What have you done today/recently to your 5?

maxgus · Postby **maxgus** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 7:03 pm

Just out of interest.......how many k's on the mother?

Earlybird · Postby **Earlybird** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 7:15 pm

Fitted NB carpet set into my NA.

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:18 pm

maxgus wrote:Just out of interest.......how many k's on the mother?

Just under 200k on the car and motor. Thinking back, the old HLAs were probably shot at 175k. It was not a problem with clicking on start-up or idle. The oil has always been too good and too fresh for that sort of problem. Dismantling and cleaning achieved absolutely nothing. It was more the fact they they could not hold pressure under sustained abuse. The motor would feel flattish at high RPM after a lap or two. I'd come off the track after a session and there'd be a gentle threshing noise going on under the bonnet.

maxgus · Postby **maxgus** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 10:22 pm

And the car has done a fair amount of track work or had a reasonably hard life? Thanks

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:16 pm

Two or three thousand laps, apart from that it's had a soft life. :wink:

I'm not sure why you're asking though. HLAs were only used in NAs. Mazda ditched them for solid lifters with the NB.

Postby **Okibi** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 2:29 am

Bled brakes, huge thanks to Mrs Okibi for her pedal work.

maxgus · Postby **maxgus** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:36 am

Just interested.

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » Fri Oct 18, 2013 9:29 pm

Fitted new front rotors. The pads are ok(ish) but new ones going in next week before the track day.

CaptainNate · Postby **CaptainNate** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 10:26 am

Went to go pick up a compressor, misjudged the size from the photo. So I am currently hardparking at supercheap auto waiting for the bigger car....

Snowmotion · Postby **Snowmotion** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 1:57 pm

Fitted new battery today. A little taller than the last one but at least the car starts and was under $150.

M0nkeyM4gic · Postby **M0nkeyM4gic** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 12:42 pm

I think the parts say it all, CAS was leaking, first time under the bonnet of the 5 and i loved every minute of it, apart from the oil filter, other than that it all went to plan.

Pokmx5 · Postby **Pokmx5** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 2:23 pm

Tried chaning my extractors today to my new 4-2-1. Ended up going smoothly till i rounded 1 FVCK1NG nut on the cat.... 1.... 1...... the only bolt left to take off the WHOLE ASSEMBLY... 1. Now i gotta put all the bolts and nuts back on and take it to a mechanic on Monday to do it for me when i could of all had it done in under 1 hour... FML

KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:42 pm

M0nkeyM4gic wrote:
I think the parts say it all, CAS was leaking, first time under the bonnet of the 5 and i loved every minute of it, apart from the oil filter, other than that it all went to plan.

Yeah that first filter change is often a PITA ... after that, can only blame yourself if too tight

Never understand why so many people, mechanics included, tighten oil filters up so hard. So many of them never oil the seal either.

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TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 7:22 pm

CaptainNate wrote:Went to go pick up a compressor, misjudged the size from the photo. So I am currently hardparking at supercheap auto waiting for the bigger car....

Couldn't put it in the boot and strap the boot lid down?