What have you done to your P5 today?
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justanothermp5
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finally fixed my oil leak, and while i was down there i took the hotpipe off (to get to the oil drain fitting) and my hotpipe had a decent amount of oil in it....not enough to where oil was dripping out but i could feel and see it on my finger when i wiped the inside of the pipe
Hope my turbo isnt going bad
Hope my turbo isnt going bad
boostedprotege
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check ur air filter, ur IC/ pipes for clogges, your oil return doesn't have any kinks or dips down lower then the oil pan.. those things can cause oil leaks on both compressor n exhaust sides.. try runnin thicker oil it won't burn up as bad.. but those are early signs of bad seals
I would run it off an accessory wire & run it through a switch. Makes it really easy to get low key when you notice a cop pulling up beside you...
had four people in the car for the first time when we were going to the fireworks on canada day. lets just say it didn't take a huge bump to get some rubbing action, lol.
I like the switch idea, never thought of that before, but i would want to make it look stock or just hide it somewhere.
where is the easiest accessory wire to get at. i want to make this as easy as possible.
I like the switch idea, never thought of that before, but i would want to make it look stock or just hide it somewhere.
where is the easiest accessory wire to get at. i want to make this as easy as possible.
justanothermp5
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Ahhh, my oil return did have a kink in it and it was leaking a bit...I redid it today so hopefully this fixes it, not tryin to get oil on my MAF lol
Lighter socket?
I've always used the radio's accessory wire.
justanothermp5
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put my "stock" hood back on...ill post pics later...lets just say people will hate (glare)
I'm looking forward to seeing pics of your rusty hood, mate. I won't flame ya.
I had a busy weekend with the old gal. I went to Summit Racing for the 3rd time this week to finally get some exhaust clamps that will fit. Finally found some that will work and got the MagnaFlow cat all clamped up and is good to go. I'm much happier now, it took out almost all the raspiness and quieted down a wee bit. There was a new exhaust rattle but it was just a piece of metal from the clamp that I siliconed so it won't rattle anymore. I love RTV silicone. Haha!
I also wrapped my header with some header wrap. I did it with the header still on the motor. It took some patience and was a little tight in some spots but still came out pretty well I think. I put a couple miles on it and it's starting to color nicely. It smelled like burnt pancakes when I was driving around and it was cooking all the water out of it. Pew.
Also kept getting a CEL since I took the intake mani off to swap out the rear motor mount. I figured it was another vacuum leak like when I took it off for my VTCS removal. I started poking around and forgot to reconnect a vacuum line to the cruise control. Doh! Easy fix though.
I had a busy weekend with the old gal. I went to Summit Racing for the 3rd time this week to finally get some exhaust clamps that will fit. Finally found some that will work and got the MagnaFlow cat all clamped up and is good to go. I'm much happier now, it took out almost all the raspiness and quieted down a wee bit. There was a new exhaust rattle but it was just a piece of metal from the clamp that I siliconed so it won't rattle anymore. I love RTV silicone. Haha!
I also wrapped my header with some header wrap. I did it with the header still on the motor. It took some patience and was a little tight in some spots but still came out pretty well I think. I put a couple miles on it and it's starting to color nicely. It smelled like burnt pancakes when I was driving around and it was cooking all the water out of it. Pew.
Also kept getting a CEL since I took the intake mani off to swap out the rear motor mount. I figured it was another vacuum leak like when I took it off for my VTCS removal. I started poking around and forgot to reconnect a vacuum line to the cruise control. Doh! Easy fix though.
ScratchNSniff
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JDP met with a Possum last night...lets just say that he lost misserably...I was pissed...
ScratchNSniff
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Yep...4 pieces...I hit it going about 45/50...gonna stitch it back together though, and if that doesn't work then I will put the DG on while I wait for another...
Damn, good luck. My bumper is cracked in the middle from a raccoon running out in front of me @40-45mph.
