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    Smelling gas fumes

    Its not named on this diagram but just above number 2, were the fuel lines connect, that plastic piece had a hair line crack in it. He originally ordered everything which was 580 but he foud out he could order just that one piece( housing, not sure what to call it) and it was only like 280 from...
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    Smelling gas fumes

    At the time i was having this issue i was not getting one.
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    Smelling gas fumes

    turns out my sending unit was cracked!! mechanic told me ther is no after market part so he has to go though the stealership and its $580. :(
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    Headers and catalytic converters

    Can anyone in Canada more specifically Ontario confirm they have done this and have passed Ontario's E-test???
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    New P5 owner hee in Winnipeg!!

    you can find the MP5 service manual in the MP5 section of the forums, as far as I know there is no Chilton or Haynes manual for the MP5. I recommend downloading it and put it in a safe spot because that host is slooooooooooooooow.
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    Headers and catalytic converters

    Im in the same boat as you Fryman, but im interested in this cause i think my random missfire killed the pre-cat, from what i can understand from reading other posts. From what i have read , its cheaper to get the header then to get the pre-cat? cat bank1?( i dont know what to call it lol )...
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    Idle goes up and down

    I have had 2 new EGR's in 2 and a half years of owning my MP5.First time it was replaced it did in fact need replacing, the second time was by Mazda, but turned out i needed new coil packs and now i have just get P400 codes which cat related( That dealership will never see another red cent from...
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    Random Misfire Detected

    I have had first hand experince with this , do not let that misfire goto long, I did now I have no cat. Funny thing is i took it to mazda and they replaced my EGR ignoring the fact that i had it changed less then 8 moths prior 500 bux (cdn) and about 12 hours later i get the flickering CEL and...
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    Smelling gas fumes

    I'm not too sure I havent really looked that much. I bought this car about a year and a half ago with 159,000km on it. It had never been rust proofed and didnt see it at the time but it had alot of hidden rust that popped out after the first winter of owning the car. Last summer I spent $2500...
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    Smelling gas fumes

    sweet thx for the link.
  11. J

    Smelling gas fumes

    so i took a look under that access panel and it looks like everything under there is wet with gas along with alot of rust. Is this normal?? could this be the problem?
  12. J

    Smelling gas fumes

    not sure ill have to ask him , but for my own curiosity is that accessed from in the car or under the car? Where you smelling fuel in the cabin or just outside?
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    Smelling gas fumes

    I know one thing that the mechanic did do was force compressed air through the system to check for any leaks but still couldnt find one. He said he thinks the charcoal in the canister some how got saturated with fuel and its what is giving the fumes off.
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    Smelling gas fumes

    Thought i would turn to a forum since i have no luck at the garage. About 3 weeks ago i started smelling gas when ever i was around my car. At first i thought it was just me, so i kept an eye out for drips and leaks, even going as far as parking in the furthest parking lot were no one parks at...
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