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   Subframe, transfer case, everything is back in. I really need a lift, this driveway poo poo is getting old. It's been fun and a noble steed for me, but I'm getting all this PO abuse and ironed out and selling this thing. I want my Z operational, lil' yellow's been sitting for far too long. 
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Nice work, but you can't just not tell us about the Amphicar in the background.
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Jul 22, 2021 01:45
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Bulk Vanderhuge posted:Nice work, but you can't just not tell us about the Amphicar in the background. That is The Family Heirloom. I'm the only gasblood in the family, so although it's my Dad's, it's my neglect. It's complete, original, has factory service manuals, and was only driven in Lake Michigan back in the day. Beautiful, isn't it? I'll post it in the cool poo poo thread real quick... 
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Jul 22, 2021 01:57
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So the Mazda6 is gonna do a, "I LIVE! I DIE! I LIVE AGAIN!" thing and return sometime after 2021 as an upscaled RWD luxury vehicle. I guess this makes it officialish? The article mentions going after BMW 3 and Mercedes C class but there are Kia Stingers running around now, too.Waffle House posted:That is The Family Heirloom. I'm the only gasblood in the family, so although it's my Dad's, it's my neglect. It's complete, original, has factory service manuals, and was only driven in Lake Michigan back in the day. Beautiful, isn't it? I'll post it in the cool poo poo thread real quick... This is adorable 
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Jul 26, 2021 01:05
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Waffle House posted:That is The Family Heirloom. I'm the only gasblood in the family, so although it's my Dad's, it's my neglect. It's complete, original, has factory service manuals, and was only driven in Lake Michigan back in the day. Beautiful, isn't it? I'll post it in the cool poo poo thread real quick... The only one of these I've seen in person was in an auto museum. It's very cute. Take good care of it.
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Jul 26, 2021 03:49
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air- posted:Try and get your inspection done asap while the light is cleared How hard was this to do? I had the code cleared and it stayed cleared long enough to get the inspection done. A week or two ago when I was pretty low on gas the light came back again. I've since purchased a new gas cap and driven the car several times and the CEL hasn't cleared itself. So, I'm getting the feeling the cap might not have been to blame. I should probably go get the code read/cleared again or buy and obdii scan tool to do it myself. Did you have a shop smoke test it or is it something you could do yourself? Are any of the scan tools good enough to let you test the individual emissions components? I'll have to look up your post when I'm on my desktop.
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Aug 5, 2021 03:49
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MetaJew posted:How hard was this to do? I have a buddy who is a shade tree mechanic and he had a smoke setup already. He took out the back seat, then saw the smoke coming out of that area with the white plastic ring which was on one of those videos I'd posted talking about the actual work involved to install the replacement part. Won't actually do the install on my car until sat. air- fucked around with this message at 04:29 on Aug 5, 2021 |
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Aug 5, 2021 04:27
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air- posted:2008 MS3 getting a P0442/P0455 evap leak, anyone else figure this out? I swapped out my gas cap and the code came back... air- posted:I have a buddy who is a shade tree mechanic and he had a smoke setup already. He took out the back seat, then saw the smoke coming out of that area with the white plastic ring which was on one of those videos I'd posted talking about the actual work involved to install the replacement part. Won't actually do the install on my car until sat. Yeah I definitely don't really want to DIY either of these. Maybe I'll call a shop or two tomorrow and see what they say an approximate cost would be to smoke test and diagnose it. My wife's Model Y is almost here, so once that arrives I'm probably selling my car to shift and on the hunt for an ND2 Miata or some other sporty, small car.
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Aug 11, 2021 00:09
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I finally bought a Mazda 2021 Mazda CX-30 Premium Package FWD It's got leather and loads of tech.
