What have you done to your P5 today?
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I wouldn't cover any of the electricals. All of that's just spares anyway.
rednecks_r_us
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- 2003 Laser Blue Protege5
I use turtle wax ICE and clean my engine bay by hand. I have been doing that since day one.
As for the nology wires. Its simply for looks for me. I REALY REALY couldn't stand the look of those stock puny wires. There is some performance gains but that was just an added benifit for me.
My car is all about looks now. If I want horsepower I'll just go drive my 1950 Chevy Truck. Its only got 355 hp and 405 lbs of torque (for now).
I removed the side mouldings the other day. Got all the adhesive off by using 3M adhesive cleaner, and an eraser wheel on my drill. I got all of the drivers side done, then almost all of the passenger side when I slipped with the wheel and wore three little spots through the paint. I wasn't too happy. BUT, my sister's fiance and his dad have a body shop. He said just get him the paint and he'll paint anything I want. He currently has my DG lip that needs reshot.
Oh, I also noticed that the drivers side rear door has been repainted because under the moulding doesn't match one bit, and there are visible masking lines now.
Oh, I also noticed that the drivers side rear door has been repainted because under the moulding doesn't match one bit, and there are visible masking lines now.
rednecks_r_us
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- 2003 Laser Blue Protege5
Awesome man, I remember you asking me about them at the Carlisle show. Sorry to hear you knicked your door a bit though
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- 92 & 16 Meyatas
that is crazy!! so you were home when i called?
well busy day for me, drove the car around for a few miles, still stumbled a bit...then got a cel, p0140 (again) so i ripped out the o2 sensor (lot's of heat!!) took out my home made MIL eliminator and replaced it with one i had bought last year....it's a sealed unit with a flashing led (indicates it's wired correctly and working)...while under the car changed the fluids...some new mobil 1 and 626 filter...dropped her down started her up and remembered i hadn't put the oil in
, shut it right off..whew!!! filled her up and checked for leaks, none and off i went, drove around for about an hour, no cel and no stumbled.....i'm optimistic!!!!
dropped her down started her up and remembered i hadn't put the oil in
Eh, you could have driven it a couple days before it even noticed.
Oh wait...
that is crazy!! so you were home when i called?
well busy day for me, drove the car around for a few miles, still stumbled a bit...then got a cel, p0140 (again) so i ripped out the o2 sensor (lot's of heat!!) took out my home made MIL eliminator and replaced it with one i had bought last year....it's a sealed unit with a flashing led (indicates it's wired correctly and working)...while under the car changed the fluids...some new mobil 1 and 626 filter...dropped her down started her up and remembered i hadn't put the oil in
Yes, working from home today. Man, you are getting forgetful!! LOL good thing you remembered. So maybe a bad O2 sensor?
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- 92 & 16 Meyatas
haha....Eh, you could have driven it a couple days before it even noticed.
Oh wait...
didn't change the o2, just the mil eliminator...seems okay...i bought an o2 just in case...
drove her home from protegegarage tonight!!! i haven't driven her in a month, it sucks! but with the new stuff it's really nice. its gonna take some time to get used to the new loud motor mounts, but outside of that i like it a lot. anyone else with the lightweight fly... how long before your engine "got used" to it and idled normally?
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- '04 RX8
my car turned into an autobot.
congratulations!
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- '04 RX8
hehe
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