canadian357
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I remember my last oil change on the P5 at wal-mart... they used 4 1/2 litres of oil and forgot to change the filter. Epic win? I think so!
What have you done to your P5 today?
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^^^ Nice! How did they even fit all that oil in there? I was putting in about 3.5 quarts when I changed mine.
very off topic but related to my post; my friends GF text me asking if she should check her tranny fluid with the car running. Of course I said no. But when she checked it she said it was low so she put more tranny fluid in. In the engine. Dames... haha
very off topic but related to my post; my friends GF text me asking if she should check her tranny fluid with the car running. Of course I said no. But when she checked it she said it was low so she put more tranny fluid in. In the engine. Dames... haha
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I thought Hondas and Acuras were the only cars you checked the trans fluid with the engine not running?
justanothermp5
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there is no dipstick on the manuals...
canadian357
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Hahahahahaha win. I'm guessing they overfilled by a lot, drained, overfilled again, etc.
Its ok though... my girlfriend honestly thought that I turned my car into a Focus...sedan.
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Leave her now.
Well then maybe I'm the dumb one.
She had an automatic anyway. She is a girl afterall... haha
Drove my P5 45mins on the highway today. Made a little video of an on ramp (up to legal speed). Car is still running super rich and I need to order a FPR next week to lean it out. But the backfires and pops are pretty kewl. The 20mpg, not so much...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmgupWv5dRA
The quality isn't that great since it's with my Droid cell and I had it mounted to use for GPS. But meh.
She had an automatic anyway. She is a girl afterall... haha
Drove my P5 45mins on the highway today. Made a little video of an on ramp (up to legal speed). Car is still running super rich and I need to order a FPR next week to lean it out. But the backfires and pops are pretty kewl. The 20mpg, not so much...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmgupWv5dRA
The quality isn't that great since it's with my Droid cell and I had it mounted to use for GPS. But meh.
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canadian357
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I lurked your build thread and watched all the videos... stop posting. You make me want a KL swap, and that'll cost me more than my car did. And then another chunk of change turboing it a year later, etc, etc...
So when's it getting turbo'd?
So when's it getting turbo'd?
canadian357
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Also, back on topic, I painted my DG grill laser blue. I bought some gutter guard (the hinged stuff) from Lowe's for replacement mesh as it didn't come with any, and I was gonna paint it black... I'm just not sure if its the best option. Does anyone else have any suggestions? I have some diamond mesh that you use for stucco as well, its a little more flexible...
CheeseHelmet
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Fixed an interesting rattle today. It started yesterday when I rolled down my window; it sounded like someone dropped a nut/bolt into the passenger door pocket as the window reached the bottom of the track. From then on there was an annoying rattle from the passenger door.
This evening I took apart the door and sure enough there was a nut that fell out when I removed the door panel. Surprisingly the nut was one of 3 that holds the mirror to the door, the remaining two nuts were also loose. After tightening all 3 nuts the rattle was gone
I checked the driver-side mirror but those nuts were all tight. I'm guessing someone was lazy on the production line
This evening I took apart the door and sure enough there was a nut that fell out when I removed the door panel. Surprisingly the nut was one of 3 that holds the mirror to the door, the remaining two nuts were also loose. After tightening all 3 nuts the rattle was gone
I checked the driver-side mirror but those nuts were all tight. I'm guessing someone was lazy on the production line
Get another lower grill and hack it up to fit in the DGM grill.
visiongt9506
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installed my new 03.5 speed protege lip, resurfaced rotors and tried to install some ground control coils
bikingpro5
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drove home after a small vacation away in the car.. managed 850km on a single tank of fuel all highway.. had the car professionally detailed on the outside while we were visiting friends.
quick pic just after it was compounded before the wax.
quick pic just after it was compounded before the wax.
CheeseHelmet
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^That's very impressive mileage (and a good looking P5!).
canadian357
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- 2003 Protege5, 1987 Honda Accord Type-R(rice)
What kind of warranty? Did you buy it used from a dealer?
