What have you done to your P5 today?

[NCZ13]

i just got done seafoaming. put about a 1/3 into through the brake booster line.

CEL didnt even come on. tons of smoke came out tho. it seems to be alot smoother. now im just waiting for the fedex guy to bring my coil packs.

 

[magnumP5]

i just got done seafoaming. put about a 1/3 into through the brake booster line.

CEL didnt even come on. tons of smoke came out tho. it seems to be alot smoother. now im just waiting for the fedex guy to bring my coil packs.

So you just ran it through the valvetrain? Are you going to change your oil soon or is that just when you use it in your oil?

 

[NCZ13]

So you just ran it through the valvetrain? Are you going to change your oil soon or is that just when you use it in your oil?

i just got my oil changed, and i dont want to have to get it changed again. what im going to do, is when this tank (its full) gets close to empty ill pour another 1/3 into the tank. then ill fully seafoam the car again next oil change.

from what ive read, you only need to change your oil when you pour seafoam into the crank case.

 

[liljae8]

ordered a set of Posi Quiet pads for all 4 corners.

these pads are awesome. i just installed them about 3 weeks ago. nice and quiet and less brake dust

 

[GreyMan]

Got my cylinder head and block to build my baby a new forged heart

 

[whitemp5seattle]

Remember pointing them a bit lower than stock to reduce glare on incoming drivers.

or retrofit some projectors

 

[Chicoloco]

i haha need a new siggie T_T

mazda_pro, what bulbs temp you choosed?

 

[magnumP5]

Well she's been having some problems today. I've gotten a strange rattling noise on three different occasions and I can't figure out if it's just a pipe rattling against something else or if it's something more serious. To check, I revved her up to redline a few times in the parking. Well apparently she didn't like that because on the last rev she almost stalled coming back down - the RPM kept fluctuating between about 1000 and zero. I've also had this sort of thing happen on cold starts occasionally - would go from 2000 to almost stall to 1500 to almost stall and eventually it would clear up. Anyone know what this sounds like?

 

[josh_silvernale]

I took my driver's side headlight apart. Put it back together with some silicone. Condensation FTL

 

[Salmon_Rob]

Well she's been having some problems today. I've gotten a strange rattling noise on three different occasions and I can't figure out if it's just a pipe rattling against something else or if it's something more serious. To check, I revved her up to redline a few times in the parking. Well apparently she didn't like that because on the last rev she almost stalled coming back down - the RPM kept fluctuating between about 1000 and zero. I've also had this sort of thing happen on cold starts occasionally - would go from 2000 to almost stall to 1500 to almost stall and eventually it would clear up. Anyone know what this sounds like?

sounds like egr + something. or maybe intake is loose on throttle body?

 

[THE Phen]

Sounds like you blew the welds on the intake....

 

[MTV]

Sounds like you blew the welds on the intake....

Fast and the Furious FTW!!

 

[DeadGeneration]

Sounds like you blew the welds on the intake....

lol... idk but just remember that the ECU needs to be reset and then it does its thing when it's trying to relearn stuff. Then it'll settle out.

 

[magnumP5]

sounds like egr + something. or maybe intake is loose on throttle body?

Which years had the EGR problems? I thought '02s didn't have that problem - or is that the VICS butterfly problem? Man, I can't remember anymore. She's driving better today but I'm going to go out and check some things anyway. I'll probably clean out the EGR and seafoam the top end next week as well.

Sounds like you blew the welds on the intake....

DANGER TO MANIFOLD! (ricer)

 

[DeadGeneration]

IMO there was never any EGR problem

 

[NCZ13]

today, i started my car, and revved up to high, and when i came to an idle, the rpms were going crazy.

im assuming this is because the i have no pre cat anymore, and its causing the egr to go crazy because it takes the 2nd o2 sensor to warm up?

 

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

I don't think that should be the case....I am running catless and it doesn't do that......

 

[NCZ13]

well im going to replace the plugs, because i pulled the cylinder 3 plug, and it was blacker on one side of the white insulator part then it was on the other.

maybe i need to clean my egr as well...

 

[aMaff]

how would the EGR help with it getting black on the white insulation part? Usually that indicates a valve cover gasket leak.

 

[NCZ13]

huh, my valve cover is leeking some sludge too... as well as my oil cap.

my idle has been weird for awhile. i have a valve cover gasket, as well as a valve cover that i bought that i polished up nicely.