Recent content by Mazdiod2

They are several different brands of that kind of stuff, some with quite a bit of asphalt, others just rubber-type (and additives). They have Gorrilla brand, FLEX-SEAL, a brand for RVs, etc. Amazon has a bunch of that stuff, too.

I usually let the oil drain quite a long time, and by the time I get around to removing the filter it has cooled off, which might make it easier to remove.

Maybe a piece of sandpaper would help, although I haven't had any trouble other than when I did the first oil change and had to remove the factory installed filter.

I can't imagine the cabin filter causing a problem. Do you live where there is a corrosive atmosphere, or near the ocean? Maybe that could do something, but it seems there are more than one bad motor in inventory.

I've heard the oil temperature can continue to rise for several hours, but after 4-5 hours it should stabilize.

A little hard to understand, I'm glad that a 5 qt jug seems to be close enough, which is very convenient.

I bought some Quaker State High MIleage Full Synthetic on sale at Walmart for $20+, but they also had some Pennzoil "FULL SYNTHETIC" . They don't mention on the bottle if the lower priced FULL SYNTHETIC is also produced from natural gas. I prefer the Pennzoil for my Mazda, but I buy whatever...

All of those other codes, Cylinder 3, ECM, ABS, cruise control, etc., make this sound like one of those 'bad battery' issues. How old is the battery?

I think the coolant they supplied at the factory was sub-par, with less anti-corrosion additives than necessary.

What year is the CX5? repairing might be possible but replacing might be easier, and if you need new calipers anyway that's the way I might go.

If it seems too difficult to remove the passenger door panel maybe start with the driver's door panel, maybe it has some control over the others. Does the child protection apparatus affect just the passenger doors?

There is an issue here. You might need to change the core, there are Youtubes on how to do this without removing the entire unit, but you have to procure the small heat exchanger that fits in the unit. Backflushing might not work because corrosion has built up inside the pipes.

If you clear the codes do they come back? It seems like the electronics can be pretty sensitive to a failing battery.

Did you measure any runout or out of round on the rotors? They look rusty. I bet replacing parts is a good idea considering the obvious rust. Plus the sticky calipers and guide pins. I lubed mine because of sticking a few years back and I haven't noticed any problems. I found if I loosened both...

SBMongoos said: I have Continental Cross Contact LX25s. Before long I'm going to have to replace them. Been happy with them. Is this still the way to go? I always like to check in and see if there's a better option. I'm seeing the Michelin Cross-Climate 2 on cars a lot. But I...