shane02pro5
25ish_psi
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- New Caney TX
Nope
What have you done to your MSP today?
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2003.5_MSP
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- 2003.5 MSP
just figured out why my car was bucking in boost... To backlight the problem, three weeks ago I had a cylinder misfire... so I ended up switching the coilpacks to see if it would follow to another cylinder... but needless to say it didnt follow to another cylinder which would indicate a bad coil... so i looked into the gaps on the spark plugs, there were gapped for the normal protege .044 so I regapped them to .032 and vhoollllaaaa no more bucking under boost... I cant believe it was this easy to solve, i feel like an idiot for not trying this sooner....
protege3690
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- 2003.5 MSP #290
haha K.I.S.S. (keep it simple stupid) i think weve all been down that road. its usually the smalled or dumbest things that give us the biggest headaches.
+1
Hadn't washed it in over a year too. I need to get it on the dyno soon so I can see where I'm at with only 14.5psi. Probably still around 300whp.
protege3690
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- 2003.5 MSP #290
sold my perrin fmic, and perrin fuel rail. get some money to pay off my gt2871 turbo. so many parts that still need to be installed. new wideband came in over the weekend as well.
hornsfan10609
Certified Mazda Tech
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- 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege x2
Finally have my car back the shop that replaced 3rd gear had to pull it again to replace every single bearing to fix the loud rattle it had. Either way it runs great and I have it back in time for the cool weather.
I scored some super cool dealer literature for the MSP yesterday to add to my collection that I am so glad I acquired.
I need to install the shifter stabilizer bar bushings I got in the mail as well as an LED dome light I picked up and some nuts and washers to fix the hooks for the cargo net in the trunk.
I scored some super cool dealer literature for the MSP yesterday to add to my collection that I am so glad I acquired.
I need to install the shifter stabilizer bar bushings I got in the mail as well as an LED dome light I picked up and some nuts and washers to fix the hooks for the cargo net in the trunk.
Just so i understand correctly; i just need to punch out the shift fork pins snd not pull shiter shafts ect appart? Just slide the forks up with both shafts? What about getting bunged up on the dif?
Also, is a factory lsd with 131km worh welding? While im in there might as well ask.
Also, is a factory lsd with 131km worh welding? While im in there might as well ask.
protege3690
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- 2003.5 MSP #290
as long as there are no hairline cracks everywhere or evidence of major damage to the diff. yes it would still be worth welding.
To be fair I the car was down most of the year so yeah.. didn't feel like washing it.
Should be taking off the Tokicos and putting the AWRs back on soon. Thinking about selling the Tokicos with the springs since they only have like 5k on them, if that. Then she'll be just a weekend car for sure.
Bleh.
that was a pointless trip to the trans shop kinda.. mechanic took it for a road test and confirmed the noises i explained but wants to put it on a hoist and simulate it running to have a better listen...of course for all of this, thinking back to when i changed out the clutch.. i don't think i changed that flywheel pilot bearing... maybe that blew up.. but wouldn't there still be a bearing in the crank to capture the input shaft?
he's talking about possibly missing teeth and it costing around $500-$600 just to open it and put it back together.. plus whatever it costs to put it on the hoist and road test it again. not including parts..
wonder if i should just stick to my gut, skip all this and take it apart myself this week. he didn't seem all that enthusiastic about getting the trans out of the car, and im not that interested in paying him to do that heh..
maybe im auto stupid, but if i give you a piece of the car and ask you to take it apart, wouldn't the ****** s*** be pretty apparent?
missing teeth seems silly to me. if that was the case, it wouldnt go into whatever gear or id it did, it would probably grind all the remaining teeth off, or get jammed up by the piece that broke off... maybe im missing somthing?
that was a pointless trip to the trans shop kinda.. mechanic took it for a road test and confirmed the noises i explained but wants to put it on a hoist and simulate it running to have a better listen...of course for all of this, thinking back to when i changed out the clutch.. i don't think i changed that flywheel pilot bearing... maybe that blew up.. but wouldn't there still be a bearing in the crank to capture the input shaft?
he's talking about possibly missing teeth and it costing around $500-$600 just to open it and put it back together.. plus whatever it costs to put it on the hoist and road test it again. not including parts..
wonder if i should just stick to my gut, skip all this and take it apart myself this week. he didn't seem all that enthusiastic about getting the trans out of the car, and im not that interested in paying him to do that heh..
maybe im auto stupid, but if i give you a piece of the car and ask you to take it apart, wouldn't the ****** s*** be pretty apparent?
missing teeth seems silly to me. if that was the case, it wouldnt go into whatever gear or id it did, it would probably grind all the remaining teeth off, or get jammed up by the piece that broke off... maybe im missing somthing?
ilovewheels
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I asked the question a few weeks ago if moving the air intake tempt sensor around would do anything but no definite answer. So I played around with locations of my intake air tempt sensor(since I went fmic and no longer running stock air box) I also watched intake tempts to see if any location was better than the other, it actually showed lower tempts in a few different locations that had better air flow. May leave it there and see if there are any adverse effects of doing so
float_6969
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- 2003.5 MSP Blue #2450, 1995 Nissan 240sx, 1996 Mazda Miata
Your trans guy sounds a little dopey to me. There is absolutely no issue with bringing a trans shop the already-removed trans. If they have an issue with it, find a new shop. IMHO, you should find another shop just to get another opinion on it.
I'm with you on the broken gear, but I've never taken a transmission apart either.
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- 2003 Mazdaspeed Protege 1660, 2004 Winning Blue RX8, 2005 Mazda6
In your face! Yeah, mine too. But for obvious "Preferio" reasons. On another note, when I spun a bearing #4 rod was damaged. Called K1 and they'll be sending me another for $115.
