What have you done to your P5 today?

[bazooka joe]

well, just finished installing a new sink and counter top for my mom's bathroom...(nervous)..wait, that's not right!! well, now i'm off to install:
guage rings
msp steering wheel
some new under dash and cup holder led's
(flash)

 

[SlowPro98]

I just changed the auto tranny fluid. it was dark, but not burnt and no metal flakes or anything *whew*. the only problem I ran into was that the drain plug is blocked by the A arm. but the bolt was no match for my vice grips (nana) I would have done the filter too, but jess needed the car. I still have enough tranny fluid that I can do the whole job again at a later date.

some new under dash and cup holder led's
(flash)

ooh some pics would be great! where are you taping the power supply? are they going to be connected to the dome lights or on a hot switch?

lol 30mpg bad? I guess compared to what you got with a nice 1.6l SOHC. I'm averaging about 17mpg with the turbo hopefully due to my tune and/or right foot. That is quite a bit of highway too.

I bet your right foot is heavy too (rofl)

 

[bazooka joe]

I just changed the auto tranny fluid. it was dark, but not burnt and no metal flakes or anything *whew*. the only problem I ran into was that the drain plug is blocked by the A arm. but the bolt was no match for my vice grips (nana) I would have done the filter too, but jess needed the car. I still have enough tranny fluid that I can do the whole job again at a later date.


ooh some pics would be great! where are you taping the power supply? are they going to be connected to the dome lights or on a hot switch?



I bet your right foot is heavy too (rofl)

they'll come on with the parking lights

 

[THE Phen]

lol 30mpg bad? I guess compared to what you got with a nice 1.6l SOHC. I'm averaging about 17mpg with the turbo hopefully due to my tune and/or right foot. That is quite a bit of highway too.

At its worst, i was getting 22mpg. That's when i installed a primary O2 sensor. When I disconnected it, mileage went back up...

 

[Reitrof]

I think you mean MT-90?

Thanks yes. MT-90.

Got everything done today. Had to scramble to get a new caliper, bracket was bad as well. Everything bolted up nicely, glad I had the impact gun, needed that to get the nut off for the bearings. Pretty easy swap.

Did not get the painting done today, will finish that tomorrow. The rumbling from the back is gone, purrs at 80, shifting is smooth again. Had a blast driving around after the repairs.

No pics Mark, hands too dirty to handle the camera, but hand washed it again after it was all done. Nice and clean.

 

[khaosman]

I washed it yesterday and today I ordered some Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R tires in 205/55/16 for the RPF1s. w00t

 

[CTt3P5]

Washed and waxed her today.

 

[MTV]

Painted my stock rims today. Powdercoat baby!! Will post pics in the thread I started earlier this week.

Matt

 

[EVADE]

installed my 22mm progress rear sway bar. i got it off of ebay for $150 shipped to Hawaii. it makes a big difference then stock. was thinking about get the gt panel and v-brace but i heard it wont work together.

 

[Simply Silver]

P5 took a rock to the windshield. Time for a new windshield. Good thing for glass coverage.

A rock took a chip out of my windsheild and the chip developed in to a crack, its gets fix next Saturday. $0 deductible.

I installed the Eibach springs on the front and with Tokico Hp yestrerday evening. When I get up in a few hours, I will install the rears springs and struts with progess rear swaybar.

 

[L8R]

Efren, order it and try. If it doesn't, I can always buy it off you haha.

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

Tribute washer nozzles & just for the f of it, finally wasted 2 minutes of my life to add my nib oem cassette module to the stereo for 3 more orange lights on the stereo at night. Won't have much other use for it. Don't mess with cassettes nowdays but it sounds great for oem cassette - I did have some to test it with. Coming next........3 or 6ish fiberglass grill/diverter plate combo.

 

[magnumP5]

For the first time I considered returning her to stock:

Long story:
Well, everyone here knows of the CEL I got almost two weeks ago (P0140 - dead 2nd O2 sensor). Well, that actually turned itself off and for the last ~700 miles I was CEL free. Well I came back to school today and while sitting at a stoplight I noticed my AFR's sitting at 17.0:1 at idle! At first I'm like ok, just blip the gas and it will return to normal. Well I get back to my apartment and blip the throttle and sure enough - CEL. Well immediately I go get it read. Yep, you guessed it P0140 again but this time also P0171 - System too lean (no s***). So, I'm pretty certain my O2 sensor is dead. I just want to make sure that the P0171 is just something connected to the O2 sensor and when I replace it, it will go away. Anyone know more about this?

My other annoying thing is a leaky oil catch can. I've tightened the bottom nut as hard as I could and it's still leaking. Also, the lines I'm using for the catch can can't stand up to the heat of the engine bay and the vacuum force from my engine. Does anyone know of a type of line (3/8") that is heat resistant, strong enough against vacuum lines and won't let oil leak through (regular silicone lines leak).


Short Story:
P0140 (again) and P0171. 2nd O2 sensor dead again and system too lean. Are these two interrelated (ie if I replace the sensor will the system run normally again)?

Catch can leaking, lines getting sucked together because of the vacuum. Need a type of line that is heat/vacuum resistant and that won't leak oil vapors through like silicone.

Argh!

 

[Reitrof]

Painted the calipers, nice and yellow, and painted the rotor hats black.

 

[magnumP5]

just to add insult to injury, one of the ties holding my fan to the radiator just broke, wtf is happening to me car?! Anyone interested in a turbo kit? $2500 plus stock parts...

 

[Hy8us]

tinted.... pics when It sets in.

 

[amsgator]

washed her. she needed it too.

 

[khaosman]

just to add insult to injury, one of the ties holding my fan to the radiator just broke, wtf is happening to me car?! Anyone interested in a turbo kit? $2500 plus stock parts...

You'd probably go all of 10 seconds driving a stock P5 before you wanted to kill yourself. Go enjoy some boost!!!

 

[Simply Silver]

Installed Eibach springs and Tokico struts.

Front wheel gap.

Rear wheel gap.

 

[magnumP5]

You'd probably go all of 10 seconds driving a stock P5 before you wanted to kill yourself. Go enjoy some boost!!!

I'm afraid to boost - right now my idle AFR's are 16.0:1 and higher constantly. No CEL, AFR's normal with normal driving and normal at WOT (read: pig rich). I just don't know what's going on. No CEL, no vac leak, no bad MAF... (poke)