Recent content by yrwei52

Are these a recent purchase?

Yes replacing the heater core on CX-5 isn’t an easy job. If you plan to keep your 2015 CX-5 with 55K miles for a few more years, you may just start to save some money aside for the job, or you can plan to DIY to save huge labor cost for yourself. If I were you I’d do the coolant flush first...

Although parts list from the TSB to replace the rear calipers is for 2016 / 2016.5 CX-5, they’re the same parts for your 2017 CX-5. You don’t really need OEM rear brake rotors and pads included in the parts list, but in your case you may want a new set of rotors and pads (pads come with both...

It’s all supply and demand. Toyota hybrids are in high demand on new car market and also in high demand on used car market, hence there’s huge markup over MSRP and long wait time for a new one and high resale value on used car market as you’ve found out.

You really want to say the 2.5L NA without CD, as that’s the one with fewer components on engine and transmission. Remember some 2024 CX-5’s still have the 2.5L NA with CD which may have possibility of major problems on engine and transmission mentioned previously. Buyers be aware and make...

If your rear disk calipers with EPB on CX-5 have the build date before 9/7/2016, you have inferior calipers which could cause disk dragging or locking-up: TSB No. 04-001/18: Noise from Rear Brakes Due to Brake Dragging Mazda has since updated the rear disk calipers to prevent rear disk...

The 6-speed SkyActiv-Drive transmissions used on 2.5T、2.5L NA with CD、and original 2.5L NA without CD are all different. Most front input bearing problems mentioned in this thread are from the 2.5T. This doesn’t mean the same front input bearing problem won’t happen to the transmissions from...

I believe you’ve got confused on cracked cylinder head problems from the 2.5L NA with cylinder deactivation and the 2.5T on CX-5. Both cylinder heads were modified from original SkyActiv-G 2.5L to accommodate turbo and cylinder deactivation. Unfortunate both modified heads could crack and...

As @hoopics explained previously, you may have a hard time to get warranty coverage from BMW dealer on problems mentioned although you should still try. As for Mazda’s powertrain warranty unfortunately yours is just one month over. The powertrain warranty won’t cover the serpentine belt and...

Hope @tomcat1446 can re-post those pictures now are missing in his excellent write-up.

Have you done anything to make the CEL error code P0421 disappeared?

And in the US California is following the steps closely from EU to fight climate change.

In US the infrastructure for BEVs which is much easier to build is far behind at this time. And California will totally ban the ICE in 2035 which is only 11 years away. IMO I simply can’t believe we in the US can have an infrastructure for hydrogen cell vehicles fully built in next 100 years...