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Update: source of leak confirmed to be the filter o-ring using baby powder method suggested by @Mtnbker3531 I sprayed down everything I could with brakleen and the top of the filter was the only place that showed leakage after starting the car. It seemed like a very slow, mild weep, but I’m...

Figured it was finally time to listen to everyone telling me to make a build thread. My car is a 2011 Mazdaspeed3 base model that I have owned since March 22, 2020. I bought the car with 76,600 miles and as of the start of this thread on 02/20/24 it has 119,292 miles. I daily drive it, and have...

not terribly sure of anything at the moment, I can only hope everything will become a little bit clearer once I'm able to get the car in the air over the weekend and take a closer look at everything It feels familiar, but I don't think I've ever seen it be this much or the stain be this dark...

Thanks for the response! I will absolutely try that when I get back home this weekend. I have brake clean and baby powder available so it should be a simple way to find the source of the leak.

On to the issues: I've been noticing for the past while that the oil pan shows a mostly-dry stain of oil and the area around the oil filter shows wet stain/dirt. The source of this oil seems to be from the spin-on filter seal, though I am not 100% sure of this. I lubricate the filter o-ring with...

same thing happened to me a few years back, also with the cs maf housing. I thought my intake manifold had a damn hole in it with how high the LTFT ended up getting before I discovered it was the straightener. Superglued it back and no issues since, probably will upgrade to a honeycomb when I...

I need muh science threads to read through start to finish at 3:19 am

It actually looks like both sets of bilstein shocks are way cheaper on RockAuto than they are on shockwarehouse. The B6 shocks total out around $660 compared to the $800-something from shockwarehouse, and the B14 coilovers are in the $900s instead of over $1k.

So... my rear passenger shock has started leaking. This has been all too expected, as in the past year or so my oem suspension has really started to show its age. Now, as I look for replacement options, I realize that most coilovers are well outside my current broke-boi budget. I want an upgrade...

Thanks JT! Will look into getting tie rods and FSB/endlinks this summer, and also will check the wheel weights.

The Issue: Car drives fine until about 80 mph, however at that point the steering wheel begins to vibrate much harder than is normal for my full Damond MM. The vibration heightens in intensity as speed increases, to the point where it is full on shaking in my hands by 90. I don't experience it...