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Old 11-11-2012, 06:32 AM
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Changed Auto Tranny fluid,Oil,and Coolant...and ofcourse washed her Can't believe how Mechanic friendly they made this car... Other then havin to Jack her 2 ft off the ground to get my 6' 240 frame under her... Now time for fun stuff..first up..Cat Delete.. Then Seafoam.. with 2 coats of wax in between.. Before it snows AGAIN!!!!!
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Old 11-14-2012, 11:23 AM
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Had the P2259 CEL for quite some time, replaced the Air Solenoid Valve and made the DIY to removing the UIM.

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Installed CAI.
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today nothing yet... but when I get home is scrubbing scrubbing and moer carbon removal scrubbing

Thats all I will do for the next few days
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Drove home from dinner with my 10 year old who thinks its the best car ever and got sideways and hit 70 in 2nd....love my baby...my soon too
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Drove home from dinner with my 10 year old who thinks its the best car ever and got sideways and hit 70 in 2nd....love my baby...my soon too
You drift with your own child in the car?

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Old 11-16-2012, 08:38 PM
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picked her up from the dealer, she got a engine installed under warranty (hers was LOW compression, like avg of 5.1)
she gets a AEM intake and catch can tomorrow
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I jumped a draw bridge so people could see the powder coat under my car lol
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installed intake and oil catch can next ill be looking at a catback or midpipe!
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Oil change, sample taken from my Mobil1 0w40 for blackstone, now giving German Castrol a shot,
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Originally Posted by grace excel
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its happened to me twice this year! both cars passed the monitor test in the ECU too, so no light, but they both failed the sniffer test.

the good news is that CA is ditching the sniffer test january first!
Good, which means I can keep my current one until whenever. I have at least 90,000 miles in my CAT. But, I borrowed a friends CAT with ~30,000 miles for the SMOG. Here were the results with mine(11/08: had the P2259 CEL then fixed it later) and his(11/19), respectively.



SMOG plus car wash, removed friend's CAT and installed the AP CAT. My stock CAT will be in storage.



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Old 11-21-2012, 03:16 PM
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i'm behind on this!

sunday i pulled the rear seats, cleaned em (for the first time, i'm sure), and treated the leather (for the first time i'm sure). i think the previous owner was a soda spilling dog.

monday i went to the dealership, and bought touch up paint ($6.35), a wheel center cap ($7), the battery cover ($22), a gas cap ($18) and a fan speed **** ($38, overpriced!)

to my amazement the gas cap fixed the P0456 code (it was too easy), the car liked the long drive too, its been running really well (the front rotor is a little weak).

the rest of the stuff wasn't too satisfying, just because its stuff that shouldn't have gotten lost in the first place

today/tomorrow's task is to bon ami and then rainx the windows. clean glass makes a HUGE difference
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This week, replaced front/rear brake pads and rotors (the caliper pins were rusted tight on one front and one rear caliper). Just replaced the drivers door lock today.

Left to do, program remotes and keys but I can't get the directions on the site here to work.

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PR

Washed it. Searched for airbag cover.
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Old 11-21-2012, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s
... today/tomorrow's task is to bon ami and then rainx the windows. clean glass makes a HUGE difference
Are you not supposed to prepare Thanksgiving dinner?!

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Left to do, program remotes and keys but I can't get the directions on the site here to work.
Which are you trying to program, key transponder or the FOB; what type of FOB do you have?

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Old 11-22-2012, 11:49 PM
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Which are you trying to program, key transponder or the FOB; what type of FOB do you have?
Have both to program. (was only given one key by owner). Purchased one key from Ace Hardware (programmed correctly) and two Visteon remotes (correct # per dealer). Car goes into programming mode but pushing the buttons on the remote twice doesn't seem to work.
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Old 11-26-2012, 12:06 AM
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Washed it, brought it home, and despite having no front bumper I decided I'd liquid glass it just for giggles, silky smooth paint now

On another note, scheduled the front bumper paint day, so she's coming back together
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Old 11-26-2012, 02:50 AM
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Gave her an oil change, never changed oil from an RX8 but have to say it's alot easier than GM model vehicle. Also finally got my license plates for the front and rear. Had to ask the dealership to send them over since they "forgotten about it". Also received my front license plate holder today in the mail.
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Old 11-26-2012, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Grace_Excel
Are you not supposed to prepare Thanksgiving dinner?!
nope, just eat it! i do have to corral the kids though.
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Old 11-28-2012, 05:20 PM
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today i put the better used engine mount in from the last car, and its eerie quiet now, definitely a win.

on the loose side, i'm fighting an intermittent airbag light for the drivers seat position sensor. sensor seems to work, connections are tight, but sometimes the light is on, really annoying
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Old 11-28-2012, 07:37 PM
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I drove mine really fast until I smelled oil burning. Now it is sitting in the garage on time out until I decide what to do with her.
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Installed my Agency Power midpipe yesterday. Blew flames today.
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Old 11-29-2012, 12:00 AM
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Updated my sig to include what ive done, relocated oil catch can to somewhere that it will actually catch oil and removed airbox undertray since i dont need it so i may sell it
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