Hey guys, I've been stalking the forum for a little bit since I knew I was getting my P5. I'm having difficulties figuring out a few things that ya'll might be able to help with. As I learn and build on my n00b car knowledge, I'll be able to contribute more 
. Came from a Honda love affair (CRX will always have a soft spot in my heart), but now I've got a mazda mistress (kiss).
First things first though, I had this same issue with my CRX, I don't know exactly what trim/engine and all that jazz my car actually is. According to my insurance paperwork by VIN, it's a 2002 Mazda Protege 5SPD. It does have some "Limited edition" stitched into the seats, and the seats are leather w/yellow inserts. I'll get a photo of them later.
It's a little dirty, paint's not terrible but not great (still needs some tender loving and I haven't had the hours to do it yet). Here's the link to the rest of the album: Noc's P5.
Now to my quandry.
I've got three major things that need to get done soon, and many little things, and I'll kinda use this thread as a place to document the work I've done. I've found various threads around that address each issue (kinda), but none really go into detail about how to do these things.
What's been done so far:
After a spririted driving session weekend before last (had only owned car the for 3 days) I caused a misfire in CYL 1. The oil had gotten so hot that it had started to foam and pushed the piston into the spark-plug. Replaced all 4 and changed the oil the next day. Replacement plugs were NGK Iridium. When I pulled the spark plug in CYL 1, there was oil/gas in the cyl, when I pulled the one to the right (cyl 3?), there was a TON (1/2 of a cup) of oil which led me to believe that I need to replace the valve cover gasket because there's no smoke coming out the exhaust but oil in the spark-plug wells.
I got lucky that I didn't blow the engine, the night I was limping home I had two things going through my mind:
"I Love this CAR!"
"I hope I didn't lose compression in that cyl."
It also has a steady hiss that I can stop if I take the air filter off and plug the intake with my hand, but as soon as the engine starts breathing again the hiss comes back. No idea what this is and it scares me alittle. Just the repairs alone that I have planned next weekend are going to be a couple hundo.
I'm going to change the oil again next weekend and start with a synthetic blend to start seeing how bad the engine's seals are.
Motor Mounts:
So far it seems I have these options:
From what I've been able to garner after the past few days of research, the only mount that really needs to be replaced is my passenger side mount (pictures of all mounts in the gallery). I'm confused as to how to actually perform this service. Just remove the cross member under the engine and use a floor-jack to slightly jack up the engine to get the tension off of the broken mount then just remove the bolts?
Can someone help me find a pic-by-pic or a video of the passenger mount replacement. From what I gather, I need to replace the mount and use the CS inserts along with the new "stock" mount.
The driverside/trans mount and the front mount still look to be intact, so that's what I was thinking about the 3M WW. From what I understand, I don't need to remove them to "fill" them because they aren't falling apart. So I need to get a tube and gun for this and just fill it that way?
If I wanted to go with the AWR full mount, where could I find just the passenger mount? I don't have the $400 to drop on a whole new set of mounts and I want to keep the stock ride "quality". There's already more than enough vibration in the cab, and through the shifter. I just don't want the engine to jump around when I romp on it (which I do... hard...)
...to be continued
. Came from a Honda love affair (CRX will always have a soft spot in my heart), but now I've got a mazda mistress (kiss).First things first though, I had this same issue with my CRX, I don't know exactly what trim/engine and all that jazz my car actually is. According to my insurance paperwork by VIN, it's a 2002 Mazda Protege 5SPD. It does have some "Limited edition" stitched into the seats, and the seats are leather w/yellow inserts. I'll get a photo of them later.
It's a little dirty, paint's not terrible but not great (still needs some tender loving and I haven't had the hours to do it yet). Here's the link to the rest of the album: Noc's P5.
Now to my quandry.
I've got three major things that need to get done soon, and many little things, and I'll kinda use this thread as a place to document the work I've done. I've found various threads around that address each issue (kinda), but none really go into detail about how to do these things.
- Motor Mounts - Passenger's Destroyed
- Suspension - springs/struts and endlinks (clunking?)
- Valve Cover Gasket (leaking oil into the spark plug well)
- Head gasket
- Air Filter/ Intake / exhaust (there's a weird steady hiss and I don't know why)
- A/C needs a fixing before next summer
What's been done so far:
After a spririted driving session weekend before last (had only owned car the for 3 days) I caused a misfire in CYL 1. The oil had gotten so hot that it had started to foam and pushed the piston into the spark-plug. Replaced all 4 and changed the oil the next day. Replacement plugs were NGK Iridium. When I pulled the spark plug in CYL 1, there was oil/gas in the cyl, when I pulled the one to the right (cyl 3?), there was a TON (1/2 of a cup) of oil which led me to believe that I need to replace the valve cover gasket because there's no smoke coming out the exhaust but oil in the spark-plug wells.
I got lucky that I didn't blow the engine, the night I was limping home I had two things going through my mind:
"I Love this CAR!"
"I hope I didn't lose compression in that cyl."
It also has a steady hiss that I can stop if I take the air filter off and plug the intake with my hand, but as soon as the engine starts breathing again the hiss comes back. No idea what this is and it scares me alittle. Just the repairs alone that I have planned next weekend are going to be a couple hundo.
I'm going to change the oil again next weekend and start with a synthetic blend to start seeing how bad the engine's seals are.
Motor Mounts:
So far it seems I have these options:
- CS Inserts
- AWR Inserts
- AWR Full Mount
- 3M WW Filling
From what I've been able to garner after the past few days of research, the only mount that really needs to be replaced is my passenger side mount (pictures of all mounts in the gallery). I'm confused as to how to actually perform this service. Just remove the cross member under the engine and use a floor-jack to slightly jack up the engine to get the tension off of the broken mount then just remove the bolts?
Can someone help me find a pic-by-pic or a video of the passenger mount replacement. From what I gather, I need to replace the mount and use the CS inserts along with the new "stock" mount.
The driverside/trans mount and the front mount still look to be intact, so that's what I was thinking about the 3M WW. From what I understand, I don't need to remove them to "fill" them because they aren't falling apart. So I need to get a tube and gun for this and just fill it that way?
If I wanted to go with the AWR full mount, where could I find just the passenger mount? I don't have the $400 to drop on a whole new set of mounts and I want to keep the stock ride "quality". There's already more than enough vibration in the cab, and through the shifter. I just don't want the engine to jump around when I romp on it (which I do... hard...)
...to be continued
