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ok fantastic thanks for the help!! im starting to feel a little better about the situation, just praying its the injector seal or a valve problem rather than rings or the cylinder wall.... but overall i think the worst case scenario of a bent rod is not the problem which relieves some stress...

oh and to make sure i do this right, when i put a little bit of oil in the plug hole, do i put the oil in first then screw on the compression check valve/gauge? and thats a warm test as well correct?

ok great i plan on figuring this out on tues, the car drives fine, no burning oil, no vibration in clutch pedal as MSMS3 said, no loss of power and i just drove it 264 miles on a half tank of gas, im hoping its a valve problem at the worst!!

ok ill have to check it out, thanks for the advice, if it makes a difference, the car still drives very well and does not burn any oil that i can tell.. someone also suggested bent rods !?!?!?!?!?!

Well I am new here and recently purchased a used 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 with approximately 80k miles. To take all the precautions I have already, changed the plugs, oil, transmission flush, radiator flush, cleaned out the EGR, checked the turbo for any shaft play (happily very minimal side to side ...

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Hey guys! Just wanted to introduce myself, just bought a used 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 in silver!! I am new to the Mazda scene but not entirely new to tuning. I used to be a hardcore DSM guy and finally got tired of the car being in the shop more than on the street lol.. Its been a few years but im...