Recent content by Kedis82ZE8

Interesting to see how far the Subaru has fallen below it for traction.

Sounds more like a valve cover for $180. If not hang onto that mechanic for his rates.. that’s near a single hour in my area. It’s some major work to re-seal the TC. Mine was resealed twice under warranty and it still weeps. I accepted just cleaning it up every few oil changes with some...

You can use any of the DC-to-DC chargers as well with some of the all-in-one power stations or standalone LiFePO4 batteries. I use both.. I tend to lean on LiTime for my standalone batteries among several off-grid solar installations totaling around 30,000Wh

You might check with this company to see if ‘25 will work. I have seen some discussion that output might get suppressed by vehicle ECU so not sure if that is still an issue. https://www.powerbastards.com/proddetail.asp?prod=20288-250-HD3-6 If you are looking for a DC-to-DC charger I highly...

Wonder if PCV valve is clogged if no obvious leaks? This is part of the oil separator under the intake IIRC

I don’t remember what year it changed or if it was simply start of Gen 2 but Gen 1 has about a 1% pre-load of power always sent to the rear diff. IIRC.. that was removed in later years

Here are the weight differences for the ‘15 CX-5 (US Market) https://cdn.dealereprocess.org/cdn/brochures/mazda/2015-cx5.pdf

'19 CX-5 Sport AWD @ ~249K miles https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/f5f623bb-7df0-4dc6-97ba-bcbe57660200/

'16 CX-5 Sport AWD ~360,000 miles (~579,363 km) https://www.toyotaofbend.com/inventory/used-2016-mazda-cx-5-sport-awd-4d-sport-utility-jm3ke4by1g0687334/

Looks like 0W-16 started to be used in Japan in late 90s...or development started https://www.eneos.us/blog/the-skinny-on-0w-16-oil https://www.noln.net/home/article/11498114/the-skinny-on-ow-16-oil-2017-06-30 Some interesting info in this link too...

IMO: Fluid weights and brands will never be a settled topic... it is up there with politics and religion If I don't have oil consumption or leaks over a long period of time I'm good with it... that is just me though... and IMO