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I own a 07 with 48k miles on it it has smoke don me 2 times once when i wasnt paying attention to time visiting with friends and it started smoking after 20 minutes of idle(didnt hear car idling cause of being next to highway normally turn off after 1 minute of cooldown) and another when being...

is hte new design avail at any parts supplier or only from mazda(i.e. FoMoCo :( )

i can get a ratchet on the one closer to the front and i know im trunign it the right way since ive been working on cars, trucks and motorcycles since i could walk. but to give you an idea of hte size of my hands, one of them covers 3/4 of a regular keyboard on a computer my wedding ring was a...

ON hte issue of warped rotors. rotors warp due to several contributing factors. Excessive heat buildup being the leading cause. ALso if the lugs arent tightened up in a "star" pattern it will cause uneven clamping pressure on the hat of the rotr which can lead to warping(kinda like torquing the...

A family member has a '03 P5 that has had idle/stall problems for a while. Replaced timing belt/tensioner and problem still remains. Through all the searching found that egr valve is a probable cause. The dang road bump im hitting now is the 2 12mm bolts holding it on are soooo damn tight they...

Hello all. I'm new to the forums here so looking forward to posting and getting some good info.