (outside) for the winter. she was parked for about 5 months, then after i sold the 626, i started driving her again - this was the end of march.

she was dirty (yay winter :p) so i washed her a few times over the next few weeks before taking her in to have the clutch changed. didn't notice anything wrong with the headlights. about a week or so after having the new clutch installed, i took her into a local shop to have them put the clear 3m-type film on the headlights (what good are new headlights if you don't protect them from rock chips?).

the day i took her in for this, it was about -10C (about 15F is my guess) but it was dry out. the shop bay was quite humid but not all that warm - probably around 10-15C (mid to high 60's i think). i popped my hood thinking we were going to start right in on the headlights, but we ended up hosing down the car first. no biggie. i went to dry off the headlights and noticed that the passenger side headlight was foggy inside the lense all the way from the inner corner out to the edge of the hi-beam housing. wtf?? (rant)

i had the dealership order a new headlight under warranty (flawed seal from factory) and they want to split the charge on installing the new headlight - $90 out of my pocket since they did not originally install the lights and i don't have time/a place to install it on my own readily. plus, they don't want to let me have both headlights at once as they have to 'inspect' the faulty headlight. whatever.

since the incident at the shop (a few weeks ago), we've had both dry and wet/humid weather - very wet snow and even a little rain - and i have washed my car since and i haven't noticed ANY fogging inside the headlight. i even washed the car today (nice day, but still the wash bays get humid) both with the hood down and popped, trying to simulate how we washed it that day and no condensation.

i'm at my wit's end here. i really, REALLY don't want to
- pay the dealership for something i technically can easily do on my own;
- have them work on my car when i can't be there (i know NONE of the people in the service dept, and have never had anyone there work on my car before)
- since i can't replicate the problem, i don't know if i want to go through the first two points if i don't really need to
- buuuut if there truly is a faulty seal, i want it 'fixed' under warranty and not have it come back to bite me in the ass later on, you know?

what should i do? leave the headlight as is and not have it swapped? or pay the dealershit to change it over for me (even the thought of having them touch my car gives me the willies)...

tia :)

okay, so you can keep the one you have...no condensation since that first incident, or you can have the new one installed and pay $90....well if you don't have the time and or place to do this (it's really very easy...takes a while..but not hard to do!) then you need to pay them...you don't want to have it happen again and then have to start the ball rolling all over again! mark

[rednecks_r_us]

First off Andrea, relax.

I hear ya about not wanting to pay the dealership for something you can do your self. ITs a factory light that fogged once. Hmm? IT doesn't take that long to get the headlight off. Too bad you couldn't just pop out your headlight and then go trade it out then reinstall the new one your self.

My right light foggs up too but I'm a redneck and just run with all my lights on and it ususally heats it up to disipate the condensation.

Wish I could be more help.

[Kansei]

more like... "what are you doing to your p5 right now".. the answer is driving across NY @ 69mph :p internet access on my old phone was flakey at speed. it's perfect on my treo haha

[Kansei]

pardon my brevity, posting while driving. i say keep your headlight and when you have time, caulk the whole seal. the condensation is likely just from it being sorta warm and humid. my new headlight fogged a couple days after i got the car back, hasn't since. i gotta go my knee hurts from steering.. stupid two-thumb keyboard.

[amsgator]

cleaned the maf but how the hell do you get the IAT back in? it's the biggest PITA i have found yet.

[JoshP5]

posting while drivingYou, sir, have a problem. =P

[whitemp5seattle]

both hands on the wheel mister (drive)

[amsgator]

cleaned the maf but how the hell do you get the IAT back in? it's the biggest PITA i have found yet.

i got it guys. i didnt know the grommet came off the sensor. haha i'm stupid.

[liljae8]

just put in the blackened headlights..
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b17/liljae8/blackheadlights003.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b17/liljae8/blackheadlights002.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b17/liljae8/blackheadlights001.jpg

[amsgator]

cleaned my MAF sensor today and wrote this how-to. i hope i covered everything

will a mod please move it to the how-to section. thanks!

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3097578#post3097578

[whitemp5seattle]

just put in the blackened headlights..
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b17/liljae8/blackheadlights003.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b17/liljae8/blackheadlights001.jpg

HOT!!! I loved those headlights :p installation went smoothly I take it?

what kind of turn signals are those?

[liljae8]

it did! it took me about 1-1 and a half hours. thanks man.

[amsgator]

just put in the blackened headlights..

bought or painted? if bought where from?

[whitemp5seattle]

cleaned my MAF sensor today and wrote this how-to. i hope i covered everything

will a mod please move it to the how-to section. thanks!