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Aug 17, 2021 10:44
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I've got a basic-rear end FWD 2018 CX-5. I like to do some car camping. One of my OEM tires has a slow leak in it, which I think I picked up on a gravel road, and America's Tire has a Labor Day sale, so I'm thinking of replacing them with something that might handle car camping a little better. So far the reviews online suggest: 1) Michelin Premier LTX for the best on-road performance 2) Michelin Defender LTX for a little worse performance but much better tread life ??? 4) KO2s? I'm wondering what I could put on this thing that would be slightly better for fire roads and whatnot. Or should I just put Defender LTXs on it?
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Sep 5, 2021 19:51
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Anyone have some OEM 17" wheels they want to part with? Looking for something close to 17x7 with 40-50 offset. Preferably in Colorado. PM me!
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Oct 10, 2021 02:10
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I’m thinking of doing the brakes on my 2014 3 GT. The rotors have had a wobble since I’ve bought it and now I’m starting to hear squeaking. It’s also something I’ve never done (outside of servicing the hydro brakes on my mountain bike) but would like to do myself. What’s the consensus on replacement pads/rotors? OEM? Other?
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Oct 22, 2021 06:32
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MetaJew posted:Yeah I definitely don't really want to DIY either of these. Maybe I'll call a shop or two tomorrow and see what they say an approximate cost would be to smoke test and diagnose it. Welp, read the codes again and now I have P0455 and a smell of gas fumes near the rear of the car after parking, so I'm pretty sure it is the fuel pump lock ring. COOL!
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Oct 31, 2021 23:23
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DIY on that P0442 was a pain in rear end ugh, but hey no more CEL and my gas mileage isn't totally horrific!
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Nov 1, 2021 02:40
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Do y'all have a preferred online OEM Mazda parts site?air- posted:DIY on that P0442 was a pain in rear end ugh, but hey no more CEL and my gas mileage isn't totally horrific! Was yours the fuel tank lock ring or the solenoid thing near the fuel filler neck?
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Nov 2, 2021 03:39
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MetaJew posted:Do y'all have a preferred online OEM Mazda parts site? Forgot to post pics! Did a smoke test a while back and we removed the back seat - was very obvious the leak came from the lock ring at the fuel tank and was easy to spot the crack while doing the smoke test. First and most importantly, make sure your fuel tank is as empty as possible before starting (did this with 4 miles left on the trip computer's miles remaining counter). The fuel tank needs to come out in order to reach the lock ring and the removal took up majority of the time. Have another person help out with a jack ready to support the fuel tank as bolts are removed and it comes down. Getting the ring unscrewed by hand was impossible, so we ended up using a dremel to cut out the old one.   E: Part number is BN8F-42-167 and I got it here: https://www.mazdaswag.com/oem-parts/mazda-mount-plate-union-nut-bn8f42167 air- fucked around with this message at 14:07 on Nov 2, 2021 |
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Nov 2, 2021 13:49
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Was it very difficult to remove any of the fuel or evap hoses? What about disconnecting the fuel filler neck hose? I need to make some calls to local shops and the dealer and see what they would charge to replace this and figure out of I want to bother with DIYing it.
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Nov 2, 2021 17:02
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Yeah ughhh all that exactly why it's a pain cuz there's not much space to work, small spaces and tough to reach into to get things unclipped etc. I can put you in touch with my guy if you wanna pm me, but fair warning it could be tough to get scheduled cuz of holidays coming up
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air- posted:Yeah ughhh all that exactly why it's a pain cuz there's not much space to work, small spaces and tough to reach into to get things unclipped etc. What part of the country are you in? I'm in Austin. I called the dealer and a shop called Rising Sun Auto that's been around for a long time. The dealer wanted ~$320 to do a smoke test and diagnose. Rising Sun said they'd do the diagnosis for $130. I think I'm just gonna drop it off at Rising Sun to at least confirm my suspicions and then see if they can give me an estimate to fix it. I'm planning on selling the car soon and getting something like an ND2 Miata, but my assumption is that it'll be much easier to sell privately or to some place like Shift/Carvana if there isn't a smell of fumes and two CELs.
