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Maybe this belongs in Performance?? I dunno, but if so just move me. I went out and bought a soundscope for $8, and each cylinder while running sounds the same (putting the tip basically at the plug wire cap), and each fuel injector sounds the same. The service manual suggests someone crank the...

I'm no mechanic but in my experience it's usually lose wire connections. Check that your spark plug wires are fully seated at both ends (they should kinda "click" over the plug), the connector to the coil packs are connected well, and there's no corrosion around your battery contacts. How many...

I hope someone says "yes". :) I just replaced my spark plugs after 35K miles (they NEEDED IT!). I replaced them with NGK BKR6E-11 I picked-up at Mazda, I have a totally stock car, I just asked for whatever they would use if I got THEM to install them. Afterwards my car runs MUCH better than it...

damn metric system. I can never remember how many pints in a mile or celsius in a pound. Just put in 177 in^3 and you should be good to go.

Litres?? ~2.9 quarts -- basicallly 3.0 until it overflows by 0.1. :) I used Red Line MT-90 (75W90).

I did it the same as y00j912 (long funnel, no pump), however I also took the left wheel and wheel well shield off and made my life much easier. Of course I didn't have access to a shop either. :)

In case anyone runs into the same problem, I've found that my stock alarm arms itself whenever the battery is first plugged-in. This isn't documented anywhere. So now I remove my horn fuse, work on my car, disarm my alarm after hooking the battery back up, then reinstall my horn fuse. This is...

Thanks to you both!! :)

Hi all, I have a 2002.5 P5, and had to disconnect the negative battery terminal to check the spark plugs. When I reconnected the negative battery terminal my car alarm started to sound. I had to use the emergency override to shut it off. While I assume it thought I was trying to hotwire the car...

Hello all, I have a 2002.5 P5. What torque is required to install new spark plugs? I can't find that in my service manual anywhere. Section 01-18 IGNITION SYSTEM mentions the ignition coil parts, but no plug details. I know I could hand tighten them, but I'd rather do things "by the book" as...