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3097578#post3097578

nice write up! notice any diff before and after?

[whitemp5seattle]

bought or painted? if bought where from?

from moi :D

[Reitrof]

so the hunt has begun???

Yup, Still undecided for a 2006 used softtop or a 2007 new softtop or 2007 PRHT. But it's fun looking

[amsgator]

nice write up! notice any diff before and after?

well it all calmed down yesterday after i changed plugs...one of them was pitted and in bad shape. i had the vtcs fall off (recalled on earlier models) and it apparently damaged the plugs when the screw fell in the engine. :( it still shakes a lil but a lot less, the engine itself isnt rocking like it was before nemore, just the shifter and floorboard. it's a lot better and i am thinking it's back to normal. the MAF helped a lil i think too, but since i did so many things at once i dont really know which did it :( but its better at least

[amsgator]

from moi :D


gr. i wanna paint mine but i'm afraid to take em apart and all. dont wanna get condensation inside and all. idk. maybe one of these days i'll have time...like after i paint my badges. lol. they are all sanded just gotta prime and paint.

[Reitrof]

Oh yeah, car turned 140k.

[whitemp5seattle]

you just have to be sure to stick 'em back together really well...give yourself a WHOLE day to do it right...and I mean a WHOLE DAY...like, 8 hours. Take your time and you shouldn't have any condensation problems!

[amsgator]

you just have to be sure to stick 'em back together really well...give yourself a WHOLE day to do it right...and I mean a WHOLE DAY...like, 8 hours. Take your time and you shouldn't have any condensation problems!

okie. i'll check into it. i really wanna do it just have to fine the time. i have some other things on my to do list as well like the painting of the badges. maybe this summer i can do it when i am out of school.

[Bala]

what should i do? leave the headlight as is and not have it swapped? or pay the dealershit to change it over for me

Hmmmmmmmmm. You may be able to chalk this up to weird one-time atmospheric equalization of that housing. If it was my car ... I'd leave the light as is. However, I live in a desert - what do I know :P

[Shasta]

Installed a set of NGK Iridium plugs. Really lucky this car is like brand, everything I touch is still like new and comes apart as such.

[amsgator]

why did u pay extra for iridium?!?! the v-power work perfectly :(

[MyZmZm]

mark, bill, chris, patrick, thanks for replying guys... i think i'm leaning towards leaving the headlight as is and once i move (and have oodles of time on my hands for up to 3 months while i can't work - oooo, lookie the stuff that's finally going to get done!) maybe take it out if i continue to have problems and try and fix the seal myself.

it's just so weird that the few times i've washed the car both before and after the incident, i didn't notice a thing - and i would definitely notice something like that. guess i'll make an appointment to get the 3m put on this headlight so it's protected to and she'll be good to go.

oh, btw - i know the hi-beam bulbs have that rubber boot on them to prevent moisture from getting into the housing; do the low beam bulbs have the same thing? my car doesn't that i can ever recall, a buddy's car doesn't, but when i was picking up a couple parts at a different dealership and asked them, they said it should and printed out a diagram showing this (and yes, it was a P5 headlight)... i'm confused.

[Shasta]

why did u pay extra for iridium?!?! the v-power work perfectly :(

Just wanted to give them a try, more curiosity than anything plus I had enough Canadian Tire money to make up the difference. lol

Kinda of like regular 5W-30 works but synthetic is better, maybe gas mileage will increase a bit or motor smoothness.

[cam-shaft]

i have had these in for like two months but i havent had time to post them
CF A pillars
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t210/Cam-Shaft/DSC00173.jpg
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t210/Cam-Shaft/DSC00171.jpg
CF gauge surround
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t210/Cam-Shaft/DSC00169.jpg
CF Engine cover
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t210/Cam-Shaft/DSC00177.jpg
CF armrest and two piece shift plate with a piece under the e-brake
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t210/Cam-Shaft/DSC00168.jpg
sorry the two piece shift plate isnt in the pic and my photo library is on a different comp ill it post later.

[JoshP5]

A little dab of silicon muted a rattle coming from behind the center panel, immediately above the fan control dial. Thank god, that thing was driving me nuts.

Got a free pair of shades in the process! The previous owner's were lost behind the glove box! :)

[Yaggie1]

Got the smoked overlays on the tails. I did the passenger side first and messed it up a little bit. I had my heater going in the garage and I figured I would heat up the overlay a little bit to make it a little more pliable. Well, I heated it up a bit too much and made it a little too pliable........As I was wrapping it around the light I ended up stretching it a bit much and it got a little thin in the middle. Doesn't look terrible but I might have to take it off. I think I have enough left over to make another one. I didn't heat up the driver side one near as much and it turned out pretty nice. I noticed too that I really need to take off my emblems and re-paint em.