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Yeah I mentioned that cuz I recall we are both in Austin, the dude who works on my car is in Pflugerville. I can confidently say he'd charge you much less to do the smoke test if you wanna just start with that.
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air- posted:Yeah I mentioned that cuz I recall we are both in Austin, the dude who works on my car is in Pflugerville. I can confidently say he'd charge you much less to do the smoke test if you wanna just start with that. Oof I didn't realize that. I just dropped it off at Rising Sun since I live down south. I'll see what they find with the smoke test and go from there.
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Yikes, well I got the car smoke tested. They came back confirming it was the lock ring, but their estimate to replace it is $966 for parts, labor, and tax. I think that's gonna make this a DIY job. :|
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Sorry to keep complaining about this, but if anyone in this thread still owns a MS6 see if your car is affected by the recall: https://news.mazdausa.com/2021-09-28-Statement-On-Safety-Recall-5121I-Of-Certain-Mazda-RX-8-And-MazdaSpeed6-Vehicles
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I wound up taking the car to the dealer and got them to quote me $472, or 3 hours of labor for the replacement of the lock ring. After parts, I think that price will be closer to $520, but I'm not upset about that. I didn't have to drain a gas tank or bust my knuckles. The dealer did send me a video of the damaged part which is kind of cool. Looks like a textbook failure-- and an alarming amount of sludge or gas residue had collected on top of the pump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dX5oDlxgeM
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What's your mileage? Also curious how much Shift would give you - I'm also planning to get rid of the car right around the new year
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air- posted:What's your mileage? Also curious how much Shift would give you - I'm also planning to get rid of the car right around the new year 2009 GT trim. It has about 104,000 miles. I'm kicking myself for not selling it to shift when they were offering nearly $9k earlier this year. When I checked about 5 days ago, the offer was $6,000. That's a little less enticing than selling on Cars and Bids, but then I would have to do a pretty extensive detail, photos, and deal with neckbeard internet male commenters. The last one or two MS3s I saw on C&B had people that were trying to tank the sale saying that the VVT was going to fail anytime soon and grenade the engine, and that the seller was irresponsible, etc.
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MetaJew posted:I wound up taking the car to the dealer and got them to quote me $472, or 3 hours of labor for the replacement of the lock ring. After parts, I think that price will be closer to $520, but I'm not upset about that. I didn't have to drain a gas tank or bust my knuckles. That's a nice service. My dealer is supposed to do video but doesn't.
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I’ve got a Mazda 3 2012 AC head on back order since august and I’m starting to lose my loving mind. This happened with my 2008 Mazda as well; it’s like they need the Japanese monarchy to sign off on any loving parts shipment. What is the move here? Just call a junk yard and get the part that way? Mazda South in Austin sucks loving balls, btw
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ElGroucho posted:I’ve got a Mazda 3 2012 AC head on back order since august and I’m starting to lose my loving mind. This happened with my 2008 Mazda as well; it’s like they need the Japanese monarchy to sign off on any loving parts shipment. Hey fellow Mazda South pal. They just scratched the poo poo out of my roof!    
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Nov 9, 2021 22:37
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How do you even do that.
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Previa_fun posted:How do you even do that. I honestly don't know. My assumption is that I should've told them not to wash the car, and that whoever washed it had a pebble in the wash mitt or sponge and scratched it. Someone else in the Terrible Car poo poo thread suggested maybe they dragged an airhose across the roof. That doesn't make sense to me, because the repair they were doing involved dropping the gas tank, so they should've never even touched the roof. Who knows. Maybe it was the tech that scratched the roof, and if they didn't wash the car I wouldn't have noticed it. Either way, I want to make sure I get a proper repair from a body shop, and not some tech trying to dab touch up paint on the roof. I'm preparing to sell the car, and debating if I go through the effort of listing it on Cars and Bids since that's where I've seen them sell for the most. I'm already wincing at the idea of having to respond to a bunch of internet tire kickers telling me that the VVT is going to grenade the car cause I didn't preemptively replace it, or something-- but who knows. Selling it at auction and just having someone come pick up the car vs. listing it on Craigslist/FB Marketplace and dealing with tire kickers seems a little better. Obviously I'd prefer to either sell it to an enthusiast who just shows up with cash and doesn't hassle me, or to Shift/Carvana but the prices they are offering have dropped $2-3,000 in the past few months.
