What have you done to your P5 today?

Tried to get my EGR off lastnight and it was an epic fail. Can only get my 1/4" drive down in there and can't get the leverage I need to pop it free. I would remove the battery, but, it's not really in the way. It's all the dang hoses and wires!! Oh well, it was worth a shot. I will wait till it goes into the mechanic again. I hate having a rusted shut engine bay

Tylor
 
Oh man, when I took mine off I couldn't seperate it at the screws. Those suckers were on tight! So I just sprayed the hell out of it like that. The car's been running pretty good. :) It just turns over kind of slow and doesn't start up on the first time, every once in a while. I'm thinking I might need a new battery.
 
EGR bolts

Try this if you haven't already... It's a little easier sometimes than a ratchet in tight places where you only have room for one hand. Use one open end wrench as leverage on the other one.
 

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Didn't even think to try that. I'm just getting so pissed with EVERYTHING exterior on my car!! Every bolt, screw, nut, EVERYTHING is rust seized!!! I do regret buying a car from up north. I can pop every bolt loose on my wifes car, but, it's been in FL for it's whole life.

Tylor
 
Yea, I've done that. It really helps with those tight bolts as mentioned.

shane02pro5 said:
EGR bolts

Try this if you haven't already... It's a little easier sometimes than a ratchet in tight places where you only have room for one hand. Use one open end wrench as leverage on the other one.
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Going off-roading :(
 
Filthy!!! Scrub Scrub Scrub!!

Speaking of filthy. I got a LOT of TAR in my wheel wells. I gotta take the time to remove the wheel and work on it with some bug and tar remover.
 
Gonna wash it as soon as I drive it further than around the block :)

Looks like my (used) AWR coilovers have an internal problem... need to have a piece filed and rewelded. Only on the rears as far as I can tell though, fronts haven't been giving me trouble.

I could be running a very mutt-ish setup this weekend at autox... AWRs with 450# springs on the front, JICs with probably... 200# springs on the rear, no sway bars... lol. Or maybe I'll just find a car to co-drive. Unfortunately my stand-by Civic has a waiting list for codrivers and I'm number 3 :(
 
This is probably the best place for me to post this, since I haven't done anything to my Mazda in a few months. I graduate basic training from the Air Force in 2 days and I got a second to hop on the computer and say "hi, I'm not dead". I don't know when I will get my car back, but I start getting on the boards again in the next week. Shoot me a PM if you wanna chat because I have so many subscriptions I might not be able to check back for replies to this one. Good luck, and if anyone wants to join the military just remember BMT is hell and I said so, but it's worth it for sure. Peace homies.
 
Congrats dude! And thanks :)

Semper... no that's not it. Ooo rah... no...wrong again. Wtf does the air force yell? :p
 
you may want to tone the sig size down a couple notches. That's like a half screen dude...

Good luck with the sale though. Nothing I'd really want but the JDM tails, which are spoken for.
 
aMaff said:
you may want to tone the sig size down a couple notches. That's like a half screen dude...

Good luck with the sale though. Nothing I'd really want but the JDM tails, which are spoken for.
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get a bigger screen (stooges)

ok ok fine I'll tighten it up a little...there. happy now? :D
 
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