What have you done to your MS3 today?

well mine only squeaks when under quick changes in suspension loading, i.e. speed bumps, pot holes, and kittens.
I went and had the struts and shocks looked at, they said it was the sway bar definitely, inspection at no charge ftw. I tried to coax him into fixing it for free, to no avail though i am going to go borrow some ramps and get it taken care of. First and second time I installed them I didnt load the suspension I just pushed whatever tire up I needed to work around.
 
8.5MS3 said:
If the front sway is creaking give up. I havnt been able to get rid of it. My endlinks are fine. I pumped the brackets full of grease too.

Ive found that the front only creaks when cold, after driving a bit it seams the grease finds its way around and the creaking stops.....

I have a ticking/creaking from my dead pedal area at speed (60+mph) that Ive been trying to hunt down for the last month. Probably some tab i broke behind the fender liner when doing my mudflaps or something.....driving me nuts. Anyone else have it?
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My front sway bar bushings were replaced because of clunking over bumps (they replaced the endlinks first and it still clunked) and since then I have had a few below 30 days where the old bushing used to creak and make that nasty noise, and they dont make any noise now (so far).

Hope they don't start making the noise, but it looks like it might happen sooner or later but I will probably be ready for new sways front and back.
 
Sport6 said:
My front sway bar bushings were replaced because of clunking over bumps (they replaced the endlinks first and it still clunked) and since then I have had a few below 30 days where the old bushing used to creak and make that nasty noise, and they dont make any noise now (so far).

Hope they don't start making the noise, but it looks like it might happen sooner or later but I will probably be ready for new sways front and back.
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Upgraded sways will not help. I have many speedbumps in my area (schools & park nearby) and when its cold the first few minutes the car creaks and groans like an old house, but only the front. Buddy has cobb's sways n his do it too, so its just something to live with. After a few flexes of the sway it quiets down.
 
Mr_Boom said:
Received some new toys in the mail over the weekend and got them installed. Spent a few hours Sunday installing SU Boost tubes and the COBB turbo inlet. Damn car sounds like a jet taking off now when you kick some boost in, and you can tell it is slightly more responsive.

Also waiting to throw in some aluminum shifter bushings this week.
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dont you love that turbo is spooling and you can hear it? (hear ya) :)
 
Saskatchewan17 said:
Mine does that too. I think one of the endlinks is ******.
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I had the same issue, I was talking to the parts guy from mazda (friend of mine) and he said that the stock bushing are renowned for drying out and causing the squeaking. He let me borrow a bottle of this rubber saturating fluid that came in a little bottle like WD-40. It worked *instantly*.

Hope that helps.
 
I am already craving another one :D

I have a CP-E motormount sitting in my garage waiting to be installed, and I am also supposed to get a custom exhaust built from my secret hookup too.
 
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