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Update on my loving AC Called the parts department, gave me the old "Let me call you back in 30 minutes". 2 hours passes and I have to call him. Keeps me on hold for a long while and then lets me know, oh yeah, it did come in, but I didn't pick it up in 45 days, so they sent it back. I never got a single call, no emails, not a goddamn thing. Now he wants to put the order back in, make it express or whatever, and how the gently caress does that help me now? It's November, I need AC in August. I'm debating going in tomorrow with a loving Molotov. Worst of all, not a single "whoops!" or "sorry" or even a very corporate "I'm not sure what happened, but I'd be happy to make this right for you". Just loving a pregnant silence while I tell him how badly they jacked this poo poo up. Goddamn, I am never buy a Mazda again. ElGroucho fucked around with this message at 01:04 on Nov 10, 2021 |
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ElGroucho posted:Update on my loving AC That reminds me that I called them back in March when my coolant tank sprung a leak and told them I needed to buy a new one. The parts guy on the phone took my contact info, told me he would order the tank and call me when it arrived. He did not take payment. A week goes by and no call. I call them again and say I ordered this part, and it hadn't arrived. New parts guy says, "Well if you didn't pay for it, we wouldn't have ordered it. I'll order one for you now." I give him my payment info and the replacement piece shows up at their shop in maybe 2 days. A month later, I get a call from the dealership parts department saying my coolant tank has arrived. They're pretty incompetent, and unfortunately, Roger Beasley owns the monopoly of Mazda dealers in Austin.
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MetaJew posted:Hey fellow Mazda South pal. That poo poo definitely happened during a careless wash by somebody paid minimum wage who doesn't give a gently caress. Been there done that. I make it drat clear if/when I take my cars to the dealer that I don't want their idiot kids washing it.
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I just changed the brake fluid in my 2013 3, and figured I should bleed the clutch too since it’s a shared reservoir. The slave cylinder is plastic, and the bleeder nipple looks like this. Sorry for the dark mirror photo. What do I do with this? 
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I cant tell from your picture, but on my 09 3, the slave cylinder is fed from the same reservoir as the BMC. I just put a hose on it and had my friend pump the clutch while I opened the bleeder nipple. Shouldn't be any different than bleeding brakes, but keep in mind you may have to manually return the clutch pedal if it gets stuck at the bottom.
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It was hard to manage the camera, light and mirror all at once, but the closest thing I see to a bleeder is a 1/4” hose barb molded into the slave cylinder with some kind of E-clip through the side. edit: I gave up, but it looks like this. I wouldn’t mind knowing how it works though. https://www.partsgeek.com/gbproducts/WC/118801-01366568.html eddiewalker fucked around with this message at 00:07 on Nov 11, 2021 |
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Hello again dear Mazda goons. The paint on my 2008 MS3's mica blue rear wing/spoiler has been cracking and peeling, so it looks like poo poo. I've been checking ebay for a replacement OEM spoiler with no luck. Any recommendations for how to deal with this problem?
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azazello posted:Hello again dear Mazda goons. The paint on my 2008 MS3's mica blue rear wing/spoiler has been cracking and peeling, so it looks like poo poo. I've been checking ebay for a replacement OEM spoiler with no luck. Any recommendations for how to deal with this problem? You could try the Mazdaspeed facebook groups and see if anyone is parting out a car in the same color-- or remove the wing and have a body shop repaint it. Or do something extra silly like vinyl wrapping it yourself or paying a place to hydrodip it a silly color.
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Anyone ever replace the side skirts on a gen 1 MS3? My passenger side skirt just made out with a curb while swerving to avoid head on collision with some scooter dumbfuck going the wrong way 
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