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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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water coming out from under intake manifold

i dont know whats wrong. theres like drops of water coming off from under the intake manifold. i dont know what the part is called. heres some pictures

see how its wet.

its dripping oily type water from this piece. it tastes oily
whats wrong???
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 05:33 PM
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i dont know whats wrong. theres like drops of water coming off from under the intake manifold. i dont know what the part is called. heres some pictures

see how its wet.

its dripping oily type water from this piece. it tastes oily
whats wrong???
That's not water. Its gasoline. That's why it feels and tastes oily.

Its coming from your pulsation dampner. Replace the pulsation dampner before your car catches on fire.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 05:33 PM
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that is your pulsatin damper are you suer its not leaking gas?
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 05:33 PM
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That sure looks like a PD pulsation damper to me. And that wouldn't water, that'd be fuel. I wouldn't drive that thing w/o an industrial size fire extinguisher if I were you.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 05:46 PM
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oh ****. where do i buy a pd pulsation? is it hard to change it?
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 05:52 PM
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oh ****. where do i buy a pd pulsation? is it hard to change it?
Mazda or mazda parts supplier.
It is not hard to change: the search function will tell you exactly what you need to know, as will the threads located in the STICKIES above.

Please search before asking a question next time. Chances are, it has already been answered.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 05:55 PM
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http://www.mazdaformance.com/
The best price I found was with these guys. S4 turbo part# JE27-20-180.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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thanks heff. good thing i saw it. or i woulda had a burned down 7
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 06:41 PM
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sorry but would i have to buy the whole pulsation damper or can i just buy the inner and outter seals
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 07:02 PM
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i dont know... but
would it be good to save a dollar or two to have your car burnt down?
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 07:05 PM
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Yeah, you need the $100+ part. The diaphram inside the PD has been compromised. It's not a bad idea to have new copper washers as well.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 08:31 PM
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or you can replace it with a banjo bolt(like $10) i believe its a 10mmx1.25 or you can do what i did and buy a S5 n/a primary fuel rail.. I got mine from a guy off this site for like $20shipped..
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 10:35 PM
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umm i read on fc3s pro to buy the "earl banjo fitting" will that fix it? i dont really want to pay 100 dollars. i mean its not a daily driver or anything. i really havent driven it much, its just been sitting at my autoshop in school
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Old Jan 12, 2005 | 01:00 AM
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... how the heck do you mistake gasoline for oily water? It sort of has a distinctive smell... (and is one of the various odors responsible for me being told I "smell like car" semi-regularly).

If you want, I have a S4 NA pulsation damper for sale, cheap. It has a few years on it, but it'll be fine for a good long time.

-=Russ=-
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Old Jan 12, 2005 | 01:15 AM
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how does that gasoline taste?
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Old Jan 12, 2005 | 05:05 AM
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Don't do it. The factory put it there for a reason.

Do a search. I'll bet there's a crapload of threads on the whole debate.

It's funny how there are some things that the community is just divided on. Have been, will be. Just have to agree to disagree I guess.
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Old Jan 12, 2005 | 07:57 AM
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I highly reccomend the banjo bolt. I put it on my (now) daily driver GXL. No problems at all, runs great, healthy, happy
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Old Jan 12, 2005 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by jacobcartmill
how does that gasoline taste?
Gasoline doesn't really taste all that bad, not neraly as much as one would expect. Its actually kinda bland, not nearly as bad as some of the shots of booze I've drank in my lifetime.

Gasoline in the eyes doesn't really sting like you think it would either... it kinda feels like itching.

My experiences with gasoline in tasting/in eyehave been purely accidental, gained from when I worked in an oil change as a teenager and would change fuel filters on cars without being able to depressurize the system.
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Old Jan 12, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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Gasoline in the eyes doesn't really sting like you think it would either... it kinda feels like itching.
Whatever. I thought I was going blind.
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Old Jan 12, 2005 | 06:08 PM
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Its no worse than any allergies...

Now metal sliver in the eye... that hurts.
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Old Jan 12, 2005 | 06:36 PM
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Banjo bolt....
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Old Jan 12, 2005 | 06:58 PM
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ok i alrdy the bought the banjo bolt. yea gasoline tastes like oily water man. it just smells like gas.. yea so im gonna just try the banjo bolt.
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