What have you done to your P5 today?

[kura808]

so i took my p5 to the dealership today to get an oil changed, the brakes checked, along checking that coolant leak smell.

i wanted synthetic to be put in but come to find out they claim they "didnt" have any at the time so they put conventional. my friend's dad is the parts manager and he said they have for my car so i was wondering if they "forgot" to put it in...

apparently my fronts were a bit umm "junk" so they resurfaced my rotors and put in new brake pads. heh they were 2mm? lol..so now they feel much better

they supposedly changed my thermostat wit some other radiator things. my dad is a bit skeptical cause it looked like they didnt touch anything cause my engine is a bit dirty and it still is dirty. so tonight we're gonna look to see if the thermostat was changed and what not. we still smell a coolant leak.

labor was a bit steep i guess cause of the brakes and stuffs but parts was good. hehe on the receipt, it looks like theres a discount. i think my friend's dad did that xD

i think i should go to automotive school heh so labor wouldnt be a problem. my dad used to be a mechanic but he doesnt really touch our sophisticated "ecu" driven cars lol. he's more of a carburetor muscle car type of guy hehe.

 

[o.g.sk8er]

i might head down to a mission valley meet this thursday, and this will be the true test to see if the new clutch fixes my issue.

if the engine still feels like its flopping around after a long drive than my mounts will need to be replaced. I would get terrible chatter(?) after a 20 mile drive or so. the clutch wouldnt catch until 2k rpms, and doing starts the car felt like it was going to fall apart.

overall im happy with it. you gonna go to the upland dyno day? with my clutch replaced, my car will def make it up there now lol

yea, mine chatters like mad. I usually just dump the clutch from a stop and gas it to avoid the chatter. lol You should get at least the front mount and maybe the side inserts. This will help a lot.

I would like to go to the dyno day but its on the same day as the picnic. I'm the designated cheesecake supplier so I must be there. hehe

Bino looky here:
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123707640&highlight=corksport+bumper

 

[BinoMP5]

thnx! it wasnt the exact one but the Sport20 bumper looks really fun... hopefully all this gets worked out... i like the sport20 bumper... it will hide my future black intercooler

 

[THE Phen]

Drove mine to work today. Just remembered I need to put gas in it now. D'oh! The Civic has a full tank still...

 

[StealthWyvern]

drove the MSP home from work and hopeing the new owner of my p5 would register on this site.

 

[magnumP5]

thnx! it wasnt the exact one but the Sport20 bumper looks really fun... hopefully all this gets worked out... i like the sport20 bumper... it will hide my future black intercooler

Be careful, that Sport20 bumper cover is meant to be used with 99-00 headlights.

 

[BinoMP5]

obviously from the sedan Protege's right? will those bolt on to the rest of the car? all my lights still work... well except the driver side marker... i never use my brights cuz of my HiDs... and can i add a lip on the Sport20 bumper?

 

[magnumP5]

obviously from the sedan Protege's right? will those bolt on to the rest of the car? all my lights still work... well except the driver side marker... i never use my brights cuz of my HiDs... and can i add a lip on the Sport20 bumper?

They're not just sedan headlights they're sedan headlights from '99-'00 which are different from the '01-'03 models like we have. Your current headlight will not work with that bumper cover. To use that bumper cover without cutting you would need: '99-'00 headlights (both pieces), '99-'00 front fenders (both sides) and a '99-'00 hood. I think that's it. It would be a neat swap as I'm not really sure anyone here has retrofitted their front end (using it's the '99-'00 people swapping to the newer front end).

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

no, its not just the sedan, its the 99-00 sedan, Im pretty sure the hood, and front fenders would need to be swaped also to make it kit.

 

[BinoMP5]

These headlights??

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

yep

 

[A louie]

I want a sport20 front end

 

[NCZ13]

i drove an MSP with a cai the other night.

woooooo i want boost.

although it had an exhaust leak, and his clutch was trashed... i had a giant smile on my face... and i LOVED the turkey sound lol.

 

[fishdonotbounce]

Anyone here comfortable with wiring diagrams that can help me out with a simple question?

 

[StealthWyvern]

i drove an MSP with a cai the other night.

woooooo i want boost.

although it had an exhaust leak, and his clutch was trashed... i had a giant smile on my face... and i LOVED the turkey sound lol.

I know that turkey sound is sweet! I still miss the handlign of my p5 vs my MSP but then again I dont know if thats only because I got the "clunk" and its effectign my handling.

 

[A louie]

I can't wait till my wastegate comes

And I still want a sp20 front end

And it was being a bad protege today, then I found out it was just a vacume leak and fixed it

I have no gas

But I did have a double cheesburger w/ no pickles and a pepsie and medium fries

 

[shane02pro5]

You get it figured out? Maybe I can help!

Anyone here comfortable with wiring diagrams that can help me out with a simple question?

 

[808MP5]

Anyone here comfortable with wiring diagrams that can help me out with a simple question?

go for it

 

[fishdonotbounce]

i pmed shane and if he isn't able to help I'll shoot you a PM

This is why I love this forum. So many people here to help so quickly.

 

[BinoMP5]

thnx stealth for the link! now that ive checked it out... will it fit on the p5? more likely... but i like my foggies... and the Sport20 Bumper is cheaper too.... hmmmmssssssss

i drove my car today after the incidents and the car is running pretty crappy... it sounds like flapping? yes i know i have the bumper off now and it could be the fender liner but it happens during idle also... maybe i could record it.. i still havent checked the spark plugs... its started running crappy after i had to make a sudden stop in a thunderstorm...