What have you done to your P5 today?

Installed some new seats. Non hassle free. (Corbeau LG1 Black/Blue Cloth)
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I used the Mazda Protege 99-03 Seat Brackets off the Corbeau website. There's no picture other than the generic bracket so I wasn't positive if it was right or if there was a mounting point for the seat belt buckle(My amp is also under my driver's seat so I was crossing my fingers it wasn't too low). It had a point to mount the buckle and the frame was right but was welded slightly off on the mounting points so it took a lot of prying and pushing to get the bolts all in(Had to jump on it a bit to bend the front mounts up). The buckle's also smashed against the center console but it still moves fine.
 
Not sure I've seen any on here but ordered set of wet okole seatcovers for the P5. Black with carbon fiber pattern in the centers.........waiting on delivery.

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Have plain black ones in my truck and love them.
 
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Oil change, along with transmission fluid and filter. No more slipping when it's cold.

2003 Protege5 with 271,245 miles...
 
That's a ****** up looking misfit set of plugs..........good choice on the swap. Bet it made big difference.
 
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That's a ****** up looking misfit set of plugs..........good choice on the swap. Bet it made big difference.
Yes and no - just bought this car and it had CEL lit up. Codes were P0037, P0303, P0660. I ordered the HO2S for the P0037, which should arrive tomorrow.
The one Denso plug in the pic was from cylinder 3, which is the one that had the misfire code P0303. While I had the plugs out, I swapped the locations of the two coil packs to troubleshoot just incase the plug didn't fix the P0303, I figured if a coil pack was faulty, that the cylinder would change (new code).
So after this, I drove it to parts store, and my CEL changed from solid to flashing, but no real noticeable change of engine behavior when this happened. Hopefully when I replace the O2 sensor, I will be able to clear the codes (I have read some methods for that) and start fresh.
 
ooooooooo, IIRC, flashing means issue with cat, which is the result of driving too much with misfires going on.......would think the misfires would go away with new set of plugs. Based on how old ones looked, would not think coil issue unless same codes with new plugs.
 
I was worried about that (cat) but wouldn't that give a new code? I will be replacing the oxygen sensor today. hopefully with the negative battery cable disconnected for a period of time, the codes will reset.

Worst case scenario, if it is a bad cat, is it ok to drive? I live in a state that does not have emission inspections
 
You can delete the cat with some re-bar, smash the insides until it is hollow. Or a shop will probably cut and replace the cat for a couple hundred bucks. A third option would be to pick up a catless or catted midpipe in the for sale section or facebook groups, they go for about $100.
Flashing CEL indicates a misfire, not necessarily a bad cat. And to reset the ECU you are correct just disconnect the negative terminal and flick the headlight switch on a couple times. It will reset pretty much instantly.
 
Replaced the O2 sensor, and cleared the codes. Got a solid CEL after a couple test drives. No more P0037 woohoo! But the P0303 returned. Considering I have new plugs, and I have swapped locations of both coil packs, I am hoping a new set of plug wires will do the trick. Oh, and the P0660 still exists, but not sure that's a big concern from reading here.
 
Finally installed my BC coils today, looking damn sweet. Now i just need to live somewhere without a steep ass driveway. q.q
 
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