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@zedebra 2 years later, how is the Spraymax clear holding up? I'm thinking of doing the same.

+1 for a cleaner, especially if you've never done that before, Royal Purple has a 10,000 mile one. Regular stalling can the the MAF sensor is dirty, a very easy fix. It's easy to get to, remove, and just use a MAF Sensor cleaner spray you can get at any car store.

Luckily that was a mud track. In my 5 Google sent me down a very coarse gravel track, like 1" to 2" pieces. One of the stones popped up and got lodged between a rear pad and rotor and gouged the rotor bad enough to need replacing. I'll take mud any day!

TL;DR - Probably best to clean your MAF regularly, 10k/12 months. Pulled the MAF and it looked clean.. until I turned it around and saw the upstream side caked on crud (whatever gets through the intake filter?!). Grabbed a can of MAF cleaner and let rip until it was all cleaned off. Once it...

Simply, readings aren't 100% kosher: IAT is reading 20°F high, MAF is idle 2.3-2.5 which is quite high. I know the BCM *learns* the sensor and translates it to performance but those are notabley off numbers. What has me looking at the MAF? Idling during warm up is rough, dog rough, and if...

On thing to consider is how *broke* it actually is. If the board itself is broken, a new case won't make a difference. If it blinks but doesn't open/close doors it's lost its ID. and a dealer *might* agree to reprogram that for you. Usually cars have to reprogram all keys and fobs at one time.

Thanks. That'd be a great LED upgrade for the weedy trunk light!

Where did you find the deflectors? I've been thinking about getting some but found them hard to find. Have you noticed if they make more wind noise, or reduce the wind noise? . TIA!

Yeah, I meant the PS 4 AS ! Thanks for all the feedback. As for quieter and longer lasting tire, that's what the Primacy AS was. The CrossClimate, I'm guessing was Michelin idea of a direct replacement.. but dropped the traction rating to B. *Shrugs* I think there's some PS4AS in my future!

First, love the history your sharing. I'm picking up all sorts of info. I have a tire question as my Premier A/S are almost done, but not available in the same size any more. So I want to ask, how are your finding the Pilot Sport 4 and how they're holding up?

Oh yeah! It's been bugging me a little bit the last few years that even with keeping the curved wiper inserts, the wipe just wasn't as good - especially at the ends. I'm a gonna do this fix this afternoon! Thanks @huesmann !

Hi there. 'nother 5 lover here. Late reply, but haven't stopped by in a while. Sounds wise the head unit's are quite good, mine was Alpine made, and the speaker wiring is good enough - stranded and tinned copper. Swapping out the sh1t stock speakers (oval, paper with a whizzer!) is must do...

You are living the dream!! Until family road trips and college runs are done, there's nothing to replace a 5... except a newer 5. The VA sun has been hard at wok on the roof on my 5 since 2007, but a trip to the bodyshop is 1/20th the price of anything close to a do-it-all replacement car...

Do what you want but you've been warned already, and here's another: Don't go with crap no-brand Android head units. They are garbage and will drive you nuts. Stick with Alpine, Sony, JVC, Pioneer, Alpine.

I see your posting in the M5 forum and signature lists an M3. Before jumping in to replace the microcontroller that drives the dash selector display, I'd simply verify the signalling mechanism from the selector for something broken or out of alignment. All the more possible after someone has...

Only 70k on my 2007 (carpooling preschoolers has turned into college drop-off/pick-ups) but when we do think about replacing it... it's with a later model for the better fuel efficiency.

Body shops, even my Mazda dealer's shop, source replacement parts that way to keep costs down.

Today... finally got to put in LED lamps for dome and maps lights. What a difference! Dome: DE3175WLED by Philips Map (2): 194WLED by Philips I tried replacing the bulb the trunk lamp (same type as dome) but that fitting's captive/switching mechanism caused the bulb to spin a few degrees with...

Robotaz, That info really helps give some perspective on age and mileage regarding the bushings, thanks.

Yeah, everything I've read pointed to the bushings. Starting on them first makes sense. As for the dealer... What I was quoted for the rear shocks, I daren't post! Thanks for the help Secondtyme.