Recent content by minnesotaart

The easiest way to tell is testing their resistance with a multimeter. Takes but a few minutes. Resistance should be 5k ohms or extremely close to that. Fake plugs will be all over the place.

Everything you need to know is here: 2019 CX-5: When replacing battery, how do I not lose data, settings etc? And I also recommend the EverStart Maxx battery from WalMart

The easiest thing to do is check the resistance of any new NKG plugs and compare to the published NKG specs. Genuine plugs are consistently in spec and fake plugs are all over the place. You can also, like I did, send closeup pics of the plugs to NKG and they can tell you if they are genuine...

Really no idea what to tell you. However, if it was me, I'd swap the coil from cylinder #2 to a different cylinder and see if the codes shown move as well. If so, I'd replace all the ignition coils with the genuine Mazda article and also the plugs with genuine NKG Iridiums. I have sent photos of...

I wonder if a rock got momentarily stuck between your rotor and the splash guard?

I live in MN, so lots of cold temps here (and remarkably, pretty damn hot in the summer too) to affect battery life. My last battery was the Everstart Maxx and it worked great. At 4 years I noticed that cranking was a bit slower, so I replaced it with another Everstart Maxx. My OEM Panasonic...

OP is in Canada, so he's talking kilometers not miles. :)

Have you tried a cabin air filter with charcoal?

C'mon guys, y'all can do better than what's been posted so far. Everyone is focusing on the driver instead of the vehicle. What was "regular" maintenance? All we know so far is the air filter is clean. How many miles/kms are on the vehicle? Were the plugs changed? Were the COPs changed? Was the...

If the headlamps on your 2014 were not HID to begin with, then maybe the mounting is different as ours swivel from side to side when turning and there is a mechanism for that? On the other hand, after 11 years and 145k miles of driving, my HIDs still work just fine.

The OEMs on my 2014 were A23s and I always felt they were a very solid handling tire. I now have the Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4s and I absolutely love them. The road grip is outstanding! I have about 15k miles on them now and the tread is wearing very evenly and well. They are also pretty...

Parts arrived today. All are made in Japan.

@integ3 Not sure if you got your new tires or not, but I LOVE the Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4s. The road grip they have is extraordinary, even in the wet. Like you I have a seperate setup for winter, so these tires are perfect for me for not-winter. The ONLY drawback is with the...

@Kedis82ZE8 Just submitted my order to MazdaSwag for the same parts you ordered. The prices seem to have dropped slightly. My total before shipping was $496.34 for all the same part #s. I won't be installing it all myself, my regular mechanic doesn't mind me bringing OEM parts to install. I'll...

@Kedis82ZE8 Did MazdaSwag send you any value line (MV) parts, or were they the regular ones? I'm thinking of ordering all those same parts for my brake job, but don't want any MV parts.