What have you done to your P5 today?
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Yes, but they are a little harder to fit than if you had a MSP lip as well.
Had to have a co-worker jump me off in the parking lot so I could get home. I assumed it was the terminal connectors since they are quite stretched (a problem I have dealt with in the past. I had replaced the corroded lead shims I used before with copper tape and that worked for the last 6 months. Once I got home and cut the car off, it wouldn't start back up. The engine bay was soaked with heat and then I noticed the battery was leaking acid. I pulled everything out, cleaned that area of the bay, and then took the MZ3 to the local auto-parts store and got a new battery.
nice! my EK gave me 37mpg last tank.
nice! my EK gave me 37mpg last tank.
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- 2016 GT ST 47A
After changing the oil a couple of weeks ago and finding that the strut tower had finally rusted through, I performed a little surgery. Just hoping to slow the progress down a bit so I can squeak a few more year out of the car. Took a screwdriver to knock out the majority of the rusted metal. Next, hit the edges with a wirebrush and cleaned everything up. Then I sprayed some Krud Kutter Must for Rust on the engine bay side and wheel well side Once that took effect I hit up both sides with some Rustoleum Rust Reformer. Next I attached some 1/4" hardware cloth from the wheel well side to give the epoxy a little something to stick to. Added two tubes of Rectorseal EP-200 Epoxy on the engine bay side and smoothed out the best I could with the hoses in my way. Today I bought some Rustoleum Professional Grade Undercoating which will be applied on the wheel well side. I'll sand down the epoxy a bit to try and smooth out more and then hitting that with more of the rust reformer.
What I found when changing the oil
Cleaned out most of the cancerous metal
Rectorseal Epoxy in place
Wheel well side
What I found when changing the oil
Cleaned out most of the cancerous metal
Rectorseal Epoxy in place
Wheel well side
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Rockin03mp5
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- '13 Mazda3 / '13 Edge / Your Mom
Ewe.
Phen(mp5)itis.
Phen(mp5)itis.
You ain't shitting! Mine was a little worse than that when it died.
CheeseHelmet
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Nice repair CTt3P5!
Nouse4aname
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- 2003 Mazda Protege5/2007 Legacy GT Spec B
Gave her a nice wash and wax.
Nouse4aname
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- 2003 Mazda Protege5/2007 Legacy GT Spec B
Dayton area for the time being. Headed out to Portland area next year.
Nouse4aname
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- 2003 Mazda Protege5/2007 Legacy GT Spec B
Yeah I've got some POR-15 and dr.colorchip on order to deal with rust in a few areas(small spot on roof, some in undercarriage/engine bay) but the paint is in overall great shape. Will be giving it regular waxings to keep it that way. Also planning to paint the wheels black since there's some rust damage on the edges of those.
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EGR is cleaned and lubed, but I still bought a new one as a backup. Fixed the problems though... of course.
It actually wasn't all that bad. The inside of the valve just had some surface carbon, nothing really built up.
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It was actually just some carbon on the shaft that needed cleaned out and lubed back up.
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Sorry for the cheap pics, the lighting sucked and these were the best shots I could get. But check out this guy pulling that big A$$ boat with that tiny Jeep. I work in New Buffalo, MI, only 300-400 yards from the lake, so we see boats coming and going all the time. Usually, though, the trucks are way bigger.
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It actually wasn't all that bad. The inside of the valve just had some surface carbon, nothing really built up.
It was actually just some carbon on the shaft that needed cleaned out and lubed back up.
Sorry for the cheap pics, the lighting sucked and these were the best shots I could get. But check out this guy pulling that big A$$ boat with that tiny Jeep. I work in New Buffalo, MI, only 300-400 yards from the lake, so we see boats coming and going all the time. Usually, though, the trucks are way bigger.
ScratchNSniff
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- Way to Many
ScratchNSniff
Undisputed Parts God
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- Way to Many
Brother crawled through the rust hole underneath the driverside seat pan...