[Shasta]

^^ How dare they put a dealership sticker on your paint.

[Yaggie1]

Yeah, I have been meaning to take that off. Might have to do that this afternoon..........


^^ How dare they put a dealership sticker on your paint.

[Yaggie1]

Man, looking at that rear shot really re-inforces the thought that I NEED to do the Mazda 6 rear wiper mod..........(boom07)

[mazdaspeed777]

Gave the P5 some good lovin today! lol Seafoamed her, washed her, and washed the engine bay. Got an autocross to do tomorrow so got to lover her before I abuse her. lol

[i12drivemyMP5]

Just put in the SLS front motor mount replacing the krusty half broke oem with rr racings inserts. Also got the billet master door lock bezel on that I ordered with the mount. Time for a car wash now......................

[FrolessWonder]

a week after i got my turn signals tinted, and somone backs into my car shattering them. Awesome. Anybody selling some JDM tails? I need some new ones.

[Yaggie1]

Ya know, I coulda swore someone had a set in the for sale section right now.............


a week after i got my turn signals tinted, and somone backs into my car shattering them. Awesome. Anybody selling some JDM tails? I need some new ones.

[i12drivemyMP5]

Man, looking at that rear shot really re-inforces the thought that I NEED to do the Mazda 6 rear wiper mod..........(boom07)I was thinkin the same thing. Tails look cool but how much back up lighting you gonna have? Guess it's not that important that often tho......

[JoshP5]

a week after i got my turn signals tinted, and somone backs into my car shattering them. Awesome. Anybody selling some JDM tails? I need some new ones.
Bastards. Did they leave a note?

[Yaggie1]

I'm gunna venture a guess at not much. But, you make good point. Don't really need em much. I think I need to fix the passenger side one.....The more I look at it, the first thing I see is the gap of clear lens where I stretched the material too thin.........damnit !!


I was thinkin the same thing. Tails look cool but how much back up lighting you gonna have? Guess it's not that important that often tho......

[Yaggie1]

Here's the ones I was thinking of. Looks like they are already gone though.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123666563


a week after i got my turn signals tinted, and somone backs into my car shattering them. Awesome. Anybody selling some JDM tails? I need some new ones.

[bazooka joe]

washed and waxed my car.......and spent the day (13hrs) helping with 16 other nepoc folks doing brakes, struts and spings...claybaring...waxing washing...what a day!(thumb)
huge props to oleg!!

[Woody54]

spent the day up at protegegarage in libertyville, IL. installed the racing beat exhaust. had to do some welding and cutting cause the cunt before me welded the entire exhaust together! but it's all good now and with the obx header it sounds so sweet! those guys up there are awesome, they did a great job.

[PimpSmurf]

i have had these in for like two months but i havent had time to post them
CF A pillars
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t210/Cam-Shaft/DSC00173.jpg
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t210/Cam-Shaft/DSC00171.jpg
CF gauge surround
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t210/Cam-Shaft/DSC00169.jpg
CF Engine cover
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t210/Cam-Shaft/DSC00177.jpg
CF armrest and two piece shift plate with a piece under the e-brake
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t210/Cam-Shaft/DSC00168.jpg
sorry the two piece shift plate isnt in the pic and my photo library is on a different comp ill it post later.

me personally, i'd lose the engine cover... the rest of that looks hella nice... especially the center console... maybe it's just me, but when i pop the hood i wanna see engine, not an engine cover... i've never been a fan of those things

[Bala]

washed and waxed my car.......and spent the day (13hrs) helping with 16 other nepoc folks doing brakes, struts and spings...claybaring...waxing washing...what a day!(thumb)
huge props to oleg!!


Pics? :cool:

[FrolessWonder]

Bastards. Did they leave a note?

they came into my store and talked to my manager, and then to me. He was very nice and is covereing the price, so i have to just get the new tail lights, then get them tinted again. Then he will pay me back.

[whitemp5seattle]

washed and waxed my car.......and spent the day (13hrs) helping with 16 other nepoc folks doing brakes, struts and spings...claybaring...waxing washing...what a day!(thumb)
huge props to oleg!!

and to you, Mark! What an awesome host! Actually, thanks to everybody who attended the meet! I'm sure there will be pics posted soon. I have to download them from my camera tomorrow...

[THE Phen]

DG Lip installed. No pics to post yet, but look for them tomorrow.

[bazooka joe]

Pics? :cool:

i'll put a link in when they get posted in the nepoc section...i was so busy and having a such a good time i forgot to take any!! there were plenty of other cameras going off so we should have some good ones!

