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The daily has been getting some love lately, it's time for it's annual Warrant of Fitness check so I'm replacing the stuff that was a 'caution' last time :D Knock sensor was a teeny tiny bit melted :P Front control arms, swaybar links and steering rod ends out. The RH ball joint was the...

Welcome! And welcome back to the P5 world :) Those roof rack covers are very, very rare as they've all gone brittle and basically explode no matter how gentle the removal process is :( Keep an eye on the for sale section here, sometimes some good bargins can be found :D

Close! Door handle swap to a Capella/ 626 unit which has the lock tab on the handle rather than out the top of the door card, I'm forever bumping these things and they get in the way when cruising with an arm on the door top :D All 4 doors are getting the same treatment. Door cards are...

Can you spot what I've done? :P Extra bonus points if you can figure out why! :D

Welcome! Love the idea of a mini restoration / light mods too. And such a clean example to start with! If it hasn't been done already, the wiper stalk from a MPV / Premacy / 626 wagon is a direct fit and upgrades to proper intermittent wiper control, a small touch that makes a huge daily...

Thanks, yeah I ended up checking the grounds and sanding them back to bare metal on the shell and the block, ran a tap and die over the threads to really clean them up :D that and a fresh battery have made the car start almost like factory again Gave the car a good run today and the hot-start...

A quick update: Battery was toast, would hold charge and read properly but as soon as any load appeared it dropped off immediately :( Swapped it out for the battery out of the daily ( the brand new battery I bought was 15mm too tall to fit in the battery box :rolleyes: ) and it starts up much...

The plot thickens... Pulled the injectors and jury rigged the Mazda specified Special Service Tool for leak testing them: No leaks after 5 mins of full pressure, so that's good! Still getting the pressure drop off so that's not the problem :( Also unplugged the VTCS solenoid (it was...

Tried bumping up the starting pressure to 45psi today but no real change :( hot start was *slightly* better but I'm not real keen on leaving it that high if it's not the proper fix Good thinking on the VTCS idea, I'll have to check that the VTCS is actually working now that the microsquirt is...

Only the finest car for less than $3K :D

Thanks! Might give that whirl on the weekend Still concerned about the drop in fuel pressure, might be a leaky injector or two? At least it's not starting or running worse after replacing the factory lines :D

There are a handful here in NZ, most are the tiptronic/auto but some are manual. Rare enough but not particularly expensive, here's an auto BJ1 for sale: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/mazda/familia/listing/3956050089 The floorpan and rear suspension is very different and they are a...