Recent content by madar

Did you try spraying the control arm and sway bar bushings with silicone?

I just look for the ILSAC rating, latest one is 7a I believe

Now that the CAFE standards are being rolled back I think you're going to see a lot of this, it should be telling if car manufacturers start using thicker oils.

Honestly, if you plan on keeping the car for a long time, I wouldn't go past 5000 miles on an OCI. Amsoil is very good oil, 5w-30 Signature Series is what I'm currently using. Oil is relatively cheap compared to a engine replacement.

Paint has to cure, takes a few weeks to do that, you might want to check for any imperfections after this period like runs, dirt in the paint, etc. that won't show up in fresh paint.

A week after I got mine I was hit in the front end, had to get the front bumper cover replaced, the Soul Red color. The body shop I used match it phenomenally perfect. Look for a high end body shop, look for the I-CAR Gold Class rating to start. Matching the Soul Red color

no

I've owned 2 generation 1 CX5s, never noticed any abnormal shifting

Fluid level could be low

Possibly bad motor mounts.

I was out last weekend during the bad storm we had in East central Pa. It's remarkable the traction you get with snow tires versus all seasons which is basically none after a certain point. I saw a Dodge Ram 4x4 with big knobby mud tires trying to go up a super slippery hill sideways, I finally...

Seems like a pretty robust unit, you really don't see anything related to an EPS failure.

There was a whole thread devoted to this topic, might want to take a look Winter is here and my CX-5 Turbo is now a 2.0L!

What's the temperature where you live? There was a post years ago that the turbo wouldn't kick in below 20 degrees F

Have you looked into any independent shops that could address this issue?