[StealthWyvern]

I backed my truck up next to it in my driveway when I got home from work! lol

[JoshP5]

they came into my store and talked to my manager, and then to me. He was very nice and is covereing the price, so i have to just get the new tail lights, then get them tinted again. Then he will pay me back.Wow, that's surprisingly nice! Sucks you have to spend your time though.

[JoshP5]

ZFR5F-11s installed.

[CTt3P5]

Drove up to Bazooka Joe's yesterday for the spring clean meet. Didn't detail my car as I had a 5 hour journey home...but did change out my pads and rotors....also had a great time with some great people and food too!

[CTt3P5]

Here are a few other pics I took from the meet...

First is of a223818's car, second is Kansei's, third is WhiteMP5Seattle's with new springs and struts, fourth is WhiteMP5Seattle's after the drop and last but not least the delicious cake Mark's wife made for us!!

[Reitrof]

Here are a few other pics I took from the meet...

First is of a223818's car, second is Kansei's, third is WhiteMP5Seattle's with new springs and struts, fourth is WhiteMP5Seattle's after the drop and last but not least the delicious cake Mark's wife made for us!!

My car looks so good today I am afraid to drive it and get it dirty. Will have to use my wife's car till the sun comes out.

[rednecks_r_us]

My car looks so good today I am afraid to drive it and get it dirty. Will have to use my wife's car till the sun comes out.


That cake is awesome.

I did cupcakes like that for one of our mod meets. Cake would have been simpler, but I did get pretty good at drawing the mazda emblem on all those individual cupcakes.

[Bala]

i'll put a link in when they get posted in the nepoc section...i was so busy and having a such a good time i forgot to take any!! there were plenty of other cameras going off so we should have some good ones!

Just saw them! (2thumbs) Looks like a great time! Man, out here they park six houses on a lot that size ...

[MyZmZm]

beautiful pics from the meet, looks like everyone had a great time... would have loved to come out and join you but it's a little bit of a drive from here :p wonder what the neighbours thought, all the mazda's congregating like that, lol.

[aMaff]

Nice pics. That looks like it was an awesome meet Mark! The cake totally awesome! :D

[bazooka joe]

Just saw them! (2thumbs) Looks like a great time! Man, out here they park six houses on a lot that size ...

haha...ya we still have some big lots...the town requires 150' frontage on the street....we've got about 3/4's of an acre.

ya, the cake was cool...i didn't know my wife was doing that! we got a lot of cars cleaned up after the messy NE winter!

[bazooka joe]

beautiful pics from the meet, looks like everyone had a great time... would have loved to come out and join you but it's a little bit of a drive from here :p wonder what the neighbours thought, all the mazda's congregating like that, lol.

the neighbors are pretty cool...they think it's "nice" that we have all these people with the same interest in cars (mazda) and will drive from all over the place to come fix and clean their cars!! i guess as long as kyle didn't do any dounuts in the middle of the street(drive2) , everyone will be welcomed back next yr!!!

[Lt. Dan]

replaced my headlight bulbs today, claybar'd in the garage, adjusted my CAI(rattling), and prepped my valve cover for paint... Fun Day!!!!

[CTt3P5]

Got the smoked overlays on the tails.

Looks good! I wouldn't worry too much about how they affect the light. I have BlueBatmobile overlays and you can see my reverse lights and turn signals just fine (they passed PA inspection so..) I was also gonna suggest that your next mod be the Mazda6 wiper conversion.

[altspace]

NEPOC Spring Clean Meet pics - http://www.altspace.com/nepoc/spring/index.html

I am so sore. Washed, claybarred, waxed (2 times) 3 cars. Phew.

[Yaggie1]

Yeah, the back just looks so dated with that wiper on there. Might have to order it up online today..........Took a scotchbrite wheel to my header today to try and get all the burned on fingerprints off from the previous owner. Took care of a few rattles in the dash. Getting ready to prime and paint my eyelids now.


Looks good! I wouldn't worry too much about how they affect the light. I have BlueBatmobile overlays and you can see my reverse lights and turn signals just fine (they passed PA inspection so..) I was also gonna suggest that your next mod be the Mazda6 wiper conversion.

[amsgator]

Yeah, the back just looks so dated with that wiper on there. Might have to order it up online today..........Took a scotchbrite wheel to my header today to try and get all the burned on fingerprints off from the previous owner. Took care of a few rattles in the dash. Getting ready to prime and paint my eyelids now.

did it get the burned prints off? i need to do mine. probably use steel wool on mine.

[Yaggie1]

Yeah, it cleaned it up pretty good actually. Plus I didn't have to sit there and sand all day long. Power tools FTW !!


did it get the burned prints off? i need to do mine. probably use steel wool on mine.

[amsgator]

Yeah, it cleaned it up pretty good actually. Plus I didn't have to sit there and sand all day long. Power tools FTW !!

lol. i am stuck using steel wool i think. i dont wanna use sand paper since it leaves specs of residue and all and I cant find any scotchbright pads other than the heavy duty ones used for cleaning. :(

[rednecks_r_us]

jet hot will remove the prints too but it'll cost ya LOL :D

[rednecks_r_us]

lol. i am stuck using steel wool i think. i dont wanna use sand paper since it leaves specs of residue and all and I cant find any scotchbright pads other than the heavy duty ones used for cleaning. :(


Emory(sp?) cloth might work as well

[whitemp5seattle]

there might be a GB on jethot...do a search on the forums

[amsgator]

hm...never thought of that. have to check into it.

right now i'm in the middle of painting my badges black. one layer of black left and then clear and i'll be done w/ the two flying Ms. The protege 5 and mazda badge will have to wait I think because I have to go to work at 7 and still have some studying i have to do and lectures i have to watch. :(

[Salmon_Rob]

this came yesterday. i gave it a hot bath

[Yaggie1]

Yeah, I just grabbed a scotchbrite wheel and threw it in the drill. Not too worried about the finish. It looks better than it did anyway. Plus, I still have been tossing around the idea of wrapping it anyway........


lol. i am stuck using steel wool i think. i dont wanna use sand paper since it leaves specs of residue and all and I cant find any scotchbright pads other than the heavy duty ones used for cleaning. :(

[THE Phen]

My lip installed. Paint isn't the best, but that'll be fixed...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Chupotimko1/Cars/Mazda%20Protege5/DSC02493.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Chupotimko1/Cars/Mazda%20Protege5/DSC02494.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Chupotimko1/Cars/Mazda%20Protege5/DSC02495.jpg

[Salmon_Rob]

mine goes in for paint on thursday :)

[meinp5]

That looks a ton better!


My lip installed. Paint isn't the best, but that'll be fixed...

[amsgator]

well i decided to go ahead and finish painting all my badges today. i'll have pics up later. i wont be able to take them until about 10 tonite because i am still working on them, but i'll post them when i am finished :) i have to work 7-10 so i wont be able to take pics til after i get off.

[magnumP5]

Proved my P5-T is faster than some RSX. I have no idea what was done to it aside from being lowered/wheels/exhaust. I wasn't trying to race but the guy was being a royal ass and instead of driving normally he tailgated me for about a mile (I was already doing 12 mph over) then tried to pass me as I turned at a stoplight (wtf?!) so I gunned it going around the corner in 2nd and walked him from there. For reference it was 2 AM and I'm in Blacksburg, VA = no people. All the non-college folk were asleep and all the college folk were passing out.

[whitemp5seattle]

bought some msp pedals off ebay for $30 (2thumbs)

[amsgator]

Well I painted my badges today... here are the pix. i love how it turned out :)

[Kansei]

I got a CEL during the ELEVEN hour drive back to Rochester.. should have been 5 hours 30 minutes ugh snow/slush + summer tires + major, major car accident in MA holding things up.

As for the CEL.. I think the car just didn't like the extreme rain? I'll have to get the code pulled, but won't have time to do that until.. Tuesday evening at the earliest.

The car kept doing this hardcore sputtering if it went past like 4 or 5ish psi in 5th (like if I pushed the "resume" button after getting stuck behind a slow moving vehicle). I don't know if it was fuel cut or a misfire or what is going on. Car was still totally driveable, just kept it out of boost for the rest of the trip back (the CEL came on when I was about an hour from my destination).

[FrolessWonder]

Well I painted my badges today... here are the pix. i love how it turned out :)
thats one of my favorite things iv done. Totally changes the look of the back, and with tinted tails it looks awesome. I need to get new tails and get them re-tinted, the gaping hole in one of mine is killing me.

[amsgator]

thats one of my favorite things iv done. Totally changes the look of the back, and with tinted tails it looks awesome. I need to get new tails and get them re-tinted, the gaping hole in one of mine is killing me.

yea it looks sweet. i just hope it stays on w/ the rain and sand and all. i painted the hell out of it so i think it will b ok. 3 coats of primer, 4 coats of paint, and 3 coats of clear. plus i sanded off all the chrome before i painted it.

[Worbit]

bought some msp pedals off ebay for $30 (2thumbs)


good luck installing them, they are a pain the ass! (bang)