What have you done to your P5 today?

[Kansei]

maybe catastrophic throwout bearing failure? Usually they squeak for a long time before they finally give out...

werd my throwout bearing was a bit worn at 78500 miles when I removed it to install my new clutch. My stock clutch at 78.5K miles was really friggin mint though you can't tell I learned how to drive stick on it at all!

 

[whitemp5seattle]

saw this a few days ago in Cesena...I miss my p5...EDM ftw though

 

[Arnhem]

saw this a few days ago in Cesena...I miss my p5...EDM ftw though

(evil) stockness

You in Italy on a holiday?

 

[whitemp5seattle]

here for 2 weeks for work...but I have the day off today (yippy) got some awesome shoes for $40...marked down from about $150 (yippy) (yippy)

 

[amsgator]

yea thats what it did, it squeeaked for a while like a grind and squeek. leavin here in a few to head to mazda. wish me luck guys

well they said there was a lose screw or w/e in the intake manifold and it will take all day to fix it because they have to take the entire thing apart. ggrrr.......it's covered by warranty so i dont have to pay. yay! i hope that was it. that means i am stuck leaving for sebring late this evening or early tomorrow. i'm a day behind now

 

[CTt3P5]

well they said there was a lose screw or w/e in the intake manifold and it will take all day to fix it because they have to take the entire thing apart. ggrrr.......it's covered by warranty so i dont have to pay. yay! i hope that was it. that means i am stuck leaving for sebring late this evening or early tomorrow. i'm a day behind now

The infamous 'loose screw'. Sux you are a day behind but at least it is with no money out of pocket!

 

[amsgator]

The infamous 'loose screw'. Sux you are a day behind but at least it is with no money out of pocket!

one of my friends said there was a recal b/c of the screw being under-torqued in so many 2003 p5s, but i didnt know it. o well, better than the clutch or tranny itself. but yea i am really relieved that i dont have to drop 500 on it. they didnt say nething about the intake or nething either, other than one guy on the phone saying he liked what i did w/ it.

 

[amsgator]

friend said it was the 2003 P5 VCTS Screw problem

 

[aMaff]

Dude, make SURE they check the motor. That screw could have caused a lot more trouble that replacing / fixing the manifold won't fix. Dings / scratches / gouges in the motor.

 

[Yaggie1]

I will go ahead and say ditto to amaff on this one. The ol loose screws on the intake manifold have hit more than a few here on the forum. You are one of the lucky ones that is covered by warranty/recall. Mine fell into neither of those 2 categories and Mazda wouldn't cover anything for me. Anyway, it's not really too much of a problem as long as they check out the cylinder/s with a borescope and make sure it didn't score the cyl walls too badly. Did yours not run like total dogs*** when you heard all the noise ? I don't recall what you posted.....Mine was a total mess when it first went. ........

Dude, make SURE they check the motor. That screw could have caused a lot more trouble that replacing / fixing the manifold won't fix. Dings / scratches / gouges in the motor.

 

[Kansei]

yay I got my package from onlinemazdaparts.com.. 8 quarts of Redline synthetic oil (10w30), Mazda6 wagon rear wiper conversion, and CX-7 antenna (my fifth antenna ).

I've gotta go run to campus for a few though so I'll only have time to slap on the cx-7 antenna and my summer shift knob

 

[natestros420]

Blow Off Valve

Does Anyone know where i can Find a Greddy Type S Blow off Valve?? or does anyone want to get rid of theirs?? i know greddy discontinued the blow off valve and i havent been able to find one if anyone could help me out i would appreciate it thank you.

 

[Kansei]

Well seeing as this is the Protege5 subforum most people here aren't turboed..

Pretty much since it's discontinued you'll have to use ebay and home what you are buying is actually the type S and not the RS.

 

[rednecks_r_us]

Does Anyone know where i can Find a Greddy Type S Blow off Valve?? or does anyone want to get rid of theirs?? i know greddy discontinued the blow off valve and i havent been able to find one if anyone could help me out i would appreciate it thank you.

This isn't exactly a Greddy but its a generic version.

http://www.apexr1.com/tyrsunbloffv.html

100% Brand New!! SUPER LIGHT WEIGHT Apex Type S Blow Off / Bypass Valve Bypass or Blow Off Design Full Adjustable Fits Standard Greddy flange. Perfect for almost any turbo'd application Produce Incredible sound Protects your turbo by releasing pressure surges when changing/shifting gears or backing off throttle quickly. Come with standard durable cast or aircraft grade billet aluminum frame and body. No installation guide included. We highly recommend professional installation. Easily adjusted for vacuum and higher boost via top preload nut. Includes everything you see pictured. Perfect blow off valve for almost any turbocharged or supercharged.




Availability: Usually ships the same business day.

Sugg. Retail: $219.99Apex Online Price: $109.99

 

[amsgator]

when i called earlier they were taking the valve cover off and they said that tomorrow once the part gets here they will install it and put the motor back together, so it sounds like they checked that as well.

I will go ahead and say ditto to amaff on this one. The ol loose screws on the intake manifold have hit more than a few here on the forum. You are one of the lucky ones that is covered by warranty/recall. Mine fell into neither of those 2 categories and Mazda wouldn't cover anything for me. Anyway, it's not really too much of a problem as long as they check out the cylinder/s with a borescope and make sure it didn't score the cyl walls too badly. Did yours not run like total dogs*** when you heard all the noise ? I don't recall what you posted.....Mine was a total mess when it first went. ........

 

[CTt3P5]

when i called earlier they were taking the valve cover off and they said that tomorrow once the part gets here they will install it and put the motor back together, so it sounds like they checked that as well.

I would still ask them. No since in 'trusting' that they did indeed look. Sorry, no disrespect to any mechanics here, I do take my cars to one, but I have been burned before by a dealer's service dept.

 

[reynoldsrobbie]

just did the rear wiper mod!

 

[meinp5]

just did the rear wiper mod!

Sweet - Time to update the sig. I am going to do mine this weekend hopefully.

 

[BadKarma]

Today, I installed some better low-beam headlight bulbs (Thx to Freeridin' Al), cleaned the engine bay, changed the front wipers, and used Goo-Gone on the rear windshield in an effort to remove some adhesive.

Headlights Before:

Headlights After:

 

[Sveivo]

What kind did you get?