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We get vehicles right off the truck with that ticking problem and the 2000 rpm for 5 min thing always fixes them

Check if the belt tensioner is leaking.

Haven't Toyota 0w-8 and 0w-16 oils been used in Japan before they make it out to the US? CAFE isn't a thing there

Does Canada have CAFE too?

Canada gets 0w-20 also. It sounds like you're just repeating what the guy in the video said. Pre-Skyactive would have been when Mazda was partnered with Ford and using Ford parts. I think a reason that OEMs say use 5w-30 in other countries is because 0w-20 might not be as available there For...

$25,000 in 2013 would be $35,500 in 2025 dollars. The current Select trim is closest to your 2014 Touring and has an MSRP about $31,500. Seems like the price hasn't increased as much as inflation

Don't do it

It does sound like parasitic draw from some module that's not going to sleep. Do you maybe have a phone charger plugged into one of the always-on ports?

did you reinitialize the TPMS system after setting the tires to the correct pressure?

from the 2013 owners manual: Tire Pressure Monitoring System Initialization In the following cases, system initialization must be performed so that the system operates normally. A tire pressure is adjusted. Tire rotation is performed. A tire or wheel is replaced. The battery is replaced or...

does it have a tpms reset button? I think that went away on the CX5 with the 2018 model

The cost of the belts is just a tiny part of the total. The main cost is in the labor because most dealers bill 2 hours for the job

Did they print out the alignment report for you? Is the problem on a particular road or any road? Many roads have a slope to the right

Pretty much every OEM says 1qt/1k mi is "normal"

If fuel dilution is a problem, it's an issue with the engine not operating correctly or the sample being taken after lots of short trips and not getting the engine up to temp Here is my oil test @ 7k mi from 3 years ago on page 23. Oil was regular Idemitsu, not high moly