What have you done to your P5 today?

[bikingpro5]

I got the OEM stuff because I don't trust the Beck/Arnley brand. But that's just my prejudice, others in the thread I linked to successfully used that part.

You should be aware that most parts stores only sell the pump body and the gasket, the service manual says you should also replace the high-pressure side "o-ring" (it's not a typical o-ring, it's funky-looking) as well as the "washer" (it's not really a washer ) which holds the low-pressure side fuel filter onto the pump. At the same time most people opt to replace the metal plate that holds the pump body to the fuel tank because you can spend $14 for a new one instead of having to grind-down and repaint the old one.

You local Mazda dealer probably won't have any of this stuff in stock, you might want to call ahead and just give them the part numbers listed in that thread I linked to.

EDIT: Get new screws too! They're M4 and roughly 1cm long, you can get longer but you'll have to cut them to fit.

thanks Cheese, ill start spraying the screws and parts now while i wait for the pieces.

 

[CheeseHelmet]

thanks Cheese, ill start spraying the screws and parts now while i wait for the pieces.

That's a good plan, a generous amount of PB blaster makes this job much easier. In my case, 5 of the 8 screws came out with a normal screwdriver, 2 of the remaining 3 came out with a craftsman "Screw-Out", and for the last one I chiselled off the head but was able to remove the rest of it with some vice grips. I posted some pics on the second to last page of that thread if you're interested.

 

[bazooka joe]

Installed my used AutoPower rollbar. Because ricecar.

looks good, should have gone with the fanta orange and matched the GT SPEC trunk cage.. least your ricecar is not sporting useless/unsafe harnesses..(screwy)



what did you have fixed? just found mine leaking yesterday

love those seats!
i don't have the invoice yrt so i'm not sure of the pahts

Just curious, was that price for everything or did you supply parts?? I'm almost positive that I have this issue as well.

everything

See: http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123718385-Has-Anyone-Had-Their-Fuel-Pump-Cover-Leak

If you order everything from OMP it'll cost you just shy of $120. I'm guessing the garage was able to do it so cheap by only replacing the fuel pump body and the gasket with non-OEM parts (which would cost you a big $40 shipped from rockauto).

ya, prob...i'll find out exactly what they did tomorrow

 

[bikingpro5]

That's a good plan, a generous amount of PB blaster makes this job much easier. In my case, 5 of the 8 screws came out with a normal screwdriver, 2 of the remaining 3 came out with a craftsman "Screw-Out", and for the last one I chiselled off the head but was able to remove the rest of it with some vice grips. I posted some pics on the second to last page of that thread if you're interested.

Thanks Chess, ill have a look at that thread once I'm near a computer again.

 

[MP5stephen]

my front endlinks are preventing me from achieving low on Yellowspeeds. where can I buy a good set of adjustable ones? I know for a fact that the escape ones will not work. AWR is also a bit much for my budget.

 

[Circuit]

my front endlinks are preventing me from achieving low on Yellowspeeds. where can I buy a good set of adjustable ones? I know for a fact that the escape ones will not work. AWR is also a bit much for my budget.

AAC GB: http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/show...y-Bar-Endlinks&p=5997108&posted=1#post5997108

 

[CheeseHelmet]

Yesterday, I pulled this off:

Exhaust hangers are for wimps.

Today I scored some front struts for $7 each (apparently there was a sale at my local pull-apart):

I put them on this afternoon hoping it might do something for that odd intermittent wheel shimmy problem I've been having. Sadly it didn't do s***. I'm glad I didn't drop a few hundred on struts and mounts for nothing. I give up.

 

[MP5 Kyle]

Well, this didn't happen today but...

I was driving along the highway near Niagara falls, Ontario, and my little ZOOM ZOOM went BOOM... so my little lime green and black protege is basically scrap metal unless i have time to drop a new motor in.

 

[CheeseHelmet]

Well, this didn't happen today but...

I was driving along the highway near Niagara falls, Ontario, and my little ZOOM ZOOM went BOOM... so my little lime green and black protege is basically scrap metal unless i have time to drop a new motor in.

There's a huuuuuge selection of protege motors at my local pull-apart (Kenny u-pull). There's one in Ottawa too, iirc a motor is less than $200.

 

[RicoP5]

ordered the passenger side inner/outter rods also since I replaced the driver side since it busted on me last week. I get picky and if I change one side I must change the other to match it all and be on the safe side. (passenger side one looks old anyways so dont want to take the risk)

ordered both lower control arms with the ball joints and sway bar bushings. there SHOULD not be no damn clunk noise at all after all this gets changed t his weekend. already have changed the end links to the escape ones..

 

[mx-p5]

got a call from Callie, she went to put the driver's side window down and heard two clicks, then the window fell half way down

Was able to push it back up but as soon as she starts driving, it falls 1/2"


Looks like i get to fix it

 

[THE Phen]

Sounds like you lost a couple teeth off of the regulator. My Civic did that years ago. I still haven't fixed the damn thing. Oops.

 

[RicoP5]

Control arms and all rods to change this weekend along with away bar bushings

Oh oh almost 200k

 

[CheeseHelmet]

Oh oh almost 200k

Nice!

I've decided I'm getting rid of my P5 when it hits 200K (kilometers, at 186K now)

 

[RicoP5]

Sway bar bushings came In

Why?:/ are u getting rid of it?

 

[CheeseHelmet]

Why?:/ are u getting rid of it?

It's a really fun car, but when I look back on it, it's been nothing but problems. If I don't set myself a cut-off for getting rid of it I'll probably keep it until it disintegrates, all the while pissing away money uselessly.

So at 200k, it's being sold, given away, or crushed depending on how bad the rust is.

The good news is, I can flog the s*** out of it for the time being

 

[RicoP5]

Oh rust boo :/ sorry to heard that

And lol true

 

[dxaveP5]

Cleaned up again

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/43150552@N02/7632782556/" title="IMG_0001 by David Dough, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7128/7632782556_385ecb9c5e_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="IMG_0001"></a>

 

[Teeson]

wow. Those retrofits are beautiful. What shroud? I normally find them so awkward looking. Anymore pics?

 

[dxaveP5]

here is the link, there's lots of pics of it in the old headlight,
the one you see now is the redone retrofits

Link to retrofits + cut off photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43150552@N02/sets/72157630337396960/

Link to all photos of the retros on the car
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43150552@N02/sets/72157624601174965/