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    use the larger 3.0L oil filter instead

    (whitep5) The Fram #7317 oil filter for the 3.0L engine (Mazda 626) is 50% larger than the Fram #6607 for the 2.0L and will fit with no problem. Don't know if this works on the 1.8L or 1.6L or not. This will allow more oil to be filtered with each pass regardless of the pressure. (Fram filter...
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    advance the ignition timing on a high-miles 2.0L engine ?

    Should the ignition timing on a high-miles 2.0L engine be set different from the factory setting, or does the ECU do it anyway based on the emissions or other readings ? My old '86 Corolla ran a lot better when I advanced the timing from the factory spec of 5* up to 13* when the car had...
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    advance the ignition timing on a high-miles 2.0L engine ?

    Should the ignition timing on a high-miles 2.0L engine be set different from the factory setting, or does the ECU do it anyway based on the emissions or other readings ? My old '86 Corolla ran a lot better when I advanced the timing from the factory spec of 5* up to 13* when the car had...
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    ignition timing for a high-miles 2.0L engine

    Should the ignition timing on a high-miles 2.0L engine be set different from the factory setting, or does the ECU do it anyway based on the emissions or other readings ? My old '86 Corolla ran a lot better when I advanced the timing from the factory spec of 5* up to 13* when the car had...
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    how do you test P5, or any, vapor (charcoal) canister ?

    These things don't last forever and seem to eventually clog up. With a carb car, unvented vapor pressure in the gas tank can push gas through the fuel pump and carb. This floods the carb and can make for a rough start-up as well as a "dry start". So what can happen in a fuel injected car if...
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    Install mods, get paid, in NE Atlanta area

    Do you do mods ? Looking for someone in the Atlanta area to do a few mods on my wife's '02 stock P5. Especially want the mod that keeps the AC from coming ON when you change the position of the airflow control switch on the dashboard. Zapwizard has details at the How-To section of this forum